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    Atto Melani (30 March 1626, in Pistoia – 4 January 1714, in Paris) was a famous Italian castrato opera singer, also employed as a diplomat and a spy....
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  • Look up atto or atto- in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Atto may refer to: Atto Melani (born 1626–1714), Italian opera singer Atto Mensah (born 1964)...
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  • Look up Melani in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Melani may refer to: Alessandro Melani (1639–1703), composer Atto Melani (1626–1714), castrato singer...
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  • around the principal character of the 17th century diplomat and spy, Atto Melani. The story is set in a Roman inn in the year 1683. Ten guests of varying...
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  • died in Pistoia, and was the brother of composer Alessandro Melani and singer Atto Melani. 1655-6: Intermedi (with La donna più costante), Florence, Cocomero...
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    Margherita della Rovere, and also had affairs with men including the castrato Atto Melani. In his book, The Last Medici, Harold Acton records that his death occurred...
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    his growth. Loreto Vittori (1604–1670) Baldassare Ferri (1610–1680) Atto Melani (1626–1714) Giovanni Grossi ("Siface") (1653–1697) Pier Francesco Tosi...
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  • Alessandro Melani (4 February 1639 – 3 October 1703) was an Italian composer and the brother of composer Jacopo Melani, and castrato singer Atto Melani. Along...
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    European history[citation needed] and features famous castrato opera singer Atto Melani as a detective and spy. Although the story itself is fiction, many of...
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  • novel by Rita Monaldi and Francesco Sorti, with the castrato singer Atto Melani as a central character. In painting, the distinct term "imprimatura"...
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