Forgotten Opera Singers

Forgotten Opera Singers

Feb 23, 2025

ITALIAN SOPRANO LUISA CORTESI CDR

 



LUISA CORTESI (CORNIGLIO, ITALY ? – ROME, ITALIY ?)


 


 

In 1901, she made her debut at the Teatro Sociale in Portogruaro as Filina in Mignon. She later married a colleague and moved to London. Tragically, her husband passed away soon after, leaving her to care for their child. Following this difficult period, she relocated to Rome, where she devoted herself to teaching singing after retiring from the stage.


Chronology of some appearances


1901 Portogruaro Teatro Sociale Mignon (Filina)

1903 Ravenna Teatro Mariani Mignon (Filina)

1906 Venezia Teatro Rossini Brbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)

1908 Bologna Teatro Olimpia Sonnambula (Amina)

1910 Revere Teatro Sociale Mignon (Flina)

1912 Bologna Teatro Del Corso Boheme (Musetta)

1915 Savona Teatro Chiabrera Mignon (Filina)

1917 Milano Teatro Carcano Mignon (Filina)

1919 Casale Monferrato Politeama Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)

1924 Valencia Teatro Principal Traviata (Violetta)



TRACKLIST



Favorite, Verona 1910

Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini): Cavatina di Rosina, pt 1 1-36141

Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini): Cavatina di Rosina, pt 2 1-36142

Roméo et Juliette (Gounod): Nella calma 1-36149

Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Quando rapita in estasi 1-36151

Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Regnava nel silenzio 1-36152

Sonnambula (Bellini): Son geloso (w. Vogliotti) 2-39028

ITALIAN SOPRANO LUISA CORTESI CDR

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