Francesco Lamperti (11 March 1811 or 1813 – 1 May 1892) was an Italian singing teacher and the father of the famed singing teacher, Giovanni Battista Lamperti, the author of ''The Technics of Bel Canto''.

Biography

A native of

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, Lamperti attended the

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Conservatory where, beginning in 1850, he taught for a quarter of a century. He was director at the Teatro Filodrammatico in Lodi. In 1875, he left the school and began to teach as a private tutor. Among his pupils were Sophie Cruvelli, Emma Albani, Gottardo Aldighieri,

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, Sona Aslanova, Lillie Berg,

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, Virgilio Collini,

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, Franz Ferenczy, Friederike Grün,

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, Marie van Zandt, Maria Waldmann, Herbert Witherspoon, Tecla Vigna, Lizzie Graham, and Nina Bertini-Humphreys. His methods were very similar to older Italian methods, and he wrote a number of

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s on the subject.

Award

Lamperti was created a Commander of the Crown of Italy for his services to music.

Personal life

His son Giovanni Battista Lamperti (1839–1910) was also a well-known voice teacher. He died in Como, Lombard on 1 May 1892

Publications

* ''Guida teorico-pratica-elementare per lo studio del canto''. Milan: Ricordi, 1864. * ''Studi di bravura per soprano''. Translated as ''Studies in bravura singing for the soprano voice''. New York: 1875. * ''Esercizi giornalieri per soprano o mezzo-soprano'' * ''L'arte del canto''. Milan: Ricordi, 1883. * ''Osservazioni e consigli sul trillo'' * ''Solfeggi''. Translated as ''Art of Singing'' by J. C. Griffith. London: Ricordi, 1877. Revised edition: New York: Edward Schuberth, 1890. (There also may be an edition by G. Schirmer).

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* 1810s births 1892 deaths People from Savona Milan Conservatory alumni Academic staff of Milan Conservatory Italian voice teachers 19th-century Italian musicians Year of birth uncertain {{Italy-musician-stub