In the history of music, Adelina Patti is one of the names that keeps returning.
The record lists Adelina Patti as Spanish opera singer (1843–1919).
Adelina Patti was born at Madrid in 1843. Her recorded nationality is Spain.
This was the century of the virtuoso and the touring soloist, when a performer could become famous across a continent.
She worked as opera singer and composer.
The instruments recorded are voice.
Her work is classed as classical music and opera.
Performance is the most perishable art and recording the most durable; a career sits between the two.
Recognition followed: Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal (1895).
That the work came out of Spain shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Adelina Patti died in 1919, aged 76. The recordings and scores remain, which is the only durable form a musical life takes.
Achievements
- Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal — 1895
- Instruments: voice
- Genres: classical music and opera
