Adelina Patti (10 February 1843–27 September 1919) was a highly acclaimed 19th-century opera singer, earning huge fees at the height of her career in the music capitals of Europe and America. She first sang in public as a child in 1851, and gave her last performance before an audience in 1914. Along with her near contemporaries Jenny Lind and Thérèse Tietjens, Patti remains one of the most famous sopranos in history, owing to the purity and beauty of her lyrical voice and the unmatched quality of her bel canto technique.
The composer Giuseppe Verdi, writing in 1877, described her as being perhaps the finest singer who had ever lived and a "stupendous artist". Verdi's admiration for Patti's talent was shared by numerous music critics and social commentators of her era.
Biography
She was born Adelina Juana Maria Patti, in Madrid, the last child of tenor Salvatore Patti (1800–1869) and soprano Caterina Barilli (died 1870). Her Italian parents were working in Madrid, Spain, at the time of her birth. Because her father came from Sicily, Patti was born a subject of the King of the Two Sicilies. She later carried a French passport, as her first two husbands were French.
Adelina is an opera farsa (described as a ‘medodramma sentimentale’) in one act, by the Italian composer Pietro Generali with words by Gaetano Rossi. It was first performed at the Teatro San Moisè in Venice on either 15 or 16 September 1810. It premiered just before the first of Rossini's farse at the same theatre.
For the inspiration for his libretto Rossi turned to Lisbeth, a drame lyrique with words by Edmond de Favières, set by André Grétry and first performed in 1797 at the Salle Favart in Paris. The libretto is permeated by the ideals of Rousseau and the French Revolution.
Roles
Synopsis
The setting is a beautiful view outside Zürich with two rocks connected by a rustic bridge under which flows a stream. There is a courtyard with Varner’s home, where he lives with his daughters Adelina and Carlotta to the right, and to the left the house of Simone.
Adelina returns home after a long stay with a relative. She has an illegitimate child and is anxious about breaking the news to her father. When she meets the neighbour and teacher Simone (who continually quotes Latin maxims), she asks for his help. Simone suggests an anonymous letter to Varner, who is horrified when he learns of his daughter’s situation.
Firmino, and then Erneville arrive on the scene, and Erneville, the child’s father is reunited with Adelina. Varner considers leaving the town, to avoid shame and disgrace. Following further intervention by Simone, the opera ends with a marriage and forgiveness.
The genus was created by Hesse in 1911 to accommodate a number of species within the genus Adelea that differed significantly: the sporocysts in Adelina are fewer in number than in Adelea and are spherical instead of being discoidal. The type species is Adelina octospora Hesse 1911
General features
Members of this genus have spherical or subspherical oocysts. The sporocysts are spherical and thick-walled.
Adelina Patti ~ Ah Non Credea Mirarti ~ ( La Sonnambula )
This is one of the best versions if not the best version of this aria that human ears ever heard and ever will hear THANK YOU ADELINA ! Recorded in 1906 at her home Craig Y Nos Castle. Adelina Patti.
My hat is off to Mr. Ward Marston, who did the restoration of Patti's voice. He has restored this recording in the key of E. It is very likely that this is a reasonable indication of what Patti's voice may in fact have sounded like! There is so much magic that comes from the recording. It helps make it possible to render an educated guess as to why she was sometimes treated better than the Queen. It also helps explain why she was beloved and praised by every major composer and singer of her time! Patti's recording of "Casta diva," although she did not sing Norma on stage, is a link in a chain leading back directly to Bellini and Giuditta Pasta. She studied it with Maurice Strakosch, accompanist to Giuditta Pasta, who created Norma; the embellishments she employs are almost certainly those ...
published: 17 Oct 2013
Adelina Patti: Verdi’s “Greatest Voice That Ever Lived” | Biography
Adelina Patti was the highest paid entertainer of her time. She was the first truly global celebrity, rubbing elbows with composers and crowned heads alike while she changed the entertainment industry and earned the respect of millions. This documentary is a glimpse into her long and fascinating life.
