Antonietta Fricci

Antonietta Fricci (born Antonie Frietsche) (8 January 1840 – 7 September 1912) was an Austrian-born opera singer known for her performances in leading soprano and mezzo-soprano roles in the opera houses of Europe. She was married to the Italian tenor Pietro Neri-Baraldi from 1863 until his death in 1902.[1][2]

Fricci photographed in Trieste c. 1870

Roles created

Lidia in Pacini's Lidia di Bruxelles (Teatro Comunale, Bologna, 21 October 1858)[3]
Isabella in Pedrotti's Isabella d'Aragona (Teatro Vittorio Emanuele, Turin, 7 February 1859)[3]
Aldona in Ponchielli's I lituani (La Scala, Milan, 7 March 1874)[3]
Mirza in Coronaro's La creola (Teatro Comunale, Bologna, 24 November 1878)[3]

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References

Gautier, Theophile (1991). Correspondance générale, Vol. 6, p. 78 (edited and annotated by Claudine Lacoste-Veysseyre). Librairie Droz (in French)
Cruciani, Alessandra (1998). "Frietsche, Antonietta". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Vol. 50. Online version retrieved 27 July 2014 (in Italian).
Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). Antonietta Fricci. Almanacco Amadeus. Retrieved 27 July 2014 (in Italian).

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[1] Gautier, Theophile (1991). Correspondance générale, Vol. 6, p. 78 (edited and annotated by Claudine Lacoste-Veysseyre). Librairie Droz (in French)

[2] Cruciani, Alessandra (1998). "Frietsche, Antonietta". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Vol. 50. Online version retrieved 27 July 2014 (in Italian).

[AA-3] Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). Antonietta Fricci. Almanacco Amadeus. Retrieved 27 July 2014 (in Italian).