Ignazio Marini (28 November 1811 – 29 April 1873) was a celebrated Italian operatic

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. He sang in the world premieres of several operas by

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, and Giuseppe Verdi and appeared as a guest artist in major opera houses throughout Europe and in New York City, Mexico City and

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Biography

Ignazio Marini was born in Tagliuno near

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and made his stage debut in

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in 1832. In 1834 he became a principal singer at La Scala where he sang for the next thirteen years and created, amongst other roles, Guido in Donizetti's '' Gemma di Vergy'' (1834), Talbot in Donizetti's '' Maria Stuarda'' (1835), Enrico Gray in Vaccai's '' Giovanna Gray'', and the title role in Verdi's '' Oberto'' (1839). He also created the title role in Verdi's ''

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'' in its 1846 premiere at

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. Marini died in Milan in 1873 at the age of 61. His wife and frequent stage partner was the soprano Antonietta Marini-Rainieri.

References

* *Rosenthal, H. and Warrack, J. "Marini, Ignazio", ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera'', 2nd Edition, Oxford University Press, 1979, p. 308 * Regli, Francesco
"Marini, Ignazio"
''Dizionario biografico dei più celebri poeti ed artisti melodrammatici, tragici e comici, maestri, concertisti, coreografi, mimi, ballerini, scenografi, giornalisti, impresarii, ecc. ecc. che fiorirono in Italia dal 1800 al 1860'', E. Dalmazzo, 1860, p. 308 (in Italian) {{DEFAULTSORT:Marini, Ignazio 1811 births 1873 deaths Operatic basses 19th-century Italian male opera singers Italian basses Musicians from the Province of Bergamo