Rosa Morandi

Morandi studied with Giovanni Morandi, whom she married in 1804.^[1] She sang at La Scala in 1807 in Così fan tutte and other operas and appeared in the world premiere of Rossini's La cambiale di matrimonio in Venice in 1810.^[1] She sang in operas by Mozart, Domenico Cimarosa, Rossini and others at the Théâtre Italien in Paris from 1813 until 1817^[1] and created leading roles in the world premieres of Rossini's Eduardo e Cristina and Meyerbeer's Emma di Resburgo in Venice in 1819.^[1] Morandi also appeared in the world premiere of Donizetti's Chiara e Serafina at La Scala in 1822 and was highly esteemed throughout her career for her dramatic and flexible singing.^[1]

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