Collected Letters of the Widow Flannigan
soyouthinkyoucansee:  Soyouthinkyoucanhear: Adelina Patti (February 10, 1843 – September 27, 1919) was a highly acclaimed 19th century opera diva, earning huge fees at the height of her career. Along with her contemporaries Jenny Lind, Thérèse Tietjens and Christina Nilsson, Patti remains one of the most famous sopranos in history due to the pure beauty of her lyric voice and the unsurpassed quality of her bel canto technique. The composer Giuseppe Verdi was not alone in calling her the greatest vocalist that he ever heard.

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Adelina Patti (February 10, 1843 – September 27, 1919) was a highly acclaimed 19th century opera diva, earning huge fees at the height of her career.

Along with her contemporaries Jenny Lind, Thérèse Tietjens and Christina Nilsson, Patti remains one of the most famous sopranos in history due to the pure beauty of her lyric voice and the unsurpassed quality of her bel canto technique. The composer Giuseppe Verdi was not alone in calling her the greatest vocalist that he ever heard.

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