Cesira Ferrani (May 8, 1863 in Turin – May 4, 1943 in Pollone) was an Italian operatic soprano who is best known for debuting two of the most iconic roles in opera history, Mimì in the original 1896 production of Giacomo Puccini's La bohème and the title role in Puccini's Manon Lescaut in its 1893 world premiere.[1] Ferrani sang a wide repertoire that encompassed not only verismo opera but the works of composers like Verdi, Gounod, Wagner, and Debussy.
^Karl-Josef Kutsch; Leo Riemens (1969). A Concise Biographical Dictionary of Singers: from the beginning of recorded sound to the present. Translated from German, expanded and annotated by Harry Earl Jones. Philadelphia: Chilton Book Company. p. 487. ISBN 0-8019-5516-5.
CesiraFerrani (May 8, 1863 in Turin – May 4, 1943 in Pollone) was an Italian operatic soprano who is best known for debuting two of the most iconic roles...
including with well-known singers such as Maria Jeritza, Emmy Destinn, CesiraFerrani, and Hariclea Darclée. In 1906, while attending the opening of Madama...
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Consuelo (1895, after George Sand's novel; the title role was created by CesiraFerrani, who the following year created Mimí in Puccini's La bohème) Il gladiatore...
of many that he would sing opposite CesiraFerrani, who originated the role of Manon. In 1894 Cremonini and Ferrani reprised their roles at Manon Lescaut's...
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