Marietta Alboni
Marietta Alboni , actually Maria Anna Marzia Alboni (born March 6, 1826 in Città di Castello , Umbria , † June 23, 1894 in Ville d'Avray near Paris ) was an Italian opera singer with an alto voice . Her voice was known for its softness and an extraordinary euphony in the low notes. As an actress , she appeared in game operas .
Life
She received her musical training from the singing teacher Antonio Bagioli in Cesena . Also Gioacchino Rossini was interested in it and studied with her several parts of his operas. At the age of 16 she made her stage debut in Bologna . In 1843 she sang with great success at La Scala in Milan . Performances also took place in other cities in Italy. Later she performed with the impresario Bartolomeo Merelli in Vienna , from there she went on a tour to Saint Petersburg .
In 1845 she appeared in Germany accompanied by the pianist Hermann Berens , then in Hungary and Bohemia . For the Carnival of 1847 she appeared in Rome and in the spring of the same year at the Royal Opera House , whereby she was also in comparison with Jenny Lind , who was appearing at Her Majesty's Theater at the same time . From London, she traveled to Paris in October , where she accepted an engagement at the Italian Opera . In 1852 and 1853, she toured America, where she received excellent reviews in North America from Walt Whitman, among others . Presumably Alboni was the first interpreter of La Paloma . In 1854 she married Count Achille Pepoli, then reduced the number of her public appearances and retired from the stage after his death in 1866. In 1877 she married the French officer Charles Dénis Ziégler.
Web links
- Coro Lirico "Marietta Alboni" Città di Cesena ( Memento of September 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (Italian)
- Dedicato a Marietta Alboni ( Memento from May 12, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Italian)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Alboni, Marietta |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Alboni, Maria Anna Marzia (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian opera singer with an alto voice |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 6, 1826 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Città di Castello , Umbria |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 23, 1894 |
| Place of death | Ville d'Avray near Paris |