Rosa Morandi

Rosa Morandi (born in Senigallia, 15 July 1782; died in Milan 4 May 1824), was an Italian operatic mezzo-soprano.

She is especially notable for having created leading roles in operas by Meyerbeer and Rossini.

[1] She sang at La Scala in 1807 in Così fan tutte and other operas and appeared in the world premiere of Rossini's La cambiale di matrimonio in Venice in 1810.

[1] She sang in operas by Mozart, Domenico Cimarosa, Rossini and others at the Théâtre Italien in Paris from 1813 until 1817[1] and created leading roles in the world premieres of Rossini's Eduardo e Cristina and Meyerbeer's Emma di Resburgo in Venice in 1819.

[1] Morandi also appeared in the world premiere of Donizetti's Chiara e Serafina at La Scala in 1822 and was highly esteemed throughout her career for her dramatic and flexible singing.