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In 1908, she participated in the premiere of Mancinelli’s opera “Paolo e Francesca” at La Scala. In 1911, she appeared at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome as Valentine in Meyerbeer’s “Les Huguenots.” At the first festival in the Arena di Verona in 1913, she sang Aida opposite Giovanni Zenatello. In 1923, she appeared again in Verona as Norma. She enjoyed great success in Spain and South America, but also made guest appearances in Western Europe. In 1910, she gave a brilliant performance at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires as the title character in “La Vestale,” and in 1915 at the Teatro Dal Verme in Milan as Amelia in Verdi’s “Un ballo in maschera.” She was highly regarded as a Verdi interpreter. After ending her career, she lived in Palermo from 1926 onwards, working as a teacher. She died there shortly after her 100th birthday in 1982. She possessed a dramatic soprano voice, in which masterful vocal technique and intensity of expression complemented each other. Numerous recordings exist on the Fonotipia label. <ref name=”SL”>{{cite encyclopedia|first1= K. J.|last1= Kutsch|first2= Leo|last2= Riemens|encyclopedia=[[Grosses Sängerlexikon]]|publisher=[[K. G. Saur Verlag]]|editor-first=Hansjörg|editor-last= Rost|title=Mazzoleni, Ester |year=2000|isbn=3-598-11598-9|page=3020 }}</ref> |
In 1908, she participated in the premiere of Mancinelli’s opera “Paolo e Francesca” at La Scala. In 1911, she appeared at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome as Valentine in Meyerbeer’s “Les Huguenots.” At the first festival in the Arena di Verona in 1913, she sang Aida opposite Giovanni Zenatello. In 1923, she appeared again in Verona as Norma. She enjoyed great success in Spain and South America, but also made guest appearances in Western Europe. In 1910, she gave a brilliant performance at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires as the title character in “La Vestale,” and in 1915 at the Teatro Dal Verme in Milan as Amelia in Verdi’s “Un ballo in maschera.” She was highly regarded as a Verdi interpreter. After ending her career, she lived in Palermo from 1926 onwards, working as a teacher. She died there shortly after her 100th birthday in 1982. She possessed a dramatic soprano voice, in which masterful vocal technique and intensity of expression complemented each other. Numerous recordings exist on the Fonotipia label. <ref name=”SL”>{{cite encyclopedia|first1= K. J.|last1= Kutsch|first2= Leo|last2= Riemens|encyclopedia=[[Grosses Sängerlexikon]]|publisher=[[K. G. Saur Verlag]]|editor-first=Hansjörg|editor-last= Rost|title=Mazzoleni, Ester |year=2000|isbn=3-598-11598-9|page=3020 }}</ref> |
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Ester Mazzoleni (12 March 1883 – 17 May 1982) was an Italian operatic soprano.
Ester Mazzoleni was born on 12 March 1883 in Sebenico, Kingdom of Italy in what is today Šibenik, Croatia.[1] She was originally interested in studying painting rather than music, but was drawn to singing after being encouraged in that direction while traveling in Italy.[2] She studied music in Trieste and Pisa,[2] and was a voice student of Amelia Pinto.[1]
In 1906 Mazzoleni made her professional debut at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome[1] as Leonora in Il Trovatore.[2] She had a rapid rise on the Italian stage; appearing in that nation’s major opera houses.[2] In 1907 she gave her first performance at La Scala as Isabella I of Castile in Alberto Franchetti‘s Cristoforo Colombo; and subsequently was a regular performer at that Milanese theatre through 1917.[2] At La Scala she had triumphs in two rarely staged operas; portraying Giulia in Gaspare Spontini‘s La vestale in 1908,[2] and the title role in Italy’s first staging of Luigi Cherubini‘s Médée (1909).[1]
In 1908, she participated in the premiere of Mancinelli’s opera “Paolo e Francesca” at La Scala. In 1911, she appeared at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome as Valentine in Meyerbeer’s “Les Huguenots.” At the first festival in the Arena di Verona in 1913, she sang Aida opposite Giovanni Zenatello. In 1923, she appeared again in Verona as Norma. She enjoyed great success in Spain and South America, but also made guest appearances in Western Europe. In 1910, she gave a brilliant performance at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires as the title character in “La Vestale,” and in 1915 at the Teatro Dal Verme in Milan as Amelia in Verdi’s “Un ballo in maschera.” She was highly regarded as a Verdi interpreter. After ending her career, she lived in Palermo from 1926 onwards, working as a teacher. She died there shortly after her 100th birthday in 1982. She possessed a dramatic soprano voice, in which masterful vocal technique and intensity of expression complemented each other. Numerous recordings exist on the Fonotipia label. [2]
