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Giovanni Manzuoli (Giovanni Manzoli) (1720–1782) was an Italian castrato who sang as a soprano at the beginning of his career, and later as a contralto.〔Hansell, Kathleen Kuzmick. "Manzuoli, Giovanni" IN ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera'' New York : Grove's Dictionaries of Music 1992, vol. 3, p. 197.〕 ==History== Born in Florence, Italy, Manzuoli began singing there in 1731. After performing in Verona in 1735, he relocated and performed in Naples until 1748, including at the recently built (1737) Teatro di San Carlo.〔"Manzuoli, Giovanni" IN ''Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians'' New York : Schirmer Books, 2001, vol. 4, p. 2273.〕 He is documented as also singing and acting in the following locales for the years indicated: * 1749–1752 Madrid * 1754 Parma * 1755 Lisbon and Madrid * 1755–1764 various locales throughout Italy * 1760 Vienna * 1764–1765 London (King's Theatre) * 1768–1771 Milan〔"Manzuoli, Giovanni" IN ''Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians'' New York : Schirmer Books, 2001, vol. 4, p. 2273.〕 During Manzuoli's sojourn to London, he became friends with the Mozart family.〔Woodfield, Ian. 'New Light on the Mozart's London Visit: A Private Concert with Manzuoli. ''Music and Letters'', Vol. 76, No. 2 (May 1995), pp. 187–208.〕 While in Milan, he was appointed Chamber Singer to the Duke of Tuscany. His final appearance was in Milano in 1771. He died eleven years later.〔Hansell, Kathleen Kuzmick. "Manzuoli, Giovanni" IN ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera'' New York : Grove's Dictionaries of Music 1992, vol. 3, pp. 197–198.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Giovanni Manzuoli」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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