Rosina Caponetti
also Rosina Caponetti-Bassi, Rosina Caponetti Bassi
An Italian soprano, the first Anna in Le villiDieschburg, B. (2020) 'On This Day: A Deep Dive into Puccini's Le Willis on the Anniversary of His Stage Debut'. OperaWire, 31 May. (Accessed: 26 September 2026).Casaglia, G. (n.d.) 'Caponetti', in L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia. (Accessed: 26 September 2026).. At Catania in 1882 she sang Leonora in La forza del destino, the Queen in Marchetti's Ruy Blas, Violetta and Jone, and at Como in 1883 Leonora in Il trovatoreCasaglia, G. (n.d.) 'Caponetti', in L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia. (Accessed: 26 September 2026).. On 31 May 1884 she created Anna in the first version of Le villi at the Teatro Dal Verme in MilanCasaglia, G. (n.d.) 'Caponetti', in L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia. (Accessed: 26 September 2026)., in a voice Il teatro illustrato called simpaticaDieschburg, B. (2020) 'On This Day: A Deep Dive into Puccini's Le Willis on the Anniversary of His Stage Debut'. OperaWire, 31 May. (Accessed: 26 September 2026).. The next year she sang in Ruy Blas again and created the title role in Irene Morpurgo's MariaDieschburg, B. (2020) 'On This Day: A Deep Dive into Puccini's Le Willis on the Anniversary of His Stage Debut'. OperaWire, 31 May. (Accessed: 26 September 2026)..
Creations
- Anna — Le villi (Le Willis, Milan, 1884)
Written from
- Dieschburg, B. (2020) 'On This Day: A Deep Dive into Puccini's Le Willis on the Anniversary of His Stage Debut'. OperaWire, 31 May. (Accessed: 26 September 2026).
- Casaglia, G. (n.d.) 'Caponetti', in L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia. (Accessed: 26 September 2026).