***EDIT*** The man in the window at 49:58 is not a ghost, that is my boyfriend. Good call though, I didn't catch that during production!
published: 21 Aug 2022
Adelina Patti ~Voi Che Sapete~
This was Patti's first recording made at Craig Y Nos number 537 in Dec 1905 . The phrasing is full of subtleties. Note the delicate phrasing on the repeat of " donne vedete " constant changes in timbre and volume are evident as well . " A lesson to all other sopranos "
Adelina Patti
published: 08 Jul 2012
Adelina Patti ~ The Last Rose Of Summer ~ (RARE CLEAR 1905)
Patti sang this as a solo in many of her later concerts, and the lovely old air is beautifully given with hints of the great bel-canto style of master singers. She had a great gift for languages, and her accent is absolutley unimpeachable. Adelina Patti
published: 17 Feb 2013
Adelina Patti (Connais Tu Le Pays)
From the Opera Mignon our Patti sings us Connais tu le pays ?
Recorded in 1906 in her home Craig Y Nos Castle. Adelina Patti
published: 29 Nov 2012
Adelina Patti's Speaking Voice. (A Message to the Baron)
Amidst the recordings Patti made that winter at Craig Y Nos. One held a greater signifance to her than the others.It was issued only in 1973 included in a limited edition of the complete recordings. It's a message to her husband.Our Patti says " God bless you - my dear husband. For the new year 1906. This is a messge which I want you to keep for all time. So that you may have my voice ever with you. Your loving Adelina otherwise Patti." Recorded in Dec,1905. Adelina Patti
published: 10 Mar 2013
Adelina Patti (Batti,Batti O Bel Masetto) Don Giovanni
Our Patti sings us Batti,Batti O Bel Masetto from Mozart's Don Giovanni here she is Zerlina. This was recorded in her home Craig Y Nos Castle 1905. Adelina Patti's attractive phrasing which is full of subtleties as well as wonderful, well placed exclamatory phrases as well. Her golden tone transports us to the opera stage and singing style of a world so long ago which is a world long gone and lost the new world. Only Patti could deliver such a piece at 62 years old!
published: 10 Dec 2012
Adelina Patti Documentary
English narration with Welsh text.
A Documentary about the life of Opera Singer Adelina Patti who lived at Craig y Nos Country Park in the Brecon Beacons National Park.
published: 29 Oct 2015
Adelina Patti (soprano) - Jewel Song ('Faust' - Gounod) (1905)
Anyone remotely interested in the art of singing should hear at least some of the records of Adelina Patti. Well-recorded for their time, they preserve the voice of one of the greatest singers of the nineteenth century, albeit past her vocal prime.
Much has been written about Patti. Michael Scott referred to her as 'the finest exponent' of 'the old school' of singing. 'From her adult debut, at the age of 16, at New York's old Academy of Music in 1859,' wrote Scott, 'Adelina Patti (1843-1919) was the Queen of Song, and during 50 years her name was a by-word for her art...'
This recording was made at 'Craig-y-Nos,' Patti's home in Wales, in December 1905. The piano accompaniment was provided by Landon Ronald. The soprano was 62 at the time, and she had been singing for close to half a ...
This is one of the best versions if not the best version of this aria that human ears ever heard and ever will hear THANK YOU ADELINA ! Recorded in 1906 at her ...
This is one of the best versions if not the best version of this aria that human ears ever heard and ever will hear THANK YOU ADELINA ! Recorded in 1906 at her home Craig Y Nos Castle. Adelina Patti.
This is one of the best versions if not the best version of this aria that human ears ever heard and ever will hear THANK YOU ADELINA ! Recorded in 1906 at her home Craig Y Nos Castle. Adelina Patti.
My hat is off to Mr. Ward Marston, who did the restoration of Patti's voice. He has restored this recording in the key of E. It is very likely that this is a re...
