Marietta Sacchi

Marietta Sacchi was an Italian operatic soprano and mezzo-soprano who had an active career during the 1820s and 1830s, ending 1842. She mainly performed in comprimario and soubrette roles, and appeared at most of Italy's major opera houses and at His Majesty's Theatre in London. She notably created roles in the world premieres of operas by Vincenzo Bellini, Gaetano Donizetti, Simon Mayr, Giovanni Pacini, Luigi Ricci, and Giuseppe Verdi. She also excelled in parts from the operas of Gioachino Rossini.

She was older than Verdi and couldn't possibly sing much of his music, but she sang Cuniza in Verdi's first opera Oberto, and even created the role of Imelda in the same opera.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marietta_Sacchi
• https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marietta_Sacchi (ROLES)
• http://www.archiviostoricolafenice.org/scheda_nome.php?ID=1333 (Teatro La Fenice chronology)