Rosina Penco

Rosina Penco was an Italian soprano who created Leonora in Il trovatoreWikipedia (2026) Rosina Penco. (Accessed: 13 October 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Penco, Rosina', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2263-2264.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Penco, Rosina', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, p. 402. in Rome in 1853Wikipedia (2026) Rosina Penco. (Accessed: 13 October 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Penco, Rosina', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2263-2264., bringing a dramatic soprano's power to music that also asked for agilityRescigno, E. (2001) 'Penco, Rosina', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, p. 402.. After a debut around 1849Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Penco, Rosina', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, p. 402. she sang at the court operas of Dresden and Berlin and in ConstantinopleKutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Penco, Rosina', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2263-2264., and Verdi wanted her as ViolettaRescigno, E. (2001) 'Penco, Rosina', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, p. 402.. She turned increasingly to RossiniRescigno, E. (2001) 'Penco, Rosina', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, p. 402., and by 1858 Verdi thought she had lost the fire of her LeonoraRescigno, E. (2001) 'Penco, Rosina', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, p. 402.Wikipedia (2026) Rosina Penco. (Accessed: 13 October 2026).. She sang Amelia in Un ballo in maschera at Covent Garden in 1860 and in the first Paris production in 1861Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Penco, Rosina', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2263-2264.. She retired in 1875Wikipedia (2026) Rosina Penco. (Accessed: 13 October 2026)..