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Luisa Tetrazzini
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1871
- Died
- 1940
- Works
- 6
Top works
- The Sunday American cook book
- The Sunday Examiner cook book
- The art of singing
- How to sing
- My life of song
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2,832
- Total plays
- 9,377
Tags
operasopranofemale vocalistsClassicalsoprano c
Luisa Tetrazzini (June 29, 1871 - April 28, 1940) was an Italian coloratura soprano. Tetrazzini possessed a phenomenal vocal technique that enabled her to surmount any vocal challenge with almost insolent ease. She had complete mastery of runs, trills, staccati and vocal ornaments of all kinds. She also had a brilliant upper register, extending to E above high C. Unlike many other coloratura sopranos at that time, such as Amelita Galli-Curci, Tetrazzini's high notes were not thin and delicate,
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Luisa
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Italy
- Place of birth
- Florence
- Place of death
- Milan
- Occupation
- music educator
- Educated at
- Conservatorio Luigi Cherubini
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Genre
- opera
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- EMI
- Image
- Luisa Tetrazzini - Project Gutenberg eText 20069.jpg
- Voice type
- coloratura soprano
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- Fach vocal classification
- coloratura soprano
- Commons category
- Luisa Tetrazzini
- name in native language
- Luisa Tetrazzini
- date of birth
- 1871-06-29
- date of death
- 1940-04-28
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