Carlo Negrini [SEP] voice type
Carlo Negrini
Carlo Negrini (24 June 1826 in Piacenza – 14 March 1865 in Naples) was an Italian spinto tenor and creator of Gabriele Adorno in Verdi’s opera "Simon Boccanegra".
Early career.
Born as Carlo Villa to a humble family in Piacenza, Negrini studied first in the Regia Scuola di Musica and then in Parma. A sponsor made it possible for him to study in Milan with Bartolomeo Prati. The impresario Angelo Boracchi advised him to change his name to Carlo Negrini, claiming it will bring
necessarie per poter eseguire con generale soddisfacimento le musiche del giorno, nelle quali vi vuole, non men che il cantante, l'attore. Cosi la sua voce non fosse un po' stanca dalle lunghe fatiche!”). "The Musical World" of 1854 reports on his Covent Garden performance: "Negrini is the most perfect Carlo that can be imagined; He excited the wonder and delight of the audience by the "fullness" of his tone, the "richness" of his voice, and still more by his "