Isabella Colbran
Born: 2nd February 1785, Madrid, Spain
Died: 7th October 1845, Bologna, Italy
Nationality: Spanish
Isabella Angela Colbran was a Spanish opera singer known in her native country as Isabel Colbrandt. Many sources note her as a dramatic coloratura soprano but some believe that she was a mezzo-soprano with a high extension, a soprano sfogato. She collaborated with opera composer Gioachino Rossini in the creation of a number of roles that remain in the repertory to this day; they were married on 22 March 1822. She was the composer of four collections of songs.
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