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Adelina Patti, Italian-French opera singer (born 1843)

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Adelina Patti

Italian opera singer (1843–1919)

Adelina Patti was a Spanish-Italian opera singer. At the height of her career, she was earning huge fees performing in the music capitals of Europe and America. She first sang in public as a child in 1851, and gave her last performance before an audience in 1914. Along with her…
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Opera

Art form combining sung text and musical score in a theatrical setting

Opera is a form of Western theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librettist and incorporates a number of the performing arts, such as acting, scenery,…
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