Nicola Rossi-Lemeni | |
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Born | |
Died | March 12, 1991 | (aged 70)
Occupation(s) | Opera singer, professor |
Spouse | Virginia Zeani |
Nicola Rossi-Lemeni[a] (November 6, 1920 – March 12, 1991), was a basso opera singer of mixed Italian-Russian parentage.
Rossi-Lemeni was born in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire, the son of an Italian colonel and a Russian mother. In his prime he was one of the most respected bassos in Italy. The composer Ildebrando Pizzetti wrote the opera Assassinio nella cattedrale (1958) specifically for Rossi-Lemeni. He was also a prize-winning poet and a painter.
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