English: A detail from Marco Ricci's 1709 painting "Rehearsal for an Opera". Ricci was a stage painter at the Queen's Theatre, Haymarket. The singer depicted is believed to be the theatre's leading alto castrato, Nicolo Grimaldi, known as "Nicolini". At least two copies of the painting have been made and sold (see provenance document).
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{{Information |Description = A detail from [[Marco Ricci]]'s 1709 painting "Rehearsal for an Opera". Ricci was a stage painter at the Queen's Theatre, Haymarket. The singer depicted is believed to be the theatre's leading alto castrato, [[Nicolo Grima
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