Virginia Guerrini
Virginia Guerrini (20 February 1871, Brescia – 26 February 1948, Brescia) was an Italian operatic mezzo-soprano. She made her professional opera debut at the Garibaldi Theatre in Treviso as Elsa in Richard Wagner's "Lohengrin" in 1889. The following year she made her debuts at the Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi as Laura in "La Gioconda", the Teatro Dal Verme in Milan as Adalgisa in Vincenzo Bellini's "Norma", the Liceu in Ortrud in "Lohengrin", and Loretta in Alberto Franchetti's "Asrael" at the Teatro Regio in Turin.

In 1892 Guerrini made her debut at La Scala as Adalagisa. At La Scala she created roles in several world premieres, including Afra in Alfredo Catalani's "La Wally" (1892) and Meg Page in "Falstaff" (1893). Other roles she sang at La Scala included both Anacoana and Iguamota in Alberto Franchetti's "Cristoforo Colombo", Emilia in "Otello", Nefte in Ponchielli's "Il figliuol prodigo". She also appeared in major opera houses in South America, Russia, Germany, Spain, and Portugal during her career.

After retiring from the stage in 1925, Guerrini taught singing in her native city of Brescia. She died there in 1948.
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Richard Wagner
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Lohengrin
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Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi
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La Gioconda
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Teatro Dal Verme
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Vincenzo Bellini
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Norma
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Liceu
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Alberto Franchetti
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Asrael
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Alfredo Catalani
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La Wally
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Falstaff
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Alberto Franchetti
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Cristoforo Colombo
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Otello
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Virginia Guerrini
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