[Letter, 21 November 1777] - Coli, Giovanni 1748-1801 (Potsdam, 1777)
Incipit: "Sig. Maestro, In dato 19.N.br. ricevei la sua gentilissima lettera…"
Giovanni Coli was a castrato at the Königliches Opernhaus of Berlin who regularly sang for Frederick the Great at Sanssouci castle in Potsdam. His letter refers to an "Aria con il flauto". Coli also asks for an aria from 'Rodelinda', which most probably refers to Carl Heinrich Graun's opera 'Rodelinda regina de' Longobardi' (Berlin, 1741; GraunWV B:I:6).
Digitized by iGuana, Spring 2022
Keywords: Graun, Carl Heinrich -- 1704-1759; Staatsoper Unter den Linden (Berlin, Germany); 18th Century (1701-1800); Castrato; Correspondence; Opera; Flute; Potsdam (Germany)