About: Madama Europa

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Madama Europa was the nickname of Europa Rossi (fl. 1600), an opera singer, the first Jewish opera singer to achieve widespread fame outside of the Jewish community. She was the sister of the Jewish violinist and composer Salamone Rossi who is known to have been employed at Mantua from 1587 to 1628. She probably took her name from appearances in the mythical role of Europa in an intermezzo before 1600 at the court of the Dukes of Mantua.

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  • Madama Europa was the nickname of Europa Rossi (fl. 1600), an opera singer, the first Jewish opera singer to achieve widespread fame outside of the Jewish community. She was the sister of the Jewish violinist and composer Salamone Rossi who is known to have been employed at Mantua from 1587 to 1628. She probably took her name from appearances in the mythical role of Europa in an intermezzo before 1600 at the court of the Dukes of Mantua. She probably died with her brother in the War of the Mantuan Succession, when, following the fall of Mantua to the Austrian troops of the Holy Roman Empire, imperial soldiers sacked the Jewish ghetto. (en)
  • Europa di Rossi, med smeknamnet Madama Europa, var en italiensk operasångerska som var aktiv i slutet av 1500-talet under 1600-talets första decennier i Mantua. Hon var den första judiska operasångerskan som blev allmänt känd utanför en judisk krets. Europa di Rossi var dotter till Bonaiuto di Rossi och syster till violinisten, sångaren och kompositören Salamone di Rossi. Hon var tillsammans med sin bror avlönad som musiker vid fursten Vincenzo I Gonzagas hov i Mantua från 1590-talet. Hon gjorde ett känt framförande i rollen som den feniciska prinsessan i grekisk mytologi Europa i ett musiksatt drama om Europas bortrövande av Zeus, som framfördes vid bröllopet 1608, under Vincenzo I Gonzagas regeringstid, mellan kronprinsen Francesco de Gonzaga och Margherita av Savoyen. Det har framförts att hon tidigare kan ha tagit sitt namn efter rollen som Europa. Europa di Rossi var gift med David ben Elisha. (sv)
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  • Madama Europa was the nickname of Europa Rossi (fl. 1600), an opera singer, the first Jewish opera singer to achieve widespread fame outside of the Jewish community. She was the sister of the Jewish violinist and composer Salamone Rossi who is known to have been employed at Mantua from 1587 to 1628. She probably took her name from appearances in the mythical role of Europa in an intermezzo before 1600 at the court of the Dukes of Mantua. (en)
  • Europa di Rossi, med smeknamnet Madama Europa, var en italiensk operasångerska som var aktiv i slutet av 1500-talet under 1600-talets första decennier i Mantua. Hon var den första judiska operasångerskan som blev allmänt känd utanför en judisk krets. Europa di Rossi var dotter till Bonaiuto di Rossi och syster till violinisten, sångaren och kompositören Salamone di Rossi. Hon var tillsammans med sin bror avlönad som musiker vid fursten Vincenzo I Gonzagas hov i Mantua från 1590-talet. Europa di Rossi var gift med David ben Elisha. (sv)
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  • Madama Europa (en)
  • Europa di Rossi (sv)
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