# Virginia Guerrini

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**Virginia Guerrini** (20 February 1871, Brescia – 26 February 1948, Brescia) was an Italian operatic [mezzo-soprano](/source/Mezzo-soprano). She made her professional opera debut at the [Garibaldi Theatre](/source/Garibaldi_Theatre_(Treviso)) in Treviso as Elsa in [Richard Wagner](/source/Richard_Wagner)'s *[Lohengrin](/source/Lohengrin_(opera))* in 1889. The following year, she made her debuts at the [Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi](/source/Teatro_Lirico_Giuseppe_Verdi) as Laura in *[La Gioconda](/source/La_Gioconda_(opera))*, the [Teatro Dal Verme](/source/Teatro_Dal_Verme) in Milan as Adalgisa in [Vincenzo Bellini](/source/Vincenzo_Bellini)'s *[Norma](/source/Norma_(opera))*, the [Liceu](/source/Liceu) in Ortrud in *Lohengrin*, and at the [Teatro Regio](/source/Teatro_Regio_(Turin)) in Turin as Loretta in [Alberto Franchetti](/source/Alberto_Franchetti)'s *[Asrael](/source/Asrael)*.[1]

In 1892, Guerrini made her debut at [La Scala](/source/La_Scala) as Adalagisa. During her time at La Scala, she performed in several world premieres, including the role of Afra in [Alfredo Catalani](/source/Alfredo_Catalani)'s *[La Wally](/source/La_Wally)* (1892) and Meg Page in *[Falstaff](/source/Falstaff_(opera))* (1893). Other roles she sang at La Scala included both Anacoana and Iguamota in [Alberto Franchetti](/source/Alberto_Franchetti)'s *[Cristoforo Colombo](/source/Cristoforo_Colombo_(opera))*, Emilia in *[Otello](/source/Otello)*, Nefte in Ponchielli's *[Il figliuol prodigo](/source/Il_figliuol_prodigo)*. She also appeared in major opera houses in South America, Russia, Germany, Spain, and Portugal during her career.

After retiring from the stage in 1925, Guerrini taught singing in her native city of Brescia. She died there in 1948.

## References

1. ["Virginia Guerrini"](http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/virginia-guerrini_(Dizionario-Biografico)/). *www.treccani.it*

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