1. Enrico Crivelli composed collections of art songs and published two books on the art of singing.
10 Facts About Enrico Crivelli
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Enrico Crivelli was born in Brescia, the youngest son of the celebrated tenor Gaetano Crivelli and died in Milan after a career spanning almost 30 years.
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Giovanni Enrico Crivelli was a baritone opera singer who died in London at the age of 32.
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Enrico Crivelli initially studied law at the wish of his father.
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Enrico Crivelli made his stage debut in 1841 as Filippo in Bellini's Beatrice di Tenda at the Teatro Filarmonico in Verona.
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Enrico Crivelli went on to sing leading baritone roles in the major opera houses of Northern Italy, appearing at La Fenice, La Scala, and the Teatro Regio di Torino amongst others, as well as in Spain, Russia, Germany, France, and England.
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Enrico Crivelli sang a wide repertoire ranging from bel canto roles such as Alphonse in La favorita, Severo in Poliuto, Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia, and Iago in Rossini's Otello to Verdian roles which included the title role in Nabucco, Miller in Luisa Miller, Conte di Luna in Il trovatore, Guido di Monforte in I vespri siciliani, and Rolando in La battaglia di Legnano.
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Enrico Crivelli created a number of roles in the world premieres of now-forgotten operas such Tristano in Federico Ricci's Griselda.
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Enrico Crivelli composed a number of art songs and published two books on the art of singing, Metodo di canto and Grammatica musicale.
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Enrico Crivelli was member of the music academies of Rome, Florence, Bologna, Turin, and Brescia and an honorary member of the academies of Zaragoza and Cordoba in Spain.