Felice Varesi

Felice Varesi was an Italian baritoneForbes, E. (1992) 'Varesi, Felice', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 900.Wikipedia (2026) Felice Varesi. (Accessed: 30 September 2026). who created three of Verdi's great rolesRescigno, E. (2001) 'Varesi, Felice', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 537-538.Forbes, E. (1992) 'Varesi, Felice', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 900.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Varesi, Felice', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 3064-3065.Wikipedia (2026) Felice Varesi. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).: Macbeth at the Teatro della Pergola in Florence in 1847Forbes, E. (1992) 'Varesi, Felice', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 900.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Varesi, Felice', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 3064-3065., Rigoletto at La Fenice in 1851Forbes, E. (1992) 'Varesi, Felice', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 900.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Varesi, Felice', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 3064-3065.Wikipedia (2026) Felice Varesi. (Accessed: 30 September 2026)., and Germont in La traviata at the same venue in 1853Forbes, E. (1992) 'Varesi, Felice', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 900.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Varesi, Felice', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 3064-3065.Wikipedia (2026) Felice Varesi. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).. He made his debut at Varese in 1834Forbes, E. (1992) 'Varesi, Felice', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 900.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Varesi, Felice', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 3064-3065.Wikipedia (2026) Felice Varesi. (Accessed: 30 September 2026). and built his career in DonizettiForbes, E. (1992) 'Varesi, Felice', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 900.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Varesi, Felice', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 3064-3065.Wikipedia (2026) Felice Varesi. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Varesi, Felice', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 537-538., reaching La Scala in 1841Forbes, E. (1992) 'Varesi, Felice', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 900.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Varesi, Felice', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 3064-3065.Wikipedia (2026) Felice Varesi. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).. From 1842 he sang often at the Kärntnertortheater in ViennaForbes, E. (1992) 'Varesi, Felice', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 900.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Varesi, Felice', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 3064-3065.Wikipedia (2026) Felice Varesi. (Accessed: 30 September 2026)., where he created Antonio in Linda di ChamounixForbes, E. (1992) 'Varesi, Felice', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 900.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Varesi, Felice', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 3064-3065.Wikipedia (2026) Felice Varesi. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).. He sang in MadridForbes, E. (1992) 'Varesi, Felice', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 900.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Varesi, Felice', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 3064-3065.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Varesi, Felice', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 537-538., and in 1864 made his London debut at Her Majesty's Theatre as RigolettoForbes, E. (1992) 'Varesi, Felice', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 900.Wikipedia (2026) Felice Varesi. (Accessed: 30 September 2026)., which was considered his finest roleForbes, E. (1992) 'Varesi, Felice', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 900.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Varesi, Felice', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 537-538..