# John Rosselli

> John Rosselli was an Italian-born British historian, academic, journalist, music critic, and writer on music. He earned degrees in history from Swarthmore College in the United States and the University of Cambridge in England; studying under Herbert Butterfield at the latter institution from 1948 through 1951. After completing his education, he worked as a features writer, editor, and critic for The Guardian; rising to the post of deputy London editor. He left the paper in 1964 to join the faculty of University of Sussex where he became a reader and taught history until 1989. He wrote extensively on the history of Italian music, particularly opera. His books include The Opera Industry in Italy from Cimarosa to Verdi: The Role of the Impresario, Music and Musicians in Nineteenth-Century Italy, Singers of Italian Opera: The History of a Profession, The Life of Bellini, The Life of Mozart, and The Life of Verdi.

*Italian-born British historian*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1927-06-08
- **Died:** 2001-01-16
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 38.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.9 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 3.1 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 4.9 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 20.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 53.0 / 100

## Sources
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