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Gioseppa Maria Camilla, commonly known as Giuseppina (or also Josephina) Grassini (8 April 1773 – 3 January 1850) was a noted Italian dramatic contralto, and a singing teacher. She was also known for her affairs with Napoleon and the Duke of Wellington.
Jan 5, 2018 · Giuseppina Grassini was a famous Italian opera singer of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Though her voice was a contralto, she worked it into a higher register to sing roles written for mezzo-sopranos. Napoleon Bonaparte was enraptured by the quality of Madame Grassini’s singing, as well as by her physical beauty.
Gioseppa Maria Camilla Grassini, comunemente nota come Giuseppina (o anche Josephina) Grassini ( Varese, 8 aprile 1773 [1] – Milano, 3 gennaio 1850 ), è stata un contralto italiano . Indice. 1 Biografia. 1.1 Gli esordi e l'apice della carriera italiana. 1.2 Il periodo napoleonico e il ritiro. 2 Caratteristiche artistiche. 3 Principali ruoli creati.
Grassini, Giuseppina (Maria Camilla), Italian contralto; b. Varese, April 8, 1773; d. Milan, Jan. 3, 1850. She studied in Varese with Domenico Zucchinetti and in Milan with Antonio Secchi. She made her operatic debut in Parma in 1789 in Guglielmi’s La Pastorella nobile.
Information. Related objects. Also known as. Giuseppina Grassini. primary name: primary name: Grassini, Giuseppina Maria Camilla. other name: other name: Grassini, Josephina. Details. individual; musician; Italian; Female. Life dates. 1773-1850. Biography. Contralto opera singer and singing teacher.
Opera Singer. 1773 to 1850. An opera singer, Giuseppina Grassini is likely to have been a lover to both of the greatest generals of the age. She was one of Napoleon Bonaparte 's mistresses and performed at La Scala.
We look at the relationship between Napoleon Bonaparte and Italian opera singer Giuseppina Grassini, one of the most famous artists of her time.
