Antonietta Fricci Explained

Antonietta Fricci (born Antonie Frietsche) (8 January 1840 – 7 September 1912) was an Austrian-born opera singer known for her performances in leading soprano and mezzo-soprano roles in the opera houses of Europe. She was married to the Italian tenor Pietro Neri-Baraldi from 1863 until his death in 1902.^{[1] [2]}

Roles created

• Lidia in Pacini's Lidia di Bruxelles (Teatro Comunale, Bologna, 21 October 1858)
• Isabella in Pedrotti's Isabella d'Aragona (Teatro Vittorio Emanuele, Turin, 7 February 1859)
• Aldona in Ponchielli's I lituani (La Scala, Milan, 7 March 1874)
• Mirza in Coronaro's La creola (Teatro Comunale, Bologna, 24 November 1878)

Notes and References

1. Gautier, Theophile (1991). Correspondance générale, Vol. 6, p. 78 (edited and annotated by Claudine Lacoste-Veysseyre). Librairie Droz
2. Cruciani, Alessandra (1998). "Frietsche, Antonietta". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Vol. 50. Online version retrieved 27 July 2014 .