My hat is off to Mr. Ward Marston, who did the restoration of Patti's voice. He has restored this recording in the key of E. It is very likely that this is a reasonable indication of what Patti's voice may in fact have sounded like! There is so much magic that comes from the recording. It helps make it possible to render an educated guess as to why she was sometimes treated better than the Queen. It also helps explain why she was beloved and praised by every major composer and singer of her time! Patti's recording of "Casta diva," although she did not sing Norma on stage, is a link in a chain leading back directly to Bellini and Giuditta Pasta. She studied it with Maurice Strakosch, accompanist to Giuditta Pasta, who created Norma; the embellishments she employs are almost certainly those of Pasta. Patti is of course not in her prime here, and she does take breaths in places where she probably should not, but what more could one ask for at age 63? Many singers' prime lasts only 15 or so years. When analyzing Patti's voice, status, or singing technique, it is wise to recall that she had a career spanning 63 years. She was beloved by her huge audience, other major singers, important composers, famous and important people such as Queen Victoria , Abraham Lincoln the Czar Of Russia, and others. She earned more money than any other singer of her day, and even the great Verdi, when asked " Maestro, would you please name the three greatest voices of your time," replied "Patti, Patti and Patti! " Bellini's composition has been sung by many voices, some better than others, but I would contend that Patti's stands out from them all; we are so lucky to have this recording! In this video, I have put photos of her which date from approximately the time that she recorded. Notice the photo where she is comforting a wounded WW1 Belgian soldier in 1914. She had a kind heart and a giving soul, and that constituted a significant part of her greatness. The last photo in the video is from her final public appearance at The Royal Albert Hall, in 1914
A special thank you to EdmundStAustell!
My hat is off to Mr. Ward Marston, who did the restoration of Patti's voice. He has restored this recording in the key of E. It is very likely that this is a reasonable indication of what Patti's voice may in fact have sounded like! There is so much magic that comes from the recording. It helps make it possible to render an educated guess as to why she was sometimes treated better than the Queen. It also helps explain why she was beloved and praised by every major composer and singer of her time! Patti's recording of "Casta diva," although she did not sing Norma on stage, is a link in a chain leading back directly to Bellini and Giuditta Pasta. She studied it with Maurice Strakosch, accompanist to Giuditta Pasta, who created Norma; the embellishments she employs are almost certainly those of Pasta. Patti is of course not in her prime here, and she does take breaths in places where she probably should not, but what more could one ask for at age 63? Many singers' prime lasts only 15 or so years. When analyzing Patti's voice, status, or singing technique, it is wise to recall that she had a career spanning 63 years. She was beloved by her huge audience, other major singers, important composers, famous and important people such as Queen Victoria , Abraham Lincoln the Czar Of Russia, and others. She earned more money than any other singer of her day, and even the great Verdi, when asked " Maestro, would you please name the three greatest voices of your time," replied "Patti, Patti and Patti! " Bellini's composition has been sung by many voices, some better than others, but I would contend that Patti's stands out from them all; we are so lucky to have this recording! In this video, I have put photos of her which date from approximately the time that she recorded. Notice the photo where she is comforting a wounded WW1 Belgian soldier in 1914. She had a kind heart and a giving soul, and that constituted a significant part of her greatness. The last photo in the video is from her final public appearance at The Royal Albert Hall, in 1914
A special thank you to EdmundStAustell!
Adelina Patti was the highest paid entertainer of her time. She was the first truly global celebrity, rubbing elbows with composers and crowned heads alike whi...
Adelina Patti was the highest paid entertainer of her time. She was the first truly global celebrity, rubbing elbows with composers and crowned heads alike while she changed the entertainment industry and earned the respect of millions. This documentary is a glimpse into her long and fascinating life.
***EDIT*** The man in the window at 49:58 is not a ghost, that is my boyfriend. Good call though, I didn't catch that during production!
Adelina Patti was the highest paid entertainer of her time. She was the first truly global celebrity, rubbing elbows with composers and crowned heads alike while she changed the entertainment industry and earned the respect of millions. This documentary is a glimpse into her long and fascinating life.
***EDIT*** The man in the window at 49:58 is not a ghost, that is my boyfriend. Good call though, I didn't catch that during production!
This was Patti's first recording made at Craig Y Nos number 537 in Dec 1905 . The phrasing is full of subtleties. Note the delicate phrasing on the repeat of " ...
This was Patti's first recording made at Craig Y Nos number 537 in Dec 1905 . The phrasing is full of subtleties. Note the delicate phrasing on the repeat of " donne vedete " constant changes in timbre and volume are evident as well . " A lesson to all other sopranos "
Adelina Patti
This was Patti's first recording made at Craig Y Nos number 537 in Dec 1905 . The phrasing is full of subtleties. Note the delicate phrasing on the repeat of " donne vedete " constant changes in timbre and volume are evident as well . " A lesson to all other sopranos "
Adelina Patti
Patti sang this as a solo in many of her later concerts, and the lovely old air is beautifully given with hints of the great bel-canto style of master singers. ...
