# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gaetano-fraschini
# Generated: 2026-08-14T01:03:13.440Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gaetano-fraschini"
name: "Gaetano Fraschini"
slug: "gaetano-fraschini"
description: "Gaetano Fraschini was an Italian tenor. He created many roles in 19th century operas, including five composed by Giuseppe Verdi. His voice was \"heroic ... with a baritonal quality, ... yet Verdi and Donizetti appreciated his ability to sing softly and with subtlety.\" An Italian biographer has pointed out Fraschini's role in extending the longevity of Donizetti's operas, while at the same time accelerating the ascent of Verdi's repertory. He was indeed the most prominent singer who facilitated the transition from Donizetti to Verdi. Fraschini sang over one hundred roles and Verdi placed him at the top of his favorite tenors' list and described him as a \"natural Manrico\" for his Il trovatore. Fraschini also played a pivotal role in the success of many operas by Pacini and Mercadante."
tagline: "Italian tenor (1816-1887)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Portrait_of_Gaetano_Fraschini%2C_tenor_(1816-1887)_-_Archivio_Storico_Ricordi_ICON010811.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1816-02-16"
deathDate: "1887-05-23"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           40.35
  momentum:             11.64716748768473
  historical:           7.204140000000001
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaetano_Fraschini"
    title: "Gaetano Fraschini"
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  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88_%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%89"
    title: "جايتانو فراشينى"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaetano_Fraschini"
    title: "Gaetano Fraschini"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaetano_Fraschini"
    title: "Gaetano Fraschini"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaetano_Fraschini"
    title: "Gaetano Fraschini"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaetano_Fraschini"
    title: "Gaetano Fraschini"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaetano_Fraschini"
    title: "Gaetano Fraschini"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaetano_Fraschini"
    title: "Gaetano Fraschini"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q45571"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump