Carlotta Patti

Carlotta Patti (c. 1840 – 27 June 1889[1]) was a nineteenth-century Italian operatic soprano and older sister to famed soprano Adelina Patti. Various sources list her birth year as 1835,[1] 1840,[2] and 1842.[3] Born Florence, Italy into a musical family, Patti studied the piano in her youth before following her younger sister's inclination toward singing. As a child, Carlotta developed a handicap which caused a noticeable limp in her walk. Due to this condition she mostly avoided operatic performances and preferred to sing on the concert]stage. Carlotta studied voice with Hermine Küchenmeister-Rudersdorf.[4] While not able to achieve her sister's level of acclaim, Carlotta nonetheless received top billing in concerts in the United States, Great Britain, and Australia.[1][3] She was known for her extensive vocal range, reportedly being able to reach a G sharp in altissimo.[5] She often sang songs such as Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen that highlighted this extensive range.[1][6] She made several concert tours with the French baritone Jules Lefort.

Carlotta Patti
Background information
Bornc. 1840
Died27 June 1889
Paris, France
GenresOpera
Occupation(s)Soprano
Years active1861–1879[1]

Patti died of cancer in Paris on 27 June 1889.

References
  1. Lee, Sidney, ed. (1896). "Patti, Carlotta" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 46. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 56.
  2. Klein, Herman (1977). "Appendix Q". The Reign of Patti. Opera Biographies (2 ed.). Arno Press. p. 427.
  3. "Carlotta Patti". The Argus. Melbourne. 3 April 1880. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  4. Page, Edson Ward (1946). "Semiramis in Boston". Chicago Review. 1 (2): 86–94. doi:10.2307/25292724. ISSN 0009-3696. JSTOR 25292724.
  5. "Death of Carlotta Patti". The Mercury. 1 July 1889. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  6. Grove, George; Fuller-Maitland, John Alexander; Wodehouse, Adela Harriet Sophia (Bagot) (1883). A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1880) by Eminent Writers, English and Foreign. Vol. 3. Macmillan Publishers. p. 734.


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