Andrea Nozzari (27 February 1776 – 12 December 1832) was an Italian

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. Nozzari was born in Vertova and studied in

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. He is notable for the principal roles written for him by

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and mostly

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d in Domenico Barbaia's theatres in

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. These were: *Leicester in '' Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra'' (1815) *Otello in ''Otello'' (1816) *Rinaldo in ''Armida'' (1817) *Osiride in '' Mosè in Egitto'' (1818) *Agorante in '' Ricciardo e Zoraide'' (1818) *Pirro in '' Ermione'' (1819) *Rodrigo in '' La donna del lago'' (1819) *Paolo Erisso in '' Maometto II'' (1820) *Antenore in '' Zelmira'' (1822) He also premièred the title roles in

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's '' Alessandro nelle Indie'' (1824) and Donizetti's '' Alfredo il grande'', and roles in operas by Michele Carafa, Manuel García,

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, Nicola Antonio Manfroce and

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. Nozzari's voice had a baritonal quality, and his intense acting was much valued by composers and the public. Stendhal thought him one of the finest singers in Europe. Among his pupils were Antonio Poggi, Giovanni Battista Rubini and . He died in

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"Andrea Nozzari, papà dei tenori"
22 January 2014, on operaplus.cz 1776 births 1832 deaths Italian operatic tenors 19th-century Italian male opera singers Musicians from the Province of Bergamo Italian voice teachers {{Italy-opera-singer-stub