Person Open DS/UK/6197 Agnesi; Luigi (17 July 1833-2 February 1875); Belgian operatic singer, conductor and composer Agnesi Luigi 17 July 1833-2 February 1875 Belgian operatic singer, conductor and composer Male (cisgender) Luigi Agnessi | Louis Ferdinand Leopold Agniez Namur, Belgium (born)

London, England (died)

Belgian Musician | Vocals, Conductor, Composer | Bass-baritone, Operatic White No known disability No known religious affiliation Unknown Luigi Agnesi was a Belgian operatic bass-baritone, conductor and composer. Agnesi graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Brussels in 1853, where he studied with Charles-Marie-François Bosselet and the François-Joseph Fétis. He won the Belgian Prix de Rome which enabled him to pursue further studies in Italy. His only opera composition, Hermold le Normand, premiered unsuccessfully at La Monnaie in 1858. Agniez decided to reorient himself towards a singing career. In 1861 he entered the Paris Conservatoire where he studied singing for the next three years under Gilbert Duprez. He made his professional opera debut in 1864 as Assur in Gioachino Rossini's Semiramide at the Théâtre-Italien in Paris. In 1865 he made his London debut at Her Majesty's Theatre. He was highly active at the Royal Opera House and the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Agnesi (2020) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 6/19/2013 RAHeharper 9/14/2022 572ec0a3-fe37-4763-8385-f91f57fa02ea