Vincenzo Calvesi [SEP] voice type
Vincenzo Calvesi
Vincenzo Calvesi (fl. 1777–1811) was an Italian operatic tenor and impresario. A skillful lyric tenor, he began his career performing in opera houses in Italy during the 1770s. He was active in Dresden in 1782 to 1783 and then spent most of his time performing in Vienna from 1785 to 1794. He is best remembered today for creating the role of Ferrando in the world premiere of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Così fan tutte" in 1790. That same year the Viennese publication "Grundsätze zur Theaterkritik"
23 December 1789: The cantata "Il natale d'Apollo" by Vincenzo Righini was performed in the Burgtheater. Mozart's sister-in-law Josepha Hofer, who later sang as the first Queen of the Night in "The Magic Flute", was one of the vocal soloists; other Mozart colleagues who sang were Cavalieri (see above) and Vincenzo Calvesi (the first Ferrando in "Così fan tutte"). In the December 22 concert was also heard the first known performance of Mozart's Clarinet Quintet. The clarinettist