Olimpia Boronat [SEP] voice type
Olimpia Boronat
Olimpia Boronat (1859 or 1867 – 1934) was an Italian operatic coloratura soprano, noted for her performances of the soprano roles in the bel canto repertory.
Boronat was born in Genoa, and made her debut either there or in Naples during 1885. She sang around the world, particularly the Spanish-speaking world, but was particularly associated with Russia; she first sang there at St Petersburg in 1894. She married a member of the Polish aristocracy, and retired from the stage for six years from
. He returned to Russia and became a music critic with the "Novoye Vremya".
Many of his compositions were performed, but not published. Arias from his opera "Zabava Puytatishna" (1899) have been recorded by Olimpia Boronat, Eugenia Bronskaya and Leonid Sobinov. His liturgical piece "The Lord's Prayer" has been recorded by Nicolai Gedda.
He died in Rome in 1927.
Musical works.
- "Potemkin's Feast" (or "Potemkin's Holiday"), opera (1888