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Lodovico Graziani

also Ludovico Graziani

1820Forbes, E. (1992) 'Graziani, Lodovico', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 523.Wikipedia (2026) Lodovico Graziani. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Graziani, Lodovico', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1146.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Graziani, Lodovico', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, p. 271.–1885Forbes, E. (1992) 'Graziani, Lodovico', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 523.Wikipedia (2026) Lodovico Graziani. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Graziani, Lodovico', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1146.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Graziani, Lodovico', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, p. 271. · Italian · tenorForbes, E. (1992) 'Graziani, Lodovico', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 523.Wikipedia (2026) Lodovico Graziani. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Graziani, Lodovico', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1146.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Graziani, Lodovico', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, p. 271.

Birthplace: Fermo, Papal StatesForbes, E. (1992) 'Graziani, Lodovico', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 523.Wikipedia (2026) Lodovico Graziani. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Graziani, Lodovico', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1146.

Lodovico Graziani was an Italian tenorForbes, E. (1992) 'Graziani, Lodovico', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 523.Wikipedia (2026) Lodovico Graziani. (Accessed: 29 September 2026). with a clear, vibrant voiceWikipedia (2026) Lodovico Graziani. (Accessed: 29 September 2026). who created Alfredo in La traviata at La Fenice in 1853Forbes, E. (1992) 'Graziani, Lodovico', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 523.Wikipedia (2026) Lodovico Graziani. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Graziani, Lodovico', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1146.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Graziani, Lodovico', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, p. 271.. One of four brothers who became singersWikipedia (2026) Lodovico Graziani. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Graziani, Lodovico', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1146.Wikipedia counts four singing brothers; Kutsch-Riemens names only Francesco and Vincenzo besides Lodovico. Four is followed here, as on Francesco Graziani's record., among them the baritone FrancescoWikipedia (2026) Lodovico Graziani. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Graziani, Lodovico', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1146., he studied with CelliniWikipedia (2026) Lodovico Graziani. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Graziani, Lodovico', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1146. and made his debut at Bologna in 1845Forbes, E. (1992) 'Graziani, Lodovico', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 523.Wikipedia (2026) Lodovico Graziani. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Graziani, Lodovico', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1146.. He sang Gennaro in Lucrezia Borgia at the Théâtre-Italien in Paris in 1851, the title role of Donizetti's Dom Sébastien at the San Carlo in Naples in 1856Forbes, E. (1992) 'Graziani, Lodovico', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 523.Wikipedia (2026) Lodovico Graziani. (Accessed: 29 September 2026)., and Riccardo in Un ballo in maschera at La Scala in 1862Wikipedia (2026) Lodovico Graziani. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).. In 1865 he was Vasco da Gama in the first Italian L'Africaine, at BolognaWikipedia (2026) Lodovico Graziani. (Accessed: 29 September 2026)..

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