Colbran, Giovanni |
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BORN 1751, Nava del Rey, Valladolid - DIED 1820, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna GRAVE LOCATION Bologna, Emilia-Romagna: Cimitero monumentale della Certosa di Bologna, Via della Certosa 18 (porch of the greater field to the east, Number 6) |
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The violinist Giovanni Colbran married Teresa Ortola. He worked at the Spanish court for King Carlos III, but he left Spain to launch the musical career of his daughter Isabella. This took him first to France and then to Italy. The author Stendhal observed how he used to magnify his daughter's qualities. In 1812 he bought the Collegio di Spagna, a villa in Castenaso near Bologna. When he died in 1820 he left it to Isabella. After his death Gioacchino Rossini bought a tomb for him at the Certosa cemetery in Bologna that was constructed in 1823 by the sculptor Del Rosso from Carrara. Family • Daughter: Colbran, Isabella Related persons • is father-in-law/mother-in-law of Rossini, Gioacchino |
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 The tomb of Giovanni Colbran and Isabella Colbran at the Cimitero monumentale della Certosa, Bologna. Picture by Androom (10 Feb 2017) |
Sources • Giovanni Colbran - Wikipedia (IT) • Rossini Colbran Monument | Storia e Memoria di Bologna |
