| LC control no. | no2018102830 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Grossi, Giovanni Francesco, 1653-1697 |
| Variant(s) | Siface, 1653-1697 |
| Birth date | 1653-02-12 |
| Death date | 1697-05-29 |
| Place of birth | Pistoia (Italy : Province) |
| Place of death | Ferrara (Italy) |
| Field of activity | Music |
| Profession or occupation | Castrati Singers |
| Found in | Siface, l'amor castrato, 2018: label (Siface) insert (Giovanni Francesco Grossi, called Siface; castrato singer; born 1653 in Chiesina Uzzanese, Pistoia, Italy; nickname Siface came from his debut in 1671, singing the role of Siface, king of Numidia in Cavalli's Scipione africano at the Teatro Tordinona; contralto singer rather than true soprano) OCLC, 2 August 2018 (access points: Grossi, Giovanni Francesco ; Grossi, Giovanni Francesco, called Siface; usage: Sig. Gio. Francesco Grossi, detto Siface ; Siface (G.F. Grossi)) Grove Music Online, via WWW, 2 August 2018 (Giovanni Francesco 'Siface' Grossi; born in Chiesina Uzzanese, near Pescia, February 12, 1653; died near Ferrara, May 29, 1697; Italian soprano castrato; performance of Syphax in Cavalli's Scipione affricano in Rome in 1671 earned him his nickname; assassinated after an indiscreet affair with a member of the Marsili family) |
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