Gian Francesco Angelini (1830-1915); Italian bass who created the role of Padre Guardiano at the première of Verdi's "La forza del destino" in St. Petersburg (1862).
His first known public performance was in 1853 at the Teatro Corso in Bologna as Ferrando in Verdi's "Il Trovatore" (which premièred on 19 January 1853). In that same year he performed the role of Ferrando at the Teatro Floridi in Livorno and at the Teatro Regio in Turin. In 1854 he was engaged at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genua. In 1855 he appeared at the Teatro Morlacchi in Perugia ( as Sparafucile) at the Teatro Apollo in Rome and he made guest appearances in Vienna at the Theater am Kärntnertor. In 1856 he was engaged in Paris at the Théâtre-Italien. In 1862 he created the role of Padre Guardiano at the première of Verdi's "La forza del destino" in St. Petersburg. In 1869 he created here the role of King Philippe in the Russian première of Verdi's "Don Carlos". After 1869 there are no facts known about his career.