Pollione Ronzi [SEP] voice type
Pollione Ronzi
Pollione Ronzi (before 1835 – after 1912) was an Italian operatic tenor, composer, conductor, and voice teacher. He sang roles at many important opera houses in Italy, including La Scala in Milan. In 1867, he was heard at the opera house in Livorno as Egidio in Errico Petrella's "La contessa d'Amalfi". In 1871, he sang the role of Rodrigo in Gioachino Rossini's "Otello" at the Teatro Regio di Torino. In 1874, he became manager and conductor at the
all he sang Pollione in Bellini's "Norma" with Giuseppina Ronzi de Begnis (his future wife) in the title role. In October he made his Venetian debut at the Teatro San Benedetto as Pollione and Roberto Devereux; the primadonna assoluta was Ronzi de Begnis.
On 28 March 1840 he made his debut at La Scala in "Marino Faliero". Although his voice was excellent, his acting abilities left something to be desired and generated a few isolated boos. These were magnified by a review and hurt Fraschini so