Giovanni Gabrielli (died between 1603 and 1611) was an Italian actor of the commedia dell'arte, who performed under the name Sivello. [1]
Gabrielli was particularly famous for portraying several characters talking together in different languages. [1] The 18th-century historian Francesco Saverio Quadrio relates that Gabrielli was able to impersonate women with his voice only, without the benefit of a costume change. [2] His portrait was engraved by Agostino Carracci. [3]
His son Francesco Gabrielli was also a well known actor. [1]
Two works of Gabrielli were published in Bologna in the early 17th century: [4]
Giovanni Gabrielli (died between 1603 and 1611) was an Italian actor of the commedia dell'arte, who performed under the name Sivello. [1]
Gabrielli was particularly famous for portraying several characters talking together in different languages. [1] The 18th-century historian Francesco Saverio Quadrio relates that Gabrielli was able to impersonate women with his voice only, without the benefit of a costume change. [2] His portrait was engraved by Agostino Carracci. [3]
His son Francesco Gabrielli was also a well known actor. [1]
Two works of Gabrielli were published in Bologna in the early 17th century: [4]