Enrico Delle Sedie

Enrico Delle Sedie (1822–1907)

Enrico Augusto Delle Sedie (17 June 1822 – 28 November 1907) was an Italian operatic baritone who sang extensively in Europe, performing the bel canto repertoire and in works by Verdi.

Early life

He was born in Livorno and studied with Cesario Galeffi.

Career

After retiring from the stage, he taught at the Paris Conservatory from 1876 to 1886 and later privately. The renowned lyric tenor Alessandro Bonci was one of his pupils. "Although his voice was small, his style and musicianship were regarded as outstanding".^[1]

Bibliography

Delle Sedie wrote two treatises on singing (1876, 1886) as well as the book Riflessioni sulle cause della decadenza della scuola di canto in Italia (Reflections on the decline of the School of Singing in Italy) (Paris, 1881).

Legacy

A street in Livorno, the city of his birth, is named after him.^[2]

References

1. Forbes, Elizabeth, "Delle Sedie, Enrico", Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
2. Via Enrico Delle Sedie

External links

• Fondo Enrico delle Sedie (Provincia di Livorno)
• (Italian) Enrico Delle Sedie – Una Voce Ritrovata (ref)
• (Italian) Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani by A. Iesur

Images

• Sedie as Figaro (ref)
• Photos Gallica

Books and Writings

• Works by or about Enrico Delle Sedie at Internet Archive
• How to learn to sing (Article contribution to Modern music and musicians for vocalists)
• Publications at University of Rochester
• Free scores by Enrico Delle Sedie at the International Music Score Library Project
• Traité complet de chant et de déclamation lyrique Enrico Delle Sedie (Paris, 1847) fragment