Marie Carandini

WP Dowling: Madame Marie Carandini, around 1863/1865

Marie Carandini, Marchesa di Sarzano (born February 1, 1826 in Brixton, London , † April 13, 1894 in Richmond Hill near Bath, Somerset, England) was a British opera singer ( soprano ).

Life

Marie Carandini, around 1859

Marie Burgess was the daughter of the London coachman James Burgess and his wife Martha. In 1833 her parents immigrated to Tasmania , Australia . In 1843, Marie, who was only 17, married the Italian emigrant and aristocrat Jerome Carandini, 10th Marchese di Sarzano (1803–1870). The marriage, which all reports said was a happy one, had five daughters and three sons. From 1846 the couple lived in Sydney , where they received vocal training under Isaac Nathan and Lewis Henry Lavenu . Carandini soon had an excellent reputation as a concert and opera singer across Australia. After the death of her husband, she went on a vocal tour to New Zealand , India , the United States and Europe .

Marie Carandini, Marchesa di Sarzano died in 1894 of complications from cancer in Richmond Hill near Bath and was buried there.

Trivia

• Her eldest daughter, Rosina Martha Hozanah Palmer (1844–1932), was also a celebrated opera singer (soprano).
• The actor Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (1922-2015), known for his portrayal of Count Dracula , was a great-grandson of Marie Carandini.

literature

• B. and F. Mackenzie: Singers of Australia. Melbourne (1967)

Web links

• Ann K. Wentzel: Marie Carandini . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1966–2012 (English).