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Teresa Bertinotti
Teresa Bertinotti (also known as Teresa Bertinotti-Radicati) (1776 – 12 Feb 1854) was a celebrated Italian soprano and voice teacher. She created leading roles in several operas, including Simon Mayr's "Ginevra di Scozia".
Biography.
Teresa Bertinotti was born in Savigliano in Piedmont, northern Italy, but grew up in Naples where her parents moved when she was two years old. At the age of four she had her first music leassons and made her first stage appearance as a child
"maestro di cappella" at the San Petronio Basilica. Following Radicati's death in 1823, Bertinotti retired from the stage and taught singing. Amongst her pupils were Carolina Cuzzani, who became a "prima donna" at La Scala, and Balbina Steffenone, who sang Leonora in the American premiere of "Il trovatore".
Teresa Bertinotti died in Bologna at the age of 78.
Roles.
- Roles created
- Ipermestra in Angelo Tarchi's "Le Danaidi" (Milan, 1794)
- Rossana