Bernardi, Francesco
Record IDcnp00556211
URIhttp://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cnp00556211
Gendermale
Biographical Data1680 - 1750
Last Edit2024-02-08
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Further Biographical Data1680-1750
ActivityPersonen zu Musik (14.4p) (sswd)
Kastrat (gnd)
Sänger (gnd)
CountryItalien
Geographic NoteIT (iso3166)
Names
HeadingBernardi, Francesco
used in: Integrated Authority File (GND), Germany
used in: Integrated Authority File (GND), Germany
Variant NameSenesino, Il
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Found inGrove, LoC
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Portrait of the contralto castrato Francesco Bernardi, better known under his stage name Senesinoat the same time a parody of the castrati and their singing - and the wealth they earned with it. The lines beneath the portrait - in their English translation - read::Renown'd Siena gave him birth and name Kind Heaven his Voice and Harmony his Fame While here the Great and Fair their Tribute bring The Deaf may wonder where his Merits spring But all think Fortune just that have him singEngraving by Elisha Kirkall (ca. 1682-1742) after an artwork by Joseph Goupy (1689-1769)preserved at Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge, Object-Number: P.10512-R
[Elisha Kirkall (c.1682-1742) after Joseph Goupy (1689-1769) / http://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/157703 -- CC0 -- http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Francesco Bernardi detto il Senesino (Fitzwilliam Object no. P.10512-R).jpg]
[Elisha Kirkall (c.1682-1742) after Joseph Goupy (1689-1769) / http://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/157703 -- CC0 -- http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Francesco Bernardi detto il Senesino (Fitzwilliam Object no. P.10512-R).jpg]
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