Patti sang this as a solo in many of her later concerts, and the lovely old air is beautifully given with hints of the great bel-canto style of master singers. She had a great gift for languages, and her accent is absolutley unimpeachable. Adelina Patti
Patti sang this as a solo in many of her later concerts, and the lovely old air is beautifully given with hints of the great bel-canto style of master singers. She had a great gift for languages, and her accent is absolutley unimpeachable. Adelina Patti
Amidst the recordings Patti made that winter at Craig Y Nos. One held a greater signifance to her than the others.It was issued only in 1973 included in a limi...
Amidst the recordings Patti made that winter at Craig Y Nos. One held a greater signifance to her than the others.It was issued only in 1973 included in a limited edition of the complete recordings. It's a message to her husband.Our Patti says " God bless you - my dear husband. For the new year 1906. This is a messge which I want you to keep for all time. So that you may have my voice ever with you. Your loving Adelina otherwise Patti." Recorded in Dec,1905. Adelina Patti
Amidst the recordings Patti made that winter at Craig Y Nos. One held a greater signifance to her than the others.It was issued only in 1973 included in a limited edition of the complete recordings. It's a message to her husband.Our Patti says " God bless you - my dear husband. For the new year 1906. This is a messge which I want you to keep for all time. So that you may have my voice ever with you. Your loving Adelina otherwise Patti." Recorded in Dec,1905. Adelina Patti
Our Patti sings us Batti,Batti O Bel Masetto from Mozart's Don Giovanni here she is Zerlina. This was recorded in her home Craig Y Nos Castle 1905. Adelina Patt...
Our Patti sings us Batti,Batti O Bel Masetto from Mozart's Don Giovanni here she is Zerlina. This was recorded in her home Craig Y Nos Castle 1905. Adelina Patti's attractive phrasing which is full of subtleties as well as wonderful, well placed exclamatory phrases as well. Her golden tone transports us to the opera stage and singing style of a world so long ago which is a world long gone and lost the new world. Only Patti could deliver such a piece at 62 years old!
Our Patti sings us Batti,Batti O Bel Masetto from Mozart's Don Giovanni here she is Zerlina. This was recorded in her home Craig Y Nos Castle 1905. Adelina Patti's attractive phrasing which is full of subtleties as well as wonderful, well placed exclamatory phrases as well. Her golden tone transports us to the opera stage and singing style of a world so long ago which is a world long gone and lost the new world. Only Patti could deliver such a piece at 62 years old!
English narration with Welsh text.
A Documentary about the life of Opera Singer Adelina Patti who lived at Craig y Nos Country Park in the Brecon Beacons Natio...
English narration with Welsh text.
A Documentary about the life of Opera Singer Adelina Patti who lived at Craig y Nos Country Park in the Brecon Beacons National Park.
English narration with Welsh text.
A Documentary about the life of Opera Singer Adelina Patti who lived at Craig y Nos Country Park in the Brecon Beacons National Park.
Anyone remotely interested in the art of singing should hear at least some of the records of Adelina Patti. Well-recorded for their time, they preserve the voic...
Anyone remotely interested in the art of singing should hear at least some of the records of Adelina Patti. Well-recorded for their time, they preserve the voice of one of the greatest singers of the nineteenth century, albeit past her vocal prime.
Much has been written about Patti. Michael Scott referred to her as 'the finest exponent' of 'the old school' of singing. 'From her adult debut, at the age of 16, at New York's old Academy of Music in 1859,' wrote Scott, 'Adelina Patti (1843-1919) was the Queen of Song, and during 50 years her name was a by-word for her art...'
This recording was made at 'Craig-y-Nos,' Patti's home in Wales, in December 1905. The piano accompaniment was provided by Landon Ronald. The soprano was 62 at the time, and she had been singing for close to half a century but - in Scott's opinion - 'her singing remains more affecting in itself than anyone else's on record. In her recordings, we can hear so many of the ancient graces of singing; here are the real portamento style, the elegant turns and mordents, the trill free of any suggestion of mechanical contrivance.'
