Elena D'Angri
Elena D'Angri (also known as Elena Angri) (May 1821 or 1824 in Corfu – 1886 in Barcelona) was a Greek-born operatic contralto of Italian origin who was active in the mid-19th century in European opera houses and in the United States.[1][2]
The daughter of Saverio Angri (originally from Naples) and Maria Vitturi di Giovanni, her real name was Nazarena Mattia Elena Catterina.[citation needed] She was baptised on 10 June 1821 at the Roman Catholic Cathedral of St James and St Christopher in Corfu, Greece.[citation needed]
During the 1855 and 1856 season at the Teatro Regio in Turin, she performed in La Cenerentola (as Angelina), The Barber of Seville (as Rosina), and Il trovatore (as Azucena).[3] Later in 1856, she performed for the first time in New York City, accompanied by the pianist and composer Sigismond Thalberg.[4]
References
Notes
- ↑ Elena D'Angri: North American Theatre Online
- ↑ Leotsakos (1992) gives her birth date as 14 May 1824. Moores (1880) gives 14 May 1821. The death date is from Kardamis (2004).
- ↑ Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Elena d'Angri". Almanacco Amadeus (Italian).
- ↑ French (1989) p. 397
Sources
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- Kardamis, Konstantinos (2004). "Nobile Teatro di San Giacomo di Corfù: An overview of its significance for the Greek ottocento". XI Convegno Annuale di Società Italiana di Musicologia, Lecce, 22–24 October 2004
- Leotsakos, George (1992) "Angri, Elena", The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (subscription required)
- Moore, John Weeks (1880). "Angri, Elena", Complete Encyclopaedia of Music. Oliver Ditson Co.
Further reading
- Lawrence, Vera Brodsky and Strong, George Templeton (1999). Repercussions, 1857–1862, Volume 3 of Strong on Music. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0226470156
- Zavadini, Guido (1948). Donizetti: vita, musiche, epistolario, pp. 807–8, 809–10
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