Giuseppina Ronzi de Begnis
Italian opera singer
Died when: 53 years 147 days (640 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
Giuseppina Ronzi de Begnis (born Giuseppina Ronzi;Milan 11 January 1800 – died, Florence, 7 June 1853) was an Italian soprano opera singer famous for the roles written for her by the prominent composers of the 1820s and 1830s.
Her father, Gaspare, was a prominent ballet dancer and choreographer, and her mother, Antonia, a ballerina.Her brothers Stanislao and Pollione were opera singers.
As a singer, she made her debut in Naples at the Teatro dei Fiorentini in 1814 in Giovanni Cordella's L'Avaro, followed by important engagements in Bologna in 1816, also appearing in Genoa, Florence; in 1817 as Giulia La Vestale, and in Bergamo.
She married Italian bass Giuseppe de Begnis (1793–1849) when she was only 16.The marriage lasted only a few years and the two separated in 1825.
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