Mary Rosselli Nissim
Mary Rosselli Nissim (9 June 1864 - 26 September 1937) was an Italian composer, designer and pianist who composed four operas and many songs. She won at least two major awards.[1][2]
Rosselli Nissim was born in Florence[3] to Janet Nathan and Pellegrino Rosselli.[4] She married Cesare Nissim and they had three children.[5] She studied music with her mother and with Giuseppe Menichetti.[1] An accomplished pianist, she accompanied Ubaldo Ceccarelli and other singers in recitals.[6]
In 1896, Rosselli Nissim’s opera Nephta won Honorable Mention at the Vienna Steiner contest.[7] Her work in industrial design won a prize at the 1911 Turin International, an exhibition of industry and work.[8] She died in Viareggio, Italy, in 1937.[1]
Roselli Nissim’s music was published by Carisch[1] and included:
Opera
[edit]- Andrea del Sarto (libretto by Antonio Lega after Alfred de Musset)[7]
- Fiamme (libretto by Giovacchino Forzano)[7]
- Max (with Menichetti; libretto by Enrico Goliscian)[7] [9][10]
- Nephta[1]
Orchestra
[edit]- Canzone Anacreontica (bass soloist, chorus, and orchestra)[1]
Vocal
[edit]- “Avventuroso Augello” (madrigal)[1]
- “Barcarola”[1]
- “Canzonetta”[1]
- “Cavallino, Scherzetto”[1]
- “Dolce Aprile”[1]
- “Gira la Ruota Come l’Amor”[1]
- “L’homme Beau”[1]
- “Le Gaga”[1]
- “Le Petit Homme Gres”[1]
- “Le Petit Japonais”[1]
- “Voglio Rubare” (madrigal)[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Books & Music (USA). p. 601. ISBN 978-0-313-24272-4.
- ^ "ROSSELLI-NISSIM, Mary". Donne, Women in Music. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ Wier, Albert (1938). The Macmillan Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians. New York: The Macmillan Company. p. 1581.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Sarfatti, Michele (2006). The Jews in Mussolini's Italy: From Equality to Persecution. Univ of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 978-0-299-21734-1.
- ^ Rosselli Nissim, Mary. "Nissim, Mary". www.myheritage.com. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ Gazzetta musicale di Milano (in Italian). G. Ricordi. 1901.
- ^ a b c d Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1995). The Norton/Grove Dictionary of Women Composers. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-03487-5.
- ^ McVicker, Mary Frech (2016). Women opera composers: biographies from the 1500s to the 21st century. Jefferson, N.C: McFarland & c. pp. 64–65. ISBN 978-0-7864-9513-9.
- ^ The Jewish World. Messrs. Philip Johns & Company. 1898.
- ^ The Monthly Musical Record. Augener. 1898.
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