I transferred this recording from a No. 2 Catalogue pressing of HMV 03056.
Anyone remotely interested in the art of singing should hear at least some of the records of Adelina Patti. Well-recorded for their time, they preserve the voice of one of the greatest singers of the nineteenth century, albeit past her vocal prime.
Much has been written about Patti. Michael Scott referred to her as 'the finest exponent' of 'the old school' of singing. 'From her adult debut, at the age of 16, at New York's old Academy of Music in 1859,' wrote Scott, 'Adelina Patti (1843-1919) was the Queen of Song, and during 50 years her name was a by-word for her art...'
This recording was made at 'Craig-y-Nos,' Patti's home in Wales, in December 1905. The piano accompaniment was provided by Landon Ronald. The soprano was 62 at the time, and she had been singing for close to half a century but - in Scott's opinion - 'her singing remains more affecting in itself than anyone else's on record. In her recordings, we can hear so many of the ancient graces of singing; here are the real portamento style, the elegant turns and mordents, the trill free of any suggestion of mechanical contrivance.'
I transferred this recording from a No. 2 Catalogue pressing of HMV 03056.
This is one of the best versions if not the best version of this aria that human ears ever heard and ever will hear THANK YOU ADELINA ! Recorded in 1906 at her home Craig Y Nos Castle. Adelina Patti.
My hat is off to Mr. Ward Marston, who did the restoration of Patti's voice. He has restored this recording in the key of E. It is very likely that this is a reasonable indication of what Patti's voice may in fact have sounded like! There is so much magic that comes from the recording. It helps make it possible to render an educated guess as to why she was sometimes treated better than the Queen. It also helps explain why she was beloved and praised by every major composer and singer of her time! Patti's recording of "Casta diva," although she did not sing Norma on stage, is a link in a chain leading back directly to Bellini and Giuditta Pasta. She studied it with Maurice Strakosch, accompanist to Giuditta Pasta, who created Norma; the embellishments she employs are almost certainly those of Pasta. Patti is of course not in her prime here, and she does take breaths in places where she probably should not, but what more could one ask for at age 63? Many singers' prime lasts only 15 or so years. When analyzing Patti's voice, status, or singing technique, it is wise to recall that she had a career spanning 63 years. She was beloved by her huge audience, other major singers, important composers, famous and important people such as Queen Victoria , Abraham Lincoln the Czar Of Russia, and others. She earned more money than any other singer of her day, and even the great Verdi, when asked " Maestro, would you please name the three greatest voices of your time," replied "Patti, Patti and Patti! " Bellini's composition has been sung by many voices, some better than others, but I would contend that Patti's stands out from them all; we are so lucky to have this recording! In this video, I have put photos of her which date from approximately the time that she recorded. Notice the photo where she is comforting a wounded WW1 Belgian soldier in 1914. She had a kind heart and a giving soul, and that constituted a significant part of her greatness. The last photo in the video is from her final public appearance at The Royal Albert Hall, in 1914
A special thank you to EdmundStAustell!
Adelina Patti was the highest paid entertainer of her time. She was the first truly global celebrity, rubbing elbows with composers and crowned heads alike while she changed the entertainment industry and earned the respect of millions. This documentary is a glimpse into her long and fascinating life.
***EDIT*** The man in the window at 49:58 is not a ghost, that is my boyfriend. Good call though, I didn't catch that during production!
This was Patti's first recording made at Craig Y Nos number 537 in Dec 1905 . The phrasing is full of subtleties. Note the delicate phrasing on the repeat of " donne vedete " constant changes in timbre and volume are evident as well . " A lesson to all other sopranos "
Adelina Patti
Patti sang this as a solo in many of her later concerts, and the lovely old air is beautifully given with hints of the great bel-canto style of master singers. She had a great gift for languages, and her accent is absolutley unimpeachable. Adelina Patti
Amidst the recordings Patti made that winter at Craig Y Nos. One held a greater signifance to her than the others.It was issued only in 1973 included in a limited edition of the complete recordings. It's a message to her husband.Our Patti says " God bless you - my dear husband. For the new year 1906. This is a messge which I want you to keep for all time. So that you may have my voice ever with you. Your loving Adelina otherwise Patti." Recorded in Dec,1905. Adelina Patti
Our Patti sings us Batti,Batti O Bel Masetto from Mozart's Don Giovanni here she is Zerlina. This was recorded in her home Craig Y Nos Castle 1905. Adelina Patti's attractive phrasing which is full of subtleties as well as wonderful, well placed exclamatory phrases as well. Her golden tone transports us to the opera stage and singing style of a world so long ago which is a world long gone and lost the new world. Only Patti could deliver such a piece at 62 years old!
