Antonietta Rainieri-Marini
also Antonietta Marini-Rainieri, Antonietta Marini, Antonia Raineri
Antonietta Rainieri-Marini was an Italian soprano who created Leonora in Verdi's first opera, Oberto, at La Scala in 1839, and the Marchesa del Poggio in his Un giorno di regno there the next year. She was married to the bass Ignazio Marini; they had two children and later separated. She sang Giulietta at Parma in 1835, repeated Oberto at Genoa in 1840 to Verdi's delight, created Gildippe in Nicolai's Gildippe ed Odoardo there that season, and in 1843 the title role of Pacini's Maria regina d'Inghilterra at Palermo.
Creations
- Leonora — Oberto, conte di San Bonifacio
- La Marchesa del Poggio — Un giorno di regno
Written from
- Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Ranieri, Antonietta', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 437-438.
- Wikipedia (2026) Antonietta Marini-Rainieri. (Accessed: 16 October 2026). The Italian article.
- Glissons, n'appuyons pas (1839) 'Cronaca teatrale – Milano', 20 November, p. 371. (Accessed: 18 October 2026).
- FamilySearch (n.d.) Ignazio Marini, died 28 April 1873, Milan, death no. 912. (Accessed: 18 October 2026).