Giovanni Andolfati was a 19th-century Italian actor, active in
northern Italy, including Bologna, Parma, and Milano. He was the son
of Pietro Andolfati.His wife Natalina was often an artist in the same
plays. Even his father played a role in some of his plays. They played
at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan; the Teatro del Corso and of Arena
del Sole in Bologna; the Obizzi theater in Padua; as well as theaters
in Perugia and Faenza. His company specialized in comedies by Carlo
Goldoni, and plays such as La moglie saggia, Le tre Zelinde, Pamela
nubile, in Ottavia and in Antigone by Vittorio Alfieri and the
Galeotto Manfredi by Vincenzo Monti. Giovanni, through excessive
gambling, became penniless, and his company broke up by 1827. Giovanni
and his wife were reduced to work for the company of the actress
Carolina Internari. Natalina soon died of typhus after 1828. Andolfati
also worked for the company of N. Medoni in 1834, as did his daughter
Annetta.
northern Italy, including Bologna, Parma, and Milano. He was the son
of Pietro Andolfati.His wife Natalina was often an artist in the same
plays. Even his father played a role in some of his plays. They played
at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan; the Teatro del Corso and of Arena
del Sole in Bologna; the Obizzi theater in Padua; as well as theaters
in Perugia and Faenza. His company specialized in comedies by Carlo
Goldoni, and plays such as La moglie saggia, Le tre Zelinde, Pamela
nubile, in Ottavia and in Antigone by Vittorio Alfieri and the
Galeotto Manfredi by Vincenzo Monti. Giovanni, through excessive
gambling, became penniless, and his company broke up by 1827. Giovanni
and his wife were reduced to work for the company of the actress
Carolina Internari. Natalina soon died of typhus after 1828. Andolfati
also worked for the company of N. Medoni in 1834, as did his daughter
Annetta.
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