Vincenzo Calvesi

He is best remembered today for creating the role of Ferrando in the world premiere of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Così fan tutte in 1790.

That same year the Viennese publication Grundsätze zur Theaterkritik described him as "one of the best tenors from Italy…with a voice naturally sweet, pleasant and sonorous."

[3] On 8 January 1788 he performed the role of Atar in the premiere of Antonio Salieri's Axur, re d'Ormus opposite his wife as Fiammetta.

Tesesa sang supporting roles in Vienna, often in productions with her husband, up through 1791; with Ippolito in Paisiello's Fedra being her greatest success.

Other roles he created in Vienna were Artemidoro in Salieri's La grotta di Trofonio (12 October 1785), Eufemio of Syracuse in Storace's Gli equivoci (27 December 1786), Prince Don Giovanni in Vicente Martín y Soler's Una cosa rara (17 November 1786), and Endimione in Soler's L'arbore di Diana (1 October 1787).