Andrea Nozzari as Poliflegonte in Simon Mayr's Il sogno di Partenope
Andrea Nozzari (27 February 1776 – 12 December 1832) was an Italian tenor.
Nozzari was born in Vertova and studied in Bergamo and Rome. He is notable for the principal roles written for him by Gioachino Rossini and mostly premiered in Domenico Barbaia's theatres in Naples. These were:
Leicester in Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra (1815)
Otello in Otello (1816)
Rinaldo in Armida (1817)
Osiride in Mosè in Egitto (1818)
Agorante in Ricciardo e Zoraide (1818)
Pirro in Ermione (1819)
Rodrigo in La donna del lago (1819)
Paolo Erisso in Maometto II (1820)
Antenore in Zelmira (1822)
He also premièred the title roles in Giovanni Pacini's Alessandro nelle Indie (1824) and Donizetti's Alfredo il grande, and roles in operas by Michele Carafa, Manuel García, Johann Simon Mayr, Saverio Mercadante, Nicola Antonio Manfroce and Stefano Pavesi.
Nozzari's voice had a baritonal quality, and his intense acting was much valued by composers and the public. Stendhal thought him one of the finest singers in Europe. Among his pupils were Antonio Poggi, Giovanni Battista Rubini and Nicola Ivanoff [it].
AndreaNozzari (27 February 1776 – 12 December 1832) was an Italian tenor. Nozzari was born in Vertova and studied in Bergamo and Rome. He is notable for...
Otello (1816), where the role of Otello was written for a baritenore (AndreaNozzari), while the role of Rodrigo, his young rival for the affections of Desdemona...
defined to be B♭2. However, the role of Rodrigo di Dhu (written for AndreaNozzari) in Rossini's rarely performed La donna del lago is defined as a tenor...
protagonist, Rinaldo, created by the very prince of Rossini baritenors, AndreaNozzari, there appear additionally five or six baritonal tenors in secondary...
date unknown Joseph Antonio Emidy, violinist and composer (d. 1835) AndreaNozzari, operatic tenor (d. 1832) Giovanni Schmidt, Italian librettist (died...
Rossini, castratos and florid singing; the David family of tenors plus AndreaNozzari; Giovanni Battista Rubini; Gilbert Duprez and the high C "from the chest...
musicians and singers, including amongst the latter Isabella Colbran, AndreaNozzari, Giovanni David and others, who as Gossett notes "all specialized in...
number of roles during this period were the tenors Giovanni David and AndreaNozzari, the bass Michele Benedetti and the great mezzo-soprano Isabella Colbran...
Giacomo David and proceeding through such singers as Giovanni David, AndreaNozzari, Domenico Donzelli and Marco Bordogni, culminated in the great Giovanni...
the first decades of the 19th century, with such leading figures as AndreaNozzari, Giovanni David (Giacomo's son and pupil), Eliodoro Bianchi, Domenico...
– Konrad von Schmidt-Phiseldeck, lyricist (born 1770) December 12 – AndreaNozzari, operatic tenor, 57 December 22 – Ishmail Spicer, composer, 72 December...
newly built Teatro Nuovo in Pesaro, Rossini wanted Isabella Colbran and AndreaNozzari—who had appeared in the Naples premiere—for a new production of his...
sing extremely florid music, although compared with his contemporary, AndreaNozzari, his acting ability was limited. He retired from the stage in 1839,...
Indie, the title role of Alessandro was created by a baritonal tenor, AndreaNozzari, but it was sung by the much lighter-voiced Giovanni David at the Milan...
had grand ideas for the occasion and he wanted Isabella Colbran and AndreaNozzari for a colossal production of his Armida; however budget constraints...
is a melodramma serio or serious opera in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Andrea Leone Tottola wrote the Italian libretto, which may have been derived from...
production at the Teatro San Carlo with sets by Antonio Niccolini and AndreaNozzari in the title role. Concurrent with his career as an opera composer,...
(azione tragica) in two acts by Gioachino Rossini to an Italian libretto by Andrea Leone Tottola, based on the play Andromaque by Jean Racine. 19th century...
legendary Alfredo Kraus, he began to focus on the Rossini roles written for AndreaNozzari, including the title role of Otello and that of Rodrigo in La donna...
David and Gaetano Crivelli, and which also included Giovanni David, AndreaNozzari, Marco Bordogni, and Giovanni Battista Rubini. Donzelli made his debut...
[dzelˈmiːra]) is an opera in two acts by Gioachino Rossini to a libretto by Andrea Leone Tottola. Based on the French play, Zelmire by de Belloy, it was the...
Nicola Festa ) Agorante, King of Nubia, infatuated with Zoraide tenor AndreaNozzari Zomira, wife of Agorante contralto Benedetta Rosmunda Pisaroni Zamorre...
Filippo Galli Paolo Erisso, head of the Venetians in Negroponte tenor AndreaNozzari Anna, his daughter soprano Isabella Colbran Calbo, Venetian noble mezzo-soprano...
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