Adelina Patti

 

 

b. Madrid 1843   d. Craig-y-nos, Wales 1919

Coloratura soprano of great fame. First appeared in New York, 1859, London ,1861 and Paris in 1862.

Appeared in all the major cities of the world and retired in 1907,

appearing one last time for charity in 1914.

 

 

 

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