Agnesi, Luigi (real name, Louis Ferdinand Leopold Agniez)
Agnesi, Luigi (real name, Louis Ferdinand Leopold Agniez)
Agnesi, Luigi (real name, Louis Ferdinand Leopold Agniez), Belgian bass; b. Erpent, Namur, July 17, 1833; d. London, Feb. 2, 1875. He studied at the Brussels Cons, and with Duprez in Paris. After touring Germany and the Netherlands with Eugenio Merelli’s opera company, he sang at the Théâtre-Italien in Paris (1864) and at Her Majesty’s Theatre inLondon (1865). He later appeared in concerts in England (1871–74). He was admired for his portrayals of roles in Rossini’s operas.
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