Mozart's First Figaro: The Vocal Skill of Francesco Benucci.

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    • Subject Terms:
      ITALY; VIENNA (Austria); AUSTRIA
    • Subject Terms:
      MARRIAGE of Figaro, The (Opera : Mozart)
    • Subject Terms:
      BENUCCI, Francesco; MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791
    • Abstract:
      The article focuses on the vocal skill of Italian musician Francesco Benucci which inspires composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to write compositions based on Benucci's vocal talent. It notes that Benucci became a primo buffo bass in the 1780s in Vienna, Austria and was influential in the creation of Figaro from the drama "Le nozze di Figaro." It says that Mozart saw him performed in Antonio Salieri's drama "La scuola de gelosi," and admired his performance. It claims that he can sing with ease in the upper part of the voice or head voice.