Raffaele Ferlotti

An Italian baritone, the son of a choreographer and a dancerGrisley, R. (1996) 'Ferlotti', in Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, vol. 46. (Accessed: 14 October 2026).Wikipedia (2026) Raffaele Ferlotti. (Accessed: 14 October 2026)., who created Belfiore in Verdi's Un giorno di regno at La Scala in 1840Wikipedia (2026) Raffaele Ferlotti. (Accessed: 14 October 2026).Casaglia, G. (n.d.) 'Raffaele Ferlotti', in L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia. (Accessed: 14 October 2026).. Born in Bologna, he sang there from 1837 and across northern ItalyGrisley, R. (1996) 'Ferlotti', in Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, vol. 46. (Accessed: 14 October 2026)., and at La Scala sang the title role when Oberto was revivedRescigno, E. (2001) 'Ferlotti, Raffaele', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, p. 231.Grisley, R. (1996) 'Ferlotti', in Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, vol. 46. (Accessed: 14 October 2026).. He later appeared at the San Carlo in Naples, in Madrid and Barcelona, and in Paris, London and ViennaWikipedia (2026) Raffaele Ferlotti. (Accessed: 14 October 2026).. Critics thought him out of place in comic operaRescigno, E. (2001) 'Ferlotti, Raffaele', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, p. 231.; fifty years on, he blamed that fiasco on rivalry between its prima donnasGrisley, R. (1996) 'Ferlotti', in Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, vol. 46. (Accessed: 14 October 2026).The opera in 1840; his letter to Il trovatore in 1890.. He retired in the early 1860s and taught in BolognaWikipedia (2026) Raffaele Ferlotti. (Accessed: 14 October 2026)..