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]

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

Andrea del Sarto (libretto by Antonio Lega after Alfred de Musset)^[7]

Fiamme (libretto by Giovacchino Forzano)^[7]

Max (with Menichetti; libretto by Enrico Goliscian)^[7] ^[9]^[10]

Nephta^[1]

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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Books & Music (USA). p. 601. ISBN 978-0-313-24272-4.
^ "ROSSELLI-NISSIM, Mary". Donne, Women in Music. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
^ Wier, Albert (1938). The Macmillan Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians. New York: The Macmillan Company. p. 1581.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^ Sarfatti, Michele (2006). The Jews in Mussolini's Italy: From Equality to Persecution. Univ of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 978-0-299-21734-1.
^ Rosselli Nissim, Mary. "Nissim, Mary". www.myheritage.com. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
^ Gazzetta musicale di Milano (in Italian). G. Ricordi. 1901.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1995). The Norton/Grove Dictionary of Women Composers. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-03487-5.
^ 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.
^ The Jewish World. Messrs. Philip Johns & Company. 1898.
^ The Monthly Musical Record. Augener. 1898.

[:0-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[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.

[:1-7] 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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