Salvatore Patti
Salvatore Patti (* 1800 ; † August 21, 1869 in Paris ) was an Italian opera singer (tenor).
Life
Patti was considered a major Donizetti interpreter and worked as a singer in Madrid before he went to New York in 1847. Here he was a director at the Italian Opera . He was married to the singer Caterina Barili , the widow of the composer Francesco Barili and the progenitor of a family of musicians that had a decisive influence on musical life in the USA in the mid-19th century. In addition to their children, the famous singers Amelia , Carlotta and Adelina Patti and the violinist and conductor Carlo Patti, they also included Caterina's children from their first marriage, the singers Clotilda , Ettore and Nicola Barili as well as the singer and conductor Antonio Barili .
literature
- Katherine K. Preston, "Opera on the Road: Traveling Opera Troupes in the United States, 1825-60" , reissued University of Illinois Press, 2001, ISBN 9780252070020 , p. 396
Web links
- Patti Carlotta at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon , accessed on March 29, 2019
Individual evidence
- ^ The Brooklyn Daily Eagle , Brooklyn, New York, August 25, 1869, p. 2.
- ^ The New York Times , New York, USA, December 15, 1915, p. 15.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Patti, Salvatore |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian opera singer (tenor) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1800 |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 21, 1869 |
| Place of death | Paris |