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Marianna Barbieri-Nini

1818Forbes, E. (1992) 'Barbieri-Nini, Marianna', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 316.Wikipedia (2026) Marianna Barbieri-Nini. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Barbieri Nini, Marianna', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 76-77.–1887Forbes, E. (1992) 'Barbieri-Nini, Marianna', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 316.Wikipedia (2026) Marianna Barbieri-Nini. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Barbieri-Nini, Marianna', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 156-157.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Barbieri Nini, Marianna', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 76-77. · Italian · sopranoForbes, E. (1992) 'Barbieri-Nini, Marianna', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 316.Wikipedia (2026) Marianna Barbieri-Nini. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Barbieri-Nini, Marianna', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 156-157.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Barbieri Nini, Marianna', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 76-77.

Birthplace: Florence, Grand Duchy of TuscanyForbes, E. (1992) 'Barbieri-Nini, Marianna', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 316.Wikipedia (2026) Marianna Barbieri-Nini. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Barbieri-Nini, Marianna', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 156-157.

Marianna Barbieri-Nini was an Italian soprano, a highly dramatic singer with a powerful voiceForbes, E. (1992) 'Barbieri-Nini, Marianna', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 316.Wikipedia (2026) Marianna Barbieri-Nini. (Accessed: 29 September 2026)., who created three Verdi heroinesForbes, E. (1992) 'Barbieri-Nini, Marianna', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 316.Wikipedia (2026) Marianna Barbieri-Nini. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Barbieri-Nini, Marianna', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 156-157.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Barbieri Nini, Marianna', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 76-77.. She studied with Luigi Barbieri, Giuditta Pasta and Nicola VaccaiForbes, E. (1992) 'Barbieri-Nini, Marianna', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 316.Wikipedia (2026) Marianna Barbieri-Nini. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Barbieri-Nini, Marianna', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 156-157.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Barbieri Nini, Marianna', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 76-77., and her 1840 debut at La Scala, in Donizetti's Belisario, was a disasterForbes, E. (1992) 'Barbieri-Nini, Marianna', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 316.Wikipedia (2026) Marianna Barbieri-Nini. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Barbieri-Nini, Marianna', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 156-157.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Barbieri Nini, Marianna', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 76-77.. A second debut in Florence, as Lucrezia Borgia, was a triumphForbes, E. (1992) 'Barbieri-Nini, Marianna', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 316.Wikipedia (2026) Marianna Barbieri-Nini. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Barbieri-Nini, Marianna', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 156-157.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Barbieri Nini, Marianna', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 76-77., and for the next fifteen years she sang across Italy and in Barcelona, Madrid and ParisForbes, E. (1992) 'Barbieri-Nini, Marianna', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 316.Wikipedia (2026) Marianna Barbieri-Nini. (Accessed: 29 September 2026)., admired as Anna Bolena and SemiramideForbes, E. (1992) 'Barbieri-Nini, Marianna', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 316.Wikipedia (2026) Marianna Barbieri-Nini. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).. For Verdi she created Lucrezia in I due Foscari, Lady Macbeth and Gulnara in Il corsaro.Forbes, E. (1992) 'Barbieri-Nini, Marianna', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 316.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Barbieri-Nini, Marianna', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 156-157.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Barbieri Nini, Marianna', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 76-77. She retired in 1856Forbes, E. (1992) 'Barbieri-Nini, Marianna', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 316.Wikipedia (2026) Marianna Barbieri-Nini. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Barbieri-Nini, Marianna', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 156-157.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Barbieri Nini, Marianna', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 76-77. and taught singing in FlorenceWikipedia (2026) Marianna Barbieri-Nini. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Barbieri-Nini, Marianna', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 156-157..

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