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Fanny Salvini-Donatelli

also Francesca Lucchi

c. 1815Jahant, C. (1992) 'Salvini-Donatelli, Fanny [Lucchi, Francesca]', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, pp. 152-153.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Salvini-Donatelli, Fanny', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 2575.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Salvini Donatelli, Fanny', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 473-474.Wikipedia (2026) Fanny Salvini-Donatelli. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).–1891Jahant, C. (1992) 'Salvini-Donatelli, Fanny [Lucchi, Francesca]', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, pp. 152-153.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Salvini-Donatelli, Fanny', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 2575.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Salvini Donatelli, Fanny', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 473-474.Wikipedia (2026) Fanny Salvini-Donatelli. (Accessed: 30 September 2026). · Italian · sopranoJahant, C. (1992) 'Salvini-Donatelli, Fanny [Lucchi, Francesca]', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, pp. 152-153.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Salvini-Donatelli, Fanny', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 2575.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Salvini Donatelli, Fanny', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 473-474.Wikipedia (2026) Fanny Salvini-Donatelli. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).

Birthplace: Florence, Grand Duchy of TuscanyJahant, C. (1992) 'Salvini-Donatelli, Fanny [Lucchi, Francesca]', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, pp. 152-153.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Salvini-Donatelli, Fanny', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 2575.Wikipedia (2026) Fanny Salvini-Donatelli. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).

Fanny Salvini-Donatelli was an Italian soprano who created Violetta in Verdi's La traviata at La Fenice in 1853Jahant, C. (1992) 'Salvini-Donatelli, Fanny [Lucchi, Francesca]', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, pp. 152-153.Wikipedia (2026) Fanny Salvini-Donatelli. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Salvini-Donatelli, Fanny', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 2575.. Born Francesca LucchiJahant, C. (1992) 'Salvini-Donatelli, Fanny [Lucchi, Francesca]', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, pp. 152-153.Wikipedia (2026) Fanny Salvini-Donatelli. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Salvini Donatelli, Fanny', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 473-474., she began as an actressWikipedia (2026) Fanny Salvini-Donatelli. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Salvini-Donatelli, Fanny', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 2575.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Salvini Donatelli, Fanny', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 473-474. and became the second wife of the actor Giuseppe Salvini, stepmother to the young Tommaso SalviniWikipedia (2026) Fanny Salvini-Donatelli. (Accessed: 30 September 2026)., and began her operatic career in 1839, at Verona, Vicenza and VeniceCorago (n.d.) Salvini, Francesca. Università di Bologna opera performance database. (Accessed: 14 October 2026).. In Vienna in 1842-43 she sang Abigaille in Nabucco under Verdi's directionJahant, C. (1992) 'Salvini-Donatelli, Fanny [Lucchi, Francesca]', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, pp. 152-153.Wikipedia (2026) Fanny Salvini-Donatelli. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Salvini Donatelli, Fanny', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 473-474.. Her singing at the Traviata premiere was applaudedWikipedia (2026) Fanny Salvini-Donatelli. (Accessed: 30 September 2026)., yet its failure has often been laid, rather unfairly, on her stout figureJahant, C. (1992) 'Salvini-Donatelli, Fanny [Lucchi, Francesca]', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, pp. 152-153.Wikipedia (2026) Fanny Salvini-Donatelli. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Salvini-Donatelli, Fanny', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 2575.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Salvini Donatelli, Fanny', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 473-474.. She sang in London in 1858Jahant, C. (1992) 'Salvini-Donatelli, Fanny [Lucchi, Francesca]', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, pp. 152-153.Wikipedia (2026) Fanny Salvini-Donatelli. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Salvini-Donatelli, Fanny', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 2575., and Berlioz admired her voiceJahant, C. (1992) 'Salvini-Donatelli, Fanny [Lucchi, Francesca]', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, pp. 152-153..

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