Giovanni Gabrielli (actor)



Giovanni Gabrielli (died between 1603 and 1611) was an Italian actor of the commedia dell'arte, who performed under the name Sivello.

Biography
Gabrielli was particularly famous for portraying several characters talking together in different languages. 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. His portrait was engraved by Agostino Carracci.

His son Francesco Gabrielli was also a well known actor.

Publications
Two works of Gabrielli were published in Bologna in the early 17th century:
 * Villanelle Nuove Composte per Giovanni Gabrielli detto il Sivello (Bologna, 1601)
 * Il Studio, Comedia Nova, Composta per Giovanni Gabrielli da Modona, detto il Sivello (Bologna, 1602)