Mattia Battistini worked in music at a period when the art was changing shape around them.
The record lists Mattia Battistini as Italian opera singer (1856–1928).
Mattia Battistini was born at Rome in 1856. His recorded nationality is Italy.
This was the century of the virtuoso and the touring soloist, when a performer could become famous across a continent.
He worked as opera singer.
A musical reputation rests on a handful of works that refuse to date.
That the work came out of Italy shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Mattia Battistini died in 1928, aged 72. The recordings and scores remain, which is the only durable form a musical life takes.