English narration with Welsh text.
A Documentary about the life of Opera Singer Adelina Patti who lived at Craig y Nos Country Park in the Brecon Beacons National Park.
Anyone remotely interested in the art of singing should hear at least some of the records of Adelina Patti. Well-recorded for their time, they preserve the voice of one of the greatest singers of the nineteenth century, albeit past her vocal prime.
Much has been written about Patti. Michael Scott referred to her as 'the finest exponent' of 'the old school' of singing. 'From her adult debut, at the age of 16, at New York's old Academy of Music in 1859,' wrote Scott, 'Adelina Patti (1843-1919) was the Queen of Song, and during 50 years her name was a by-word for her art...'
This recording was made at 'Craig-y-Nos,' Patti's home in Wales, in December 1905. The piano accompaniment was provided by Landon Ronald. The soprano was 62 at the time, and she had been singing for close to half a century but - in Scott's opinion - 'her singing remains more affecting in itself than anyone else's on record. In her recordings, we can hear so many of the ancient graces of singing; here are the real portamento style, the elegant turns and mordents, the trill free of any suggestion of mechanical contrivance.'
I transferred this recording from a No. 2 Catalogue pressing of HMV 03056.
Adelina Patti (10 February 1843–27 September 1919) was a highly acclaimed 19th-century opera singer, earning huge fees at the height of her career in the music capitals of Europe and America. She first sang in public as a child in 1851, and gave her last performance before an audience in 1914. Along with her near contemporaries Jenny Lind and Thérèse Tietjens, Patti remains one of the most famous sopranos in history, owing to the purity and beauty of her lyrical voice and the unmatched quality of her bel canto technique.
The composer Giuseppe Verdi, writing in 1877, described her as being perhaps the finest singer who had ever lived and a "stupendous artist". Verdi's admiration for Patti's talent was shared by numerous music critics and social commentators of her era.
Biography
She was born Adelina Juana Maria Patti, in Madrid, the last child of tenor Salvatore Patti (1800–1869) and soprano Caterina Barilli (died 1870). Her Italian parents were working in Madrid, Spain, at the time of her birth. Because her father came from Sicily, Patti was born a subject of the King of the Two Sicilies. She later carried a French passport, as her first two husbands were French.
... her voice never ranked her with her contemporaries, the great operatic sopranos known by single names — Nilsson (Christina), Patti (Adelina), and Melba (Nellie, who had a dessert named after her).
Singers such as Jenny Lind (1820-87), AKA the Swedish nightingale, and AdelinaPatti (1843-1919), the first performer to be described in print as a diva, were worshipped across Europe not only for ...
Adelina attended St ... Adelina's life was full of "Precious Moments" ... Adelina and her daughter Brenda founded the organization to commemorate her daughter, Patty, who passed away after a long battle of breast cancer.
(Pop star Annie Lennox, who makes an appearance later in the exhibition, called her 1992 solo album Diva – a boast that only underlines the fact that, in most people’s minds, she’s no such thing.) ...
From a fashion perspective, certain styles crop up again and again – particularly corsets ... “In the very first case, we see that AdelinaPatti, the opera singer, had this shield, and it really sort of echoes that Grace Jones look,” explains Bailey ... .
AFP, LONDON...ComposerGiuseppe Verdi paid tribute to another long-forgotten female performer, AdelinaPatti, as the greatest singer he had ever heard ... ORDINARY WOMEN... “You get a real sense of what their lives might have been like,” Flyn said ... .
ComposerGiuseppe Verdi paid tribute to another long-forgotten female performer, AdelinaPatti, as the greatest singer he had ever heard ... But it is not just the lives of rich and famous women who have been sidelined by a male-led narrative.
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13 Sep 2023
The Chanute Tribune
13 Sep 2023