Mary Rosselli Nissim

Mary Rosselli Nissim (9 June 1864 - 26 September 1937) was an Italian composer, designer and pianist who composed four operas and many songs. She won at least two major awards.[1][2]

Life and career

Rosselli Nissim was born in Florence[3] to Janet Nathan and Pellegrino Rosselli.[4] She married Cesare Nissim and they had three children.[5] She studied music with her mother and with Giuseppe Menichetti.[1] An accomplished pianist, she accompanied Ubaldo Ceccarelli and other singers in recitals.[6]

In 1896, Rosselli Nissim’s opera Nephta won Honorable Mention at the Vienna Steiner contest.[7] Her work in industrial design won a prize at the 1911 Turin International, an exhibition of industry and work.[8] She died in Viareggio, Italy, in 1937.[1]

Roselli Nissim’s music was published by Carisch[1] and included:

Opera

Orchestra

  • Canzone Anacreontica (bass soloist, chorus, and orchestra)[1]

Vocal

  • “Avventuroso Augello” (madrigal)[1]
  • “Barcarola”[1]
  • “Canzonetta”[1]
  • “Cavallino, Scherzetto”[1]
  • “Dolce Aprile”[1]
  • “Gira la Ruota Come l’Amor”[1]
  • “L’homme Beau”[1]
  • “Le Gaga”[1]
  • “Le Petit Homme Gres”[1]
  • “Le Petit Japonais”[1]
  • “Voglio Rubare” (madrigal)[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Books & Music (USA). p. 601. ISBN 978-0-313-24272-4.
  2. ↑ "ROSSELLI-NISSIM, Mary". Donne, Women in Music. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  3. ↑ Wier, Albert (1938). The Macmillan Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians. New York: The Macmillan Company. p. 1581.
  4. ↑ Sarfatti, Michele (2006). The Jews in Mussolini's Italy: From Equality to Persecution. Univ of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 978-0-299-21734-1.
  5. ↑ Rosselli Nissim, Mary. "Nissim, Mary". www.myheritage.com. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  6. ↑ Gazzetta musicale di Milano (in Italian). G. Ricordi. 1901.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1995). The Norton/Grove Dictionary of Women Composers. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-03487-5.
  8. ↑ McVicker, Mary Frech (2016). Women opera composers: biographies from the 1500s to the 21st century. Jefferson, N.C: McFarland & c. pp. 64–65. ISBN 978-0-7864-9513-9.
  9. ↑ The Jewish World. Messrs. Philip Johns & Company. 1898.
  10. ↑ The Monthly Musical Record. Augener. 1898.
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