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Fiorenza Cossotto

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Voice: Mezzo
Nationality: Italian
Year of Birth: 1935

About Fiorenza Cossotto:

Fiorenza Cossotto (born April 22, 1935) is an Italian mezzo-soprano. She is considered by many to be one of the greatest mezzo-sopranos of the 20th century.

Born on April 22, 1935 in Crescentino, Province of Vercelli, Italy, Cossotto attended the Turin Academy of Music and studied with Mercedes Llopart. She made her operatic debut as Sister Matilde in the world premiere of Poulenc's Dialogues of the Carmelites in 1957 at La Scala in Milan. Her international debut was at the 1958 Wexford Festival as Giovanna Seymour in Donizetti's Anna Bolena. Her Covent Garden debut was in 1959 as Neris in Cherubini's Médée, with Maria Callas in the title role. A 1962 performance of the lead in La favorita at La Scala led to wider fame and she made her American debut in the same role in 1964 at the Lyric Opera of Chicago and as Amneris at the Metropolitan Opera in 1968.

Altogether, between the seasons of 1967–68 and 1988–89, Cossotto gave 148 performances at the Met (exclusively leading roles). She was considered an expert in portrayals of major mezzo/contralto roles in mid-19th-century Italian opera such as Favorita (La favorita), Amneris (Aida), Azucena (Il trovatore), Eboli (Don Carlos), Preziosilla (La forza del destino), Maddalena (Maddalena), Ulrica (Un ballo in maschera) and Laura (La Gioconda). She also portrayed Carmen, Mozart's Cherubino, Urbain in Meyerbeer's Les Huguenots, Bellini's Romeo and Marfa in Khovantschina.

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Nr.Title scenePopularityOperaComposerActTypeVoicesLang.Roles
1Ecco il velen di Laura Popularity:

Opera: Gioconda, LaComposer: PonchielliAct: 4.03

Type: recitativeVoice: S T TLanguage: Italian

Roles: Gioconda/Enzo/Isèpo
2E nulla nulla! Popularity:

Opera: Manon LescautComposer: PucciniAct: 4.03-2

Type: duetVoice: S TLanguage: Italian

Roles: Manon/Chevalier
3Oh! saro la piu bella! Popularity:

Opera: Manon LescautComposer: PucciniAct: 2.08-1

Type: duetVoice: S TLanguage: Italian

Roles: Manon/Chevalier
4Ma tu Re tu signore possente Popularity:

Opera: AidaComposer: VerdiAct: 2.14

Type: trioVoice: Br T SLanguage: Italian

Roles: Amonasro/Radames/Aida
5Qui chiamata m'avete..bella cosi Popularity:

Opera: Gioconda, LaComposer: PonchielliAct: 3.03

Type: duetVoice: Mz BLanguage: Italian

Roles: Laura/Alvise
6O patria mia Popularity:

Opera: AidaComposer: VerdiAct: 3.03-2

Type: ariaVoice: sopranoLanguage: Italian

Roles: Aida
7Non sai tu che se l'anima mia Popularity:

Opera: Ballo in maschera, UnComposer: VerdiAct: 2.05

Type: duetVoice: S TLanguage: Italian

Roles: Amelia/Riccardo
8Piangete voi? Popularity:

Opera: Anna BolenaComposer: DonizettiAct: 2.17

Type: ariaVoice: sopranoLanguage: Italian

Roles: Anna
9Pieta perdon per la rea che si pente Popularity:

Opera: Don CarloComposer: VerdiAct: 3.04

Type: recitativeVoice: Mz SLanguage: Italian

Roles: Eboli/Elisabeth
10A mezzanotte ai giardin Popularity:

Opera: Don CarloComposer: VerdiAct: 2.02

Type: recitativeVoice: tenorLanguage: Italian

Roles: Carlo
11Si colmi il calice Popularity:

Opera: MacbethComposer: VerdiAct: 2.06

Type: ariaVoice: sopranoLanguage: Italian

Roles: Lady McB
12Deh! per pietà t'arresta Popularity:

