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Giovanni David (15 September 1790 in Naples – 1864 in Saint Petersburg) was an Italian tenor particularly known for his roles in Rossini operas. David (also known as Davide) was the son of the tenor Giacomo David, with whom he studied. He made his operatic début in Siena in 1808 in ''Adelaide de Guesclino'' by Johann Simon Mayr. He is notable for the principal roles written for him by Gioachino Rossini, mostly for Domenico Barbaia's theatres in Naples: *Narciso in ''Il turco in Italia'' (1814) *Rodrigo in ''Otello'' (1816) *Ricciardo in ''Ricciardo e Zoraide'' (1818) *Oreste in ''Ermione'' (1819) *Uberto (James IV of Scotland) in ''La donna del lago'' (1819) *Ilo in ''Zelmira'' (1822) He also created the roles of Fernando in the revised version of Bellini's ''Bianca e Fernando'' (1828) and Leicester in Donizetti's ''Il castello di Kenilworth'' (1829). David was noted for his vocal range of almost 3 octaves in performance (up to b′&prime).〔Forbes 1997, p. 1088〕 However, according to Italian sources, David was certainly able to reach up ''only'' to F₅ (and possibly to G₅ or even to A₅), but not higher.〔Caruselli, p. 334〕 He was also famous for his ability to sing extremely florid music, although compared with his contemporary, Andrea Nozzari, his acting ability was limited. He retired from the stage in 1839, and subsequently managed an opera company in Saint Petersburg. == References == Notes Sources * *Caruselli, Salvatore (ed), ''Grande enciclopedia della musica lirica'', Rome: Longanesi & C. Periodici S.p.A., Vol. II, ''ad nomen'' *Forbes, Elizabeth (1997), "Davide (), Giovanni", in Stanley Sadie, ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera'', New York: Oxford University Press ISBN 978-0-19-522186-2 * * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Giovanni David」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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