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Giuditta Pasta (October 28, 1798 - April 1, 1865), born in Saronno, Italy was a soprano considered among the greatest of opera singers. Jump to: navigation, search October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ...


She studied in Milan but her appearances in Brescia in 1815 and London in 1817, were both failures. Further studies with Scappa were followed by a successful debut in Venice in 1819. She caused a sensation in Paris in 1821-22, where the immense range of her voice and her dramatic gifts were matched by poignancy of expression. She sang regularly in London, Paris, and St. Petersburg between 1824 and 1837. She created the roles of Amina in Bellini's La Sonnambula and Norma (both in Milan and in 1831) and Donizetti's Anna Bolena, Milan in 1830. She died in Blevio. Location within Italy Milan (Italian: Milano; Milanese dialect: Milán) is the main city in northern Italy, and is located in the plains of Lombardy, the most populated and developed region in Italy. ... Location within Italy Brescia is a city in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy with a population of around 200,000. ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Location within Italy Venice (Italian: Venezia), the city of canals, is the capital of the region of Veneto (Italian: Venetia) and of the province of Venice, 45°26′ N 12°19′ E, population 271,663 (census estimate 2004-01-01). ... 1819 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Vincenzo Bellini Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini (November 3, 1801 – September 23, 1835) was an Italian opera composer. ... La Sonnambula is an opera by Vincenzo Bellini. ... Jump to: navigation, search Norma is an opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini with libretto by Felice Romani. ... 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Gaetano Donizetti Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797–8 April 1848) was a famous Italian opera composer. ... Italian opera by Gaetano Donizetti. ... 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...


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Pasta, Giuditta - Musical Biographies (539 words)
In 1817 she made her first visit to London, playing at the King's Theatre, first as Telemaceo in Cimarosa's Penelope, then as Cherubino in Nozze de Figaro, but her voice as yet was rather crude, and the season failed to bring her into notice.
Her retirement was spent at her home on Lake Como during the summer and at Milan or Genoa during the winter, and she occupied herself with a few pupils.
Madame Pasta's voice was never perfectly equalized; it was inclined to flat and was a little muffled at the beginning of a performance, but her power and truth of expression and the simplicity and dramatic intensity of her rendering left her imperfections unnoticed.
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