Nicola Rossi-Lemeni, was a basso opera singer of mixed Italian-Russian parentage.
Rossi-Lemeni was born in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire, the son of an Italian colonel and a Russian mother. In his prime he was one of the most respected bassos in Italy. The composer Ildebrando Pizzetti wrote the opera Assassinio nella cattedrale specifically for Rossi-Lemeni. He was also a prize-winning poet and a painter.