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Erminia Frezzolini

also Erminia Frezzolini-Poggi

1818Forbes, E. (1992) 'Frezzolini [Frezzolini-Poggi], Erminia', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 302.Wikipedia (2026) Erminia Frezzolini. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Frezzolini, Erminia', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 999.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Frezzolini, Erminia', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 246-247.–1884Forbes, E. (1992) 'Frezzolini [Frezzolini-Poggi], Erminia', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 302.Wikipedia (2026) Erminia Frezzolini. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Frezzolini, Erminia', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 999.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Frezzolini, Erminia', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 246-247. · Italian · sopranoForbes, E. (1992) 'Frezzolini [Frezzolini-Poggi], Erminia', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 302.Wikipedia (2026) Erminia Frezzolini. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Frezzolini, Erminia', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 999.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Frezzolini, Erminia', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 246-247.

Birthplace: Orvieto, Papal StatesForbes, E. (1992) 'Frezzolini [Frezzolini-Poggi], Erminia', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 302.Wikipedia (2026) Erminia Frezzolini. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Frezzolini, Erminia', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 999.

Erminia Frezzolini was an Italian sopranoForbes, E. (1992) 'Frezzolini [Frezzolini-Poggi], Erminia', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 302.Wikipedia (2026) Erminia Frezzolini. (Accessed: 30 September 2026). who created Giselda in Verdi's I Lombardi alla prima crociata at La Scala in 1843 and the title role of his Giovanna d'Arco there in 1845Forbes, E. (1992) 'Frezzolini [Frezzolini-Poggi], Erminia', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 302.Wikipedia (2026) Erminia Frezzolini. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Frezzolini, Erminia', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 999.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Frezzolini, Erminia', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 246-247., with her husband, the tenor Antonio Poggi, as Charles VIIForbes, E. (1992) 'Frezzolini [Frezzolini-Poggi], Erminia', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 302.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Frezzolini, Erminia', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 999.. The daughter and pupil of the bass Giuseppe FrezzoliniForbes, E. (1992) 'Frezzolini [Frezzolini-Poggi], Erminia', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 302.Wikipedia (2026) Erminia Frezzolini. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Frezzolini, Erminia', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 999.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Frezzolini, Erminia', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 246-247., she made her debut in Florence in 1837 as Beatrice di TendaForbes, E. (1992) 'Frezzolini [Frezzolini-Poggi], Erminia', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 302.Wikipedia (2026) Erminia Frezzolini. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Frezzolini, Erminia', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 999.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Frezzolini, Erminia', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 246-247.. She sang in London, North America, St Petersburg and MadridForbes, E. (1992) 'Frezzolini [Frezzolini-Poggi], Erminia', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 302.Wikipedia (2026) Erminia Frezzolini. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Frezzolini, Erminia', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 999., and in 1857 gave the first Gilda and the first Leonora in Il trovatore in France, at the Théâtre-ItalienForbes, E. (1992) 'Frezzolini [Frezzolini-Poggi], Erminia', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 302.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Frezzolini, Erminia', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 999.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Frezzolini, Erminia', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 246-247.. Her smooth legato went with power and brillianceForbes, E. (1992) 'Frezzolini [Frezzolini-Poggi], Erminia', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 302..

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