{"product_id":"12587-verdi-giuseppe-patti-adelina-signed-photograph-to-giuseppe-verdi","title":"[Verdi, Giuseppe. (1813–1901)] Patti, Adelina. (1843–1919) Signed Photograph to Giuseppe Verdi","description":"Original CDV photograph of the great soprano, inscribed and signed by her to the composer Giuseppe Verdi, who called her the greatest soprano he'd ever heard: \"Auguri a l'illustre Verdi de sa toute devoué Adelina Patti \/ Paris 1er Janvier 1867.\" In an ornate brass tabletop frame of the period, likely the original frame.\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAdelina Patti (1843-1919) was one of the most important singers of the late nineteenth century, as well as a fascinating character in the public eye. Born in Italy, she began her career as a child prodigy, making several US tours as a teenager. Her European debut came in 1861, at the age of 18, when she stunned Covent Garden audiences with her prodigious talent as Amina in \u003ci\u003eLa Sonnambula.\u003c\/i\u003e She was the reigning soprano of Covent Garden for a quarter-century, as well as performing at La Scala, the Met, the Paris Opéra, and other major houses. Her admirers included Queen Victoria, Napoleon III, and Leo Tolstoy; her marriage to a French aristocrat, their separation and her subsequent relationship with tenor Ernest Nicolini were the talk of all Europe.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eGiuseppe Verdi was a great admirer of Patti, who was particularly well-regarded in her Verdi roles. She was the first to play the role of Aida in London in 1876, and also appeared in \u003ci\u003eLa traviata \u003c\/i\u003eat La Scala in 1877. After seeing her in this performance, Verdi wrote to the music publisher Giulio Ricordi: \"A success, then... a great success... It was bound to be! You heard her ten years ago, and now you exclaim: 'How she has changed!' But  you are mistaken! Patti was then the same as she is now: a perfect blend of singer and actress... a born artist in every sense of the word. [...] she knows, and knows very well, that I did not wait for her Milan success, but that from the very first I heard her in London (she was almost a girl), I considered her a remarkable singer and actress, something exceptional in our art.\" (Quoted in Marcello Conati, \u003ci\u003eEncounters with Verdi\u003c\/i\u003e, pp. 50-51).\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093490716831,"sku":"12587","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Patti_SP_to_Verdi_12587.jpg?v=1722188369","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/12587-verdi-giuseppe-patti-adelina-signed-photograph-to-giuseppe-verdi","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}