Carlotta Patti

Italian opera singer

Ernest de Munck

(m. 1879)

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Musical artist

Carlotta Patti (c. 1840 – 27 June 1889^[1]) was an Italian operatic soprano. While not able to achieve her younger sister Adelina Patti's level of acclaim, Carlotta nonetheless received top billing in concerts in the United States, Great Britain, and Australia.^[1]^[3] She was known for her extensive vocal range, reportedly being able to reach a G sharp in altissimo.^[4] She often sang songs such as Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen that highlighted this extensive range.^[1]^[5] She made several concert tours with the French baritone Jules Lefort.

Life

Early life

Various sources list her birth year as 1835,^[1] 1840,^[6] and 1842.^[3] Born Florence, Italy into a musical family, Patti studied the piano in her youth before following her younger sister's inclination toward singing. As a child, Carlotta developed a handicap which caused a noticeable limp in her walk. Due to this condition she mostly avoided operatic performances and preferred to sing on the concert stage. Carlotta studied voice with Hermine Küchenmeister-Rudersdorf.^[7]

Death

Patti died of cancer in Paris on 27 June 1889.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Lee, Sidney, ed. (1896). "Patti, Carlotta" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 46. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 56.
^ "Foreign News: Marriage of Carlotta Patti to Ernest De Munck Arrest of German Socialists at Boulogne, France British Forces in Close Pursuit of King Cetewayo A Band of Sicilian Brigands Captured After a Fight Particulars of the Recent Riots in Santiago de Chile The British Isles". San Francisco Chronicle. 4 September 1879. p. 2. ProQuest 365509183.
^ ^a ^b "Carlotta Patti". The Argus. Melbourne. 3 April 1880. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
^ "Death of Carlotta Patti". The Mercury. 1 July 1889. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
^ Grove, George; Fuller-Maitland, John Alexander; Wodehouse, Adela Harriet Sophia (Bagot) (1883). A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1880) by Eminent Writers, English and Foreign. Vol. 3. Macmillan Publishers. p. 734.
^ Klein, Herman (1977). "Appendix Q". The Reign of Patti. Opera Biographies (2 ed.). Arno Press. p. 427.
^ Page, Edson Ward (1946). "Semiramis in Boston". Chicago Review. 1 (2): 86–94. doi:10.2307/25292724. ISSN 0009-3696. JSTOR 25292724.