Anna Morichelli Bosello

““It was already past the middle of the theatrical season when two famous rivals arrived in London — Banti, who at that time was one of the most celebrated singers in serious opera, and Morichelli, equally acclaimed in comic opera. Neither of them was young anymore, and neither had ever been considered among the great beauties: but one was highly sought after and paid exorbitantly for the gift of a marvelous voice, the only one nature had given her; the other for her genuine, noble, thoughtful acting, full of expression and grace.””

““Exceedingly beautiful, as one can see from the portrait kept in the hall of the Bologna Music School, she also had a voice so sweet and flexible that it captivated hearts. Fétis, in his Dictionary, dedicates a long article to her, calling her the rival of Banti, and recounts that, like Banti, she earned acclaim on all the major stages of Europe.””