Amelita Galli-Curci
Born
Nov. 18, 1882
in Milan, Italy
Died
1963
of emphysema in La Jolla, CA
Amelita Galli-Curci was a petite coloratura soprano who was the toast of the music world during the 1920s. Considered by many in her time to be the greatest coloratura soprano who ever lived, Galli-Curci was noted for her strength, clarity and range of her voice although, almost incredibly, she had no formal voice training. She began her singing career in Italy, and made her American debut singing in the Chicago Opera, where she stayed from 1916 to 1924. Later she joined the Metropolitan Opera Company until her farewell appearance Jan. 24, 1930, as Rosina in "The Barber of Seville."
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Galli-Curci was a great opera star during her time even if some people do not know her unless you've listened to some of her recordings. She was as famous as Garbo was famous in cinema. She contributed much to the world as even Caruso did.
After reading an article about her and listening to her beautiful voice, I thought I should pass this along to people around Dayton,Al. I can only imagine it being a day like today, 2/18/12, several inches of rain. She was passing through and her horse & carriage got stuck in the mud. The driver went for help and ended up at Aunt Matt's house ( Mattie Prowell ). She stayed for 3 days & went on to Atlanta to perform. Ms. Curci sent Aunt Matt tickets to her performance & also ask Aunt Matt to sing on stage with her, Aunt Matt was quite the musican herself.
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