Giovanni Gabrielli (actor)

Giovanni Gabrielli (died between 1603 and 1611) was an Italian actor of the commedia dell'arte, who performed under the name Sivello.

[1] Gabrielli was particularly famous for portraying several characters talking together in different languages.

[1] The 18th-century historian Francesco Saverio Quadrio relates that Gabrielli was able to impersonate women with his voice only, without the benefit of a costume change.

[1] Two works of Gabrielli were published in Bologna in the early 17th century:[4]

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