Enrico Augusto Delle Sedie (17 June 1824 – 28 November 1907) was an Italian operatic

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who sang extensively in Europe, performing the

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repertoire and in works by Verdi.

Early life

He was born in

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and studied with Cesario Galeffi.

Career

After retiring from the stage, he taught at the Paris Conservatory from 1876 to 1886 and later privately. The renowned lyric tenor Alessandro Bonci was one of his pupils. "Although his voice was small, his style and musicianship were regarded as outstanding".

Bibliography

Delle Sedie wrote two treatises on singing (1876, 1886) as well as the book ''Riflessioni sulle cause della decadenza della scuola di canto in Italia'' (Reflections on the decline of the School of Singing in Italy) (Paris, 1881).

Legacy

A street in

, the city of his birth, is named after him.Via Enrico Delle Sedie
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References

External links

(Provincia di Livorno)
Enrico Delle Sedie – Una Voce Ritrovataref
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Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani
by A. Iesur ;Images
Delle Sedie as Figaro

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Gallica ;Books and Writings *
''How to learn to sing''
(Article contribution to ''Modern music and musicians for vocalists'')
Publications at University of Rochester
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''L'Art lyrique, Traité complet de chant et de déclamation lyrique''
Enrico Delle Sedie (Paris, 1847)
''Arte e Fisiologia del Canto''
Enrico Delle Sedie (1876)
''Riflessioni sulle cause della decadenza della scuola di canto in Italia''
Enrico Delle Sedie (1881) 1822 births 1907 deaths Grand Duchy of Tuscany people Italian operatic baritones 19th-century Italian male opera singers Academic staff of the Conservatoire de Paris Italian voice teachers Musicians from Livorno {{italy-opera-singer-stub