Lucia Elizabeth Vestris she showed off her fabulously perfect legs, launched her career as a scandalous beauty. From then on she remained an extraordinary favourite in opera, musical farces, and comedies until her retirement in 1854. At the King's Theatre she sang in the English premieres of many Rossini operas, sometimes conducted by the composer himself: "La gazza ladra" (as Pippo, 1821), "La donna del lago" (as Malcolm Groeme, 1823), "Ricciardo e Zoraide" (as Zomira, 1823), "Matilde di Shabran" (as Edoardo, 1823), "Zelmira" (as Emma, 1824), and "Semiramide" (as Arsace, 1824). She excelled in "breeches parts," and she also performed in Mozart operas,
Stefano La Colla the greatest European opera houses such as: Hamburg, Berlin, Munich, Amsterdam, Oslo, Dresden and Vienna. In Italy he has performed several times at La Scala de Milan, Rome, Naples and Verona. 2014 2015 2016 2017 Stefano La Colla Stefano La Colla is an Italian tenor who has given recitals and performed in opera internationally. He was born in Turin, but he is native from Alcamo, where he lived from 12 until he was 23; he started his studies at the Conservatorio Pietro Mascagni in Livorno and trained under the guide of the soprano Luciana Serra and later with the baritone