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CRESENTINI (Crescentini) Girolamo (2 II 1762, Urbania, near Urbino - 24 IV 1846, Naples) - Italian singer (soprano), teacher, composer. He studied singing in Bologna. In 1782 he made his debut in Padua, after which he sang in Rome, Livorno, Venice, Milan and other cities of Italy, as well as in London, Lisbon, Vienna, Paris. One of the last and most prominent castrati singers. It was nicknamed by contemporaries “Ital. Orpheus. " Sang Ch. roles in operas: “Artaxerxes” by Cherubini, “Safo” and “Alonso and Cora” by Mayra, “Juliet and Romeo”, “Meleager” Zingarelli, “Orest in Tauris” by Federici and others D. Cimarosa wrote specially for K. the opera “ Horace and Curation », performed in Venice in 1797. K. possessed a strong beautiful voice, mastery of subtle modulations, great stage design. In 1812 he left the theater; He lived in Bologna, where he was the head (since 1814) of the school of singing of the Muses. Lyceum.He also taught singing in Rome and Naples. Among the students is singer I. Colbran. The author of 6 cantatas for soprano, 30 ariett, solfeggio and other productions. Published his “Exercises for Vocalization” (“Esercizi per la vocalizzazione”, in: “Raccolta di esercizi per il canto”, P., 1811).