Verdi's Favorite Singer
Giuseppe Verdi, the famous composer, declared that the finest singer who ever lived was Adelina Patti, pictured here.
Born of Sicilian parents who were both singers, Adelina Patti was famous in America (where she grew up, although she was born in Spain) and Europe.
Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress, Brady-Handy collection
Born of Sicilian parents who were both singers, Adelina Patti was famous in America (where she grew up, although she was born in Spain) and Europe.
Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress, Brady-Handy collection
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in USA