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Nicola Rossi-Lemeni

Singer details:

Voice: Bass
Nationality: Italian
Year of Birth: 1920
Year of Death: 1991

About Nicola Rossi-Lemeni:

Nicola Rossi-Lemeni (November 6, 1920 – March 12, 1991), was a basso opera singer of mixed Italian-Russian parentage.

Rossi-Lemeni was born in Istanbul, Turkey, the son of an Italian colonel and a Russian mother. In his prime he was one of the most respected bassos in Italy. The composer Ildebrando Pizzetti wrote the opera Assassinio nella cattedrale (1958) specifically for Rossi-Lemeni. He was also a prize-winning poet and a painter.

The basso made his debut as Varlaam in Boris Godunov at La Fenice, Venice, in 1946. He sang at the Teatro alla Scala from 1947 to 1960, the Teatro Colón (1949) and Covent Garden (1952). He appeared at the Metropolitan Opera, opening the 1953/54 season, in Faust (with Jussi Björling, Victoria de los Ángeles and Robert Merrill, conducted by Pierre Monteux and directed by Peter Brook in his Met debut), followed by the title roles of Don Giovanni and Boris Godunov.

He sang Don Giovanni to open the newly established Lyric Theatre of Chicago in February 1954 (renamed two years later as Lyric Opera of Chicago), and returned that fall for Norma with Callas in her American debut, and Basilio in The Barber of Seville. The following season he appeared in Puritani with Callas, Boheme with Tebaldi, Faust with Bjoerling, Elisir with Carteri, and L'amore dei tre re with Kirsten.

He created the roles of Thomas Beckett in Assassinio nella cattedrale (Murder in the Cathedral) by Ildebrando Pizzetti (based on the T.S. Eliot play), and Eddie Carbone in Uno sguardo dal ponte (A View from the Bridge) by Renzo Rossellini (based on the Arthur Miller play).

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Nr.Title scenePopularityOperaComposerActTypeVoicesLang.Roles
91Qui mia moglie ha da venire Popularity:

Opera: Turco in Italia, IlComposer: RossiniAct: 1.26

Type: ensemble,finaleVoice: B B T S MzLanguage: Italian

Roles:
92Bravo signor barbiere Popularity:

Opera: Barbiere di Siviglia, IlComposer: RossiniAct: 2.08

Type: recitativeVoice: B Br TLanguage: Italian

Roles: Bartolo/Figaro/Count
93Viva la guerra Popularity:

Opera: Forza del destino, LaComposer: VerdiAct: 2.04

Type: recitativeVoice: Mz Br BLanguage: Italian

Roles: Preziosilla/Carlo/Mayor
94Padre eterno signor Popularity:

Opera: Forza del destino, LaComposer: VerdiAct: 2.06

Type: trio,choirVoice: Br B SLanguage: Italian

Roles: Carlo/Mayor/Leonora
95Toh toh poffare il mondo Popularity:

Opera: Forza del destino, LaComposer: VerdiAct: 3.18

Type: ariaVoice: baritoneLanguage: Italian

Roles: Melitone
96Guerrieri a voi venirne Popularity:

Opera: NormaComposer: BelliniAct: 2.08-1

Type: recitative,choirVoice: bassLanguage: Italian

Roles: Oroveso
97Nostra patria e il mondo intero Popularity:

Opera: Turco in Italia, IlComposer: RossiniAct: 1.02

Type: recitativeVoice: Mz TLanguage: Italian

Roles: Zaida/Albazar
98All'armi! Popularity:

Opera: Forza del destino, LaComposer: VerdiAct: 3.05

Type: recitativeVoice: Br TLanguage: Italian

Roles: Carlo/Alvaro
99Che turca impertinente Popularity:

Opera: Turco in Italia, IlComposer: RossiniAct: 2.05

Type: recitativeVoice: S Mz BLanguage: Italian

Roles: Fiorilla/Zaida/Selim
100Un marito scimunito Popularity:

Opera: Turco in Italia, IlComposer: RossiniAct: 1.13

Type: trioVoice: Br B TLanguage: Italian

Roles: Prosdocimo/Don Geronio/Narciso
101La cena e pronta Popularity:

