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Marietta Brambilla
1807 – 1875
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryMaria Teresa Rebecca "Marietta" Brambilla was an Italian contralto who sang leading roles in the opera houses of Europe from 1827 until her retirement from the stage in 1848. She is best known today for having created the roles of Maffio Orsini in Donizetti's Lucrezia Borgia and Pierotto in his Linda di Chamounix, but she also created several other roles in lesser-known works. She was the elder sister of the opera singers Teresa and Giuseppina Brambilla and the aunt of Teresina Brambilla who was also an opera singer.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
June 6, 1807
Date of death
November 6, 1875
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