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Maria Spezia-Aldighieri

also Maria Spezia

1828Forbes, E. (1992) 'Aldighieri, Maria Spezia-', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 75.Wikipedia (2026) Maria Spezia-Aldighieri. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Spezia Aldighieri, Maria', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2807-2808.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Spezia, Maria', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 499-500.–1907Forbes, E. (1992) 'Aldighieri, Maria Spezia-', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 75.Wikipedia (2026) Maria Spezia-Aldighieri. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Spezia Aldighieri, Maria', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2807-2808.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Spezia, Maria', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 499-500. · Italian · sopranoForbes, E. (1992) 'Aldighieri, Maria Spezia-', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 75.Wikipedia (2026) Maria Spezia-Aldighieri. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Spezia Aldighieri, Maria', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2807-2808.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Spezia, Maria', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 499-500.

Birthplace: Villafranca di Verona, Kingdom of Lombardy–VenetiaForbes, E. (1992) 'Aldighieri, Maria Spezia-', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 75.Wikipedia (2026) Maria Spezia-Aldighieri. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Spezia Aldighieri, Maria', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2807-2808.

Maria Spezia-Aldighieri was an Italian sopranoForbes, E. (1992) 'Aldighieri, Maria Spezia-', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 75.Wikipedia (2026) Maria Spezia-Aldighieri. (Accessed: 30 September 2026). whose Violetta at the Teatro San Benedetto in Venice in 1854 made a success of La traviata after its failure at La FeniceForbes, E. (1992) 'Aldighieri, Maria Spezia-', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 75.Wikipedia (2026) Maria Spezia-Aldighieri. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Spezia Aldighieri, Maria', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2807-2808.. A pupil of Domenico Foroni in VeronaWikipedia (2026) Maria Spezia-Aldighieri. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Spezia Aldighieri, Maria', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2807-2808., she made her debut there in 1849 as Beatrice di TendaForbes, E. (1992) 'Aldighieri, Maria Spezia-', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 75.Wikipedia (2026) Maria Spezia-Aldighieri. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Spezia Aldighieri, Maria', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2807-2808.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Spezia, Maria', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 499-500.. She first sang at La Scala in 1857, as Valentine in Les HuguenotsForbes, E. (1992) 'Aldighieri, Maria Spezia-', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 75.Wikipedia (2026) Maria Spezia-Aldighieri. (Accessed: 30 September 2026)., and in 1861 sang Abigaille there to the Nabucco of her husband, the baritone Gottardo AldighieriForbes, E. (1992) 'Aldighieri, Maria Spezia-', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 75.Wikipedia (2026) Maria Spezia-Aldighieri. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Spezia, Maria', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 499-500.. Her repertory ran from Norma and Pacini's Sappho to Leonora in Il trovatoreForbes, E. (1992) 'Aldighieri, Maria Spezia-', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 75.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Spezia, Maria', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 499-500., and she sang into the 1870sForbes, E. (1992) 'Aldighieri, Maria Spezia-', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 75.Wikipedia (2026) Maria Spezia-Aldighieri. (Accessed: 30 September 2026)..

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