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Andrea Adami da Bolsena (30 November 1663 – 22 July 1742) was an Italian castrato, musician, and later secretary to Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni.

Life

He was born in Bolsena. Until 1690, he served the former queen Christina I of Sweden, alongside violinist Archangelo Corelli and cellist Filippo Amadei. They performed in operas by Flavio Carlo Lanciani (1667–1706) and Alessandro Stradella.

Through the influence of and as a favorite of Cardinal Ottoboni, he was appointed master of the papal choir in 1700.^[1] He left a history of this institution, with portraits and memoirs of the singers (in the Sistine Chapel), under the title of "Osservazioni per ben regolare il coro dei cantori della Cappella Pontificia" (Rome, 1711).^[2]

He was reportedly highly esteemed by the Romans for his personal as well as his musical gifts.^[2] He helped his nephew Lionardo Adami become the librarian.^[3] He died in Rome.

Notes

^ Handel as Orpheus: voice and desire in the chamber cantatas by Ellen T. Harris [1]
^ ^a ^b One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Völker, James Alphonsus (1907). "Andrea Adami da Bolsena". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
^ "1812 Chalmers' Biography / A / Lionardo Adami (1690–?) – scholar [vol. 1, p. 137]". Retrieved 2022-09-07.

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[1] Handel as Orpheus: voice and desire in the chamber cantatas by Ellen T. Harris [1]

[CE-2] One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Völker, James Alphonsus (1907). "Andrea Adami da Bolsena". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

[3] "1812 Chalmers' Biography / A / Lionardo Adami (1690–?) – scholar [vol. 1, p. 137]". Retrieved 2022-09-07.

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-'''Andrea Adami da Bolsena''' (30 November 1663 &ndash; 22 July 1742) was an Italian [[castrato]], [[musician]] later secretary to Cardinal [[Pietro Ottoboni (cardinal)|Ottoboni]].
+'''Andrea Adami da Bolsena''' (30 November 1663 &ndash; 22 July 1742) was an Italian [[castrato]], [[musician]], and later secretary to Cardinal [[Pietro Ottoboni (cardinal)|Pietro Ottoboni]].
+== Life ==
-Bolsena was born in [[Bolsena]].  Until 1690 he was serving the former queen [[Christina I of Sweden]], like [[Archangelo Corelli]] and the cellist Filippo [[Amadei]]. They performed in operas by [[Flavio Carlo Lanciani]] (1667-1706) and [[Alessandro Stradella]].
+He was born in [[Bolsena]]. Until 1690, he served the former queen [[Christina I of Sweden]], alongside violinist [[Archangelo Corelli]] and cellist [[Filippo Amadei]]. They performed in operas by [[Flavio Carlo Lanciani]] (1667–1706) and [[Alessandro Stradella]].
-Through the influence of and being the favourite of Cardinal Ottoboni he was appointed master of the papal choir in 1700.<ref>Handel as Orpheus: voice and desire in the chamber cantatas by Ellen T. Harris [http://books.google.com/books?id=w1z2sDRi4NIC&pg=PA37&lpg=PA37&dq=Handel+Gian+Gastone&source=bl&ots=FX0gA8_1Tj&sig=qTDH00c4hR7NhSuoF7x-R5cs_5w&hl=nl&ei=Q10IS4GqCYSi4QbQ4pHECw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CBIQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Handel%20Gian%20Gastone&f=false]</ref>  He left a history of this institution, with portraits and memoirs of the singers (in the Sistine Chapel), under the title of "''Osservazioni per ben regolare il coro dei cantori della Cappella Pontificia''" (Rome, 1711).
+Through the influence of and as a favorite of Cardinal Ottoboni, he was appointed master of the papal choir in 1700.<ref>Handel as Orpheus: voice and desire in the chamber cantatas by Ellen T. Harris [https://books.google.com/books?id=w1z2sDRi4NIC&q=Handel+Gian+Gastone&pg=PA37]</ref> He left a history of this institution, with portraits and memoirs of the singers (in the Sistine Chapel), under the title of "''Osservazioni per ben regolare il coro dei cantori della Cappella Pontificia''" (Rome, 1711).<ref name=CE>{{Catholic Encyclopedia |wstitle=Andrea Adami da Bolsena |volume=2 |first=James Alphonsus |last=Völker |inline=1}}</ref>
-He was reportedly highly esteemed by the Romans for his personal as well as his musical gifts. He helped his nephew [[Lionardo Adami]] becoming the librarian.<ref>http://words.fromoldbooks.org/Chalmers-Biography/a/adami-lionardo.html </ref>  He died in Rome.
+He was reportedly highly esteemed by the Romans for his personal as well as his musical gifts.<ref name=CE/> He helped his nephew [[Lionardo Adami]] become the librarian.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://words.fromoldbooks.org/Chalmers-Biography/a/adami-lionardo.html|title = 1812 Chalmers' Biography / A / Lionardo Adami (1690–?) – scholar [vol. 1, p. 137] |accessdate=2022-09-07}}</ref> He died in Rome.
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