S4c adelina patti biography

Adelina Patti, or Adela Juana Maria Patti, was born on February 10, 1843 in Madrid, Spain and would go from being a child prodigy to one of the greatest sopranos of all time.

S4c adelina patti biography

Her parents were opera singers and from the earliest years of her training, her instructors had believed that Patti had the potential to to become one of the greatest coloratura singers of the 19th century.

In her childhood, her family moved to New York City where she grew up in the Wakefield section of the Bronx (her family home is still standing today).

Patti began to sing professionally, even as a child, and developed into a coloratura soprano with perfectly equalized vocal registers and a surprisingly warm, satiny tone. She appeared in concerts through New York City from the age seven.

After spending several years touring North and South America as well as the West Indies, in November 1859 she finally made her operatic debut in the r