Opera: Capuleti ed i Montecchi, IComposer: BelliniAct: 1.08-1

Type: recitativeVoice: B MzLanguage: Italian

Roles: Lorenzo/Romeo
13Vi prego signorina Popularity:

Opera: Manon LescautComposer: PucciniAct: 2.07-1

Type: trio,choirVoice: B S TLanguage: Italian

Roles: Geronte/Manon/Dancing Master
14Una macchia e qui tuttora Popularity:

Opera: MacbethComposer: VerdiAct: 4.06

Type: recitativeVoice: S B MzLanguage: Italian

Roles: Lady McB/Doctor/Lady-in-waiting
15Ne alcun ritorna! Popularity:

Opera: Capuleti ed i Montecchi, IComposer: BelliniAct: 2.01

Type: recitativeVoice: sopranoLanguage: Italian

Roles: Giulietta
16Guerra guerra Popularity:

Opera: NormaComposer: BelliniAct: 2.11

Type: recitative,choirVoice: S BLanguage: Italian

Roles: Norma/Oroveso
17Ah! triste canto Popularity:

Opera: MedeaComposer: CherubiniAct: 2.09

Type: recitative,choirVoice: sopranoLanguage: Italian

Roles: Médée
18La barca s'avvicina Popularity:

Opera: Gioconda, LaComposer: PonchielliAct: 4.07

Type: trioVoice: S T MzLanguage: Italian

Roles: Gioconda/Enzo/Laura
19Morte io non temo, il sai Popularity:

Opera: Capuleti ed i Montecchi, IComposer: BelliniAct:

Type: ariaVoice: sopranoLanguage: Italian

Roles:
20Davver non mi dispiace Popularity:

Opera: Sonnambula, LaComposer: BelliniAct: 1.17

Type: recitativeVoice: B SLanguage: Italian

Roles: Rodolfo/Lisa
21Tutta in voi la luce mia Popularity:

Opera: Anna BolenaComposer: DonizettiAct: 1.09-1

Type: duetVoice: B MzLanguage: Italian

Roles: Enrico/Giovanna
22O del mio dolce ardor Popularity:

Opera: Paride ed ElenaComposer: GluckAct:

Type: ariaVoice: mezzoLanguage: Italian

Roles: Paride
23Dolce nume dal ciel compi Popularity:

Opera: MedeaComposer: CherubiniAct: 2.10

Type: recitativeVoice: B S S TLanguage: Italian

Roles: King Créon/Dircé/Médée/Jason
24Or bene ascolta e taci Popularity:

Opera: Nozze di Figaro, LeComposer: MozartAct: 1.05

Type: recitativeVoice: S B-BrLanguage: Italian

Roles: Susanna/Figaro
25Anch io dischiuso un giorno Popularity:

Opera: NabuccoComposer: VerdiAct: 2.02

Type: ariaVoice: sopranoLanguage: Italian

Roles: Abigaille
26L'amo come il fulgor del creato Popularity:

Opera: Gioconda, LaComposer: PonchielliAct: 2.12

Type: duetVoice: S MzLanguage: Italian

Roles: Gioconda/Laura
27La attesi e il tempo colsi Popularity:

Opera: Gioconda, LaComposer: PonchielliAct: 2.11

Type: duetVoice: Mz SLanguage: Italian

Roles: Laura/Gioconda
28Poveri fiori Popularity:

Opera: Adriana LecouvreurComposer: CileaAct: 4.07

Type: ariaVoice: sopranoLanguage: Italian

Roles: Adriana
29Ah! piu non vedro Popularity:

Opera: Don CarloComposer: VerdiAct: 3.05-1

Type: ariaVoice: mezzoLanguage: Italian

Roles: Eboli
30Perfida! e in quella forma meco mentia Popularity:

Opera: Nozze di Figaro, LeComposer: MozartAct: 4.11

Type: recitativeVoice: B-Br Mz SLanguage: Italian

Roles: Figaro/Cherubino/Rosina
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