Opera: Forza del destino, LaComposer: VerdiAct: 2.02

Type: recitativeVoice: B BrLanguage: Italian

Roles: Mayor/Carlo
102Ah! mia moglie san chi sono Popularity:

Opera: Turco in Italia, IlComposer: RossiniAct: 1.07

Type: recitativeVoice: B MzLanguage: Italian

Roles: Don Geronio/Zaida
103Come si grave scorno soffrir Popularity:

Opera: Turco in Italia, IlComposer: RossiniAct: 1.17

Type: recitative,quartetVoice: S B B TLanguage: Italian

Roles: Fiorilla/Selim/Don Geronio/Narciso
104E Selim non si vede Popularity:

Opera: Turco in Italia, IlComposer: RossiniAct: 2.09

Type: recitativeVoice: S T B Mz BrLanguage: Italian

Roles: Fiorilla/Narciso/Selim/Zaida/Prosdocimo
105Restate contenti Popularity:

Opera: Turco in Italia, IlComposer: RossiniAct: 2.16

Type: choir,ensemble,finaleVoice: n/aLanguage: Italian

Roles:
106Bel sogno beato Popularity:

Opera: Puritani, IComposer: BelliniAct: 1.07-2

Type: ariaVoice: baritoneLanguage: Italian

Roles: Riccardo
107Odi..qual suon si desta Popularity:

Opera: Puritani, IComposer: BelliniAct: 1.10

Type: duet,choirVoice: S BLanguage: Italian

Roles: Elvira/Giorgio
108Rida a voi sereno il cielo Popularity:

Opera: Turco in Italia, IlComposer: RossiniAct: 2.15

Type: ensembleVoice: S Mz T Br BLanguage: Italian

Roles:
109Perche mai se son tradito Popularity:

Opera: Turco in Italia, IlComposer: RossiniAct: 1.23

Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: Italian

Roles: Narciso
110In quegli sguardi impresso Popularity:

Opera: Anna BolenaComposer: DonizettiAct: 1.25

Type: duetVoice: S BLanguage: Italian

Roles: Anna/Enrico
111Bella voce! Popularity:

Opera: Barbiere di Siviglia, IlComposer: RossiniAct: 2.06

Type: recitativeVoice: T BLanguage: Italian

Roles: Count/Bartolo
112Chi vuol farsi astrologar Popularity:

Opera: Turco in Italia, IlComposer: RossiniAct: 1.06

Type: recitative,choirVoice: B MzLanguage: Italian

Roles: Don Geronio/Zaida
113Ah! che ne dite? Popularity:

Opera: Barbiere di Siviglia, IlComposer: RossiniAct: 1.17

Type: ariaVoice: bassLanguage: Italian

Roles: Bartolo
114Dunque seguitemi Popularity:

Opera: Turco in Italia, IlComposer: RossiniAct: 2.11

Type: quintet,choirVoice: B T S Mz BLanguage: Italian

Roles: Selim/Narciso/Fiorilla/Zaida/Don Geronio
115Cugino a che munito Popularity:

Opera: ErnaniComposer: VerdiAct: 2.06

Type: duetVoice: Br BLanguage: Italian

Roles: Don Carlo/Silva
116Sposa a Percy pria che Popularity:

Opera: Anna BolenaComposer: DonizettiAct: 2.09

Type: duetVoice: B MzLanguage: Italian

Roles: Enrico/Giovanna
117Mille grazie mio signore Popularity:

Opera: Barbiere di Siviglia, IlComposer: RossiniAct: 1.05

Type: recitativeVoice: T BLanguage: Italian

Roles: Count/Fiorello
118Ferma invan rapir pretendi Popularity:

Opera: Puritani, IComposer: BelliniAct: 1.17

Type: trio,choirVoice: Br T MzLanguage: Italian

Roles: Riccardo/Arturo/Enrichetta
119Un vecchio far non puo maggior follia Popularity:

Opera: Turco in Italia, IlComposer: RossiniAct: 1.18

Type: recitativeVoice: B S BrLanguage: Italian

Roles: Don Geronio/Fiorilla/Prosdocimo
120Ma bravi ma benone Popularity:

Opera: Barbiere di Siviglia, IlComposer: RossiniAct: 1.18

Type: recitativeVoice: Br cA/MzLanguage: Italian

Roles: Figaro/Rosina
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