Girolamo Crescentini

Italian singer castrato

Person human Q552124

Facts

21 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[15]
Date of birth: February 2, 1762, February 2, 1766^[10]
Date of death: April 24, 1846
Place of birth: Urbania
Place of death: Naples
Occupation: composer, opera singer, music educator, sopranist, maestro, singer^[11]
Award received: Order of the Iron Crown (Kingdom of Italy)^[14]
Genre: classical music^[16]
Student of: Lorenzo Gibelli^[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Italian^[26]
Described by source: Riemann's Music Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[22]^[23]^[24]
Fach vocal classification: sopranist, castrato^[27]^[28]
Family name: Crescentini^[18]
Given name: Girolamo^[19]
Instrument: voice^[21]
P14585: 36502
P14608: 11672594X
Participant in: Wikidata item^[25]
Student: Gustav Wilhelm Teschner, Adelaide Tosi^[12]^[13]
Voice type: soprano^[17]

🏷️ Also known as

en Girolamo Crescentini cs Hier. Crescentini cs J. Crescentini cs Jerome Chrescentini cs Jerome Crescentini cs Jerôme Crescentini cs Jerome Cresentini cs Signor Crescentini cs Signor(Girolamo) Crescentini cs G. Crescentini fa جیرولامو کرچنتینی ja ジローラモ・クレシェンティーニ ru Джироламо Крескентини ru Джироламо Крешентини ru Крескентини Джироламо ru Крескентини, Джироламо ru Крешентини Джироламо

🔖 Identifiers · 54

ISNI: 0000000109128519
VIAF cluster ID: 69194100
Library of Congress authority ID: nr95041940
GND ID: 11672594X
Archivio Storico Ricordi person ID: 15220
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 14783864r
CANTIC ID: 981058608164706706
CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp01383987
Carl-Maria-von-Weber-Gesamtausgabe ID: A000334
CiNii Research ID: 1140563741798484608
Classical Archives composer ID: 39699
DDB person (GND) ID: 11672594X

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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 11672594X
Dezède person ID: 16213
Dizionario della Musica in Italia ID: 002658_Crescentini_Girolamo
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID: 107395
Europeana entity: agent/base/154199
FAST ID: 1525166
FID performing arts ID: agent/gnd_11672594X
FactGrid item ID: Francesco II Sforza
Freebase ID: /m/05y21q
Geni.com profile ID: 6000000155517245842
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Girolamo_Crescentini
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017): 2110770
Grove Music Online ID: 06813
IMSLP ID: Category:Crescentini,_Girolamo
KBR person ID: 14229065
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID: 11672594X
LBT person ID: GiCresc1846
MusicBrainz artist ID: 3e415c5a-2dca-4ad8-b3da-a418af52469b
Musicalics composer ID: 88621
Muziekweb performer ID: M00000270007
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA15791056
NL CR AUT ID: mzk2010577060
NUKAT ID: n2010109112
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810582780905606
National Library of Portugal ID: 63833
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0): XX862636
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 148488862
Obálky knih ID: mzk2010577060
Open Library ID: OL7186931A
OpenMLOL author ID: 50468
Polish Music Library PBM ID: crescentini-girolamo
RISM ID: people/73192
SBN author ID: MUSV018960
SNAC ARK ID: w6q81r4c
The Oxford Dictionary of Music entry ID: 2274
Treccani ID: girolamo-crescentini
Treccani's Biographical Dictionary of Italian People ID: girolamo-crescentini
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID: girolamo-crescentini
Vatican Library VcBA ID: 495/156065
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID: girolamo-crescentini
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJg8J4qHDc68vVkRdMwgrq
Yale LUX ID: person/5cee25bf-ccea-418e-84e2-44567e85303a

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Occupation 6

composer, singer, maestro, sopranist, opera singer, music educator

Described by source 2

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia

Mb:teacher 2

Isabella Colbran, Lauro Rossi

Award received 1

Order of the Iron Crown (Kingdom of Italy)

Fach vocal classification 1

sopranist

FactGrid item ID 1

Francesco II Sforza

Genre 1

classical music

Given name 1

Girolamo

Instance of 1

human

Instrument 1

voice

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

Italian

Place of birth 1

Urbania

Place of death 1

Naples

Sex or gender 1

male

Student 1

Adelaide Tosi

Student of 1

Lorenzo Gibelli

Students 1

Adelaide Tosi

Teachers 1

Lorenzo Gibelli

Voice type 1

soprano

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Lorenzo Gibelli

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Summary

Girolamo Crescentini was born on February 2, 1762^[1], in Urbania^[2]. He died on April 24, 1846^[3], in Naples^[4]. He worked as a composer^[5], opera singer^[6], music educator^[7], sopranist^[8], and maestro^[9].

FAQs

Where was Girolamo Crescentini born?

Girolamo Crescentini was born in Urbania^[2].

Where did Girolamo Crescentini die?

Girolamo Crescentini passed away in Naples^[4].

What did Girolamo Crescentini do for work?

Girolamo Crescentini worked as a composer^[5], opera singer^[6], music educator^[7], sopranist^[8], and maestro^[9].

What awards did Girolamo Crescentini receive?

Honors received include Order of the Iron Crown (Kingdom of Italy)^[14].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Girolamo Crescentini — place of birth (P19): Urbania. Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved 2020-12-03. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Girolamo Crescentini — place of death (P20): Naples. Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved 2020-12-03. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Girolamo Crescentini — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Girolamo Crescentini — occupation (P106): composer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Girolamo Crescentini — occupation (P106): opera singer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Girolamo Crescentini — occupation (P106): music educator. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Girolamo Crescentini — occupation (P106): sopranist. Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved 2020-12-03. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Girolamo Crescentini — occupation (P106): maestro. Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved 2020-12-03. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Girolamo Crescentini — occupation (P106): singer. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-12-15. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Girolamo Crescentini — genre (P136): classical music. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Girolamo Crescentini — award received (P166): Order of the Iron Crown (Kingdom of Italy). wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Girolamo Crescentini — voice type (P412): soprano. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Girolamo Crescentini — date of birth (P569): February 2, 1762. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Girolamo Crescentini — date of birth (P569): February 2, 1766. Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved 2020-12-03. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Girolamo Crescentini — date of death (P570): April 24, 1846. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Girolamo Crescentini — family name (P734): Crescentini. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Girolamo Crescentini — given name (P735): Girolamo. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Girolamo Crescentini — student (P802): Gustav Wilhelm Teschner. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Girolamo Crescentini — student (P802): Adelaide Tosi. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Girolamo Crescentini — student of (P1066): Lorenzo Gibelli. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Girolamo Crescentini — instrument (P1303): voice. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Girolamo Crescentini — described by source (P1343): Riemann's Music Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Girolamo Crescentini — described by source (P1343): Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Girolamo Crescentini — described by source (P1343): The Nuttall Encyclopædia. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Girolamo Crescentini — participant in (P1344): Q52530051. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Girolamo Crescentini — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Italian. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Girolamo Crescentini — Fach vocal classification (P1731): sopranist. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Girolamo Crescentini — Fach vocal classification (P1731): castrato. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.

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Girolamo Crescentini

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