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Adelina Patti in a splendid portrait now on show in Milan

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Giuseppe Verdi on Adelina Patti, one of the great coloratura singers of the 19th century:

When I heard her for the first time (she was eighteen) in London, I was astounded not only by the marvellous performance but also by a number of stage traits that revealed her great acting talents.

Such was the fame and bravura of Dame Adelina Patti that in the 19th Century she was paid $5000 in gold for a performance. This astounding amount, meant that she was paid more in an evening than the US President was paid in a year.

This portrait of coloratura superstar Adelina Patti (1843 – 1919) can be seen in the museum of Milan’s Teatro alla Scala: +39 02 88 79 2473 / 7473

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  2. Hello

    I too have a paint­ing of Adelina that could also be by the same artist! She’s in cos­tume, and I would love to identify the role she was playing?She’s hold­ing a dagger.

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    • Hello ,
      i also have an Adelina portrait that is definitely painted by the same artist , Frossard. I would love to know anything about the artist as i believe he only painted 5 or 6 painting and they were all of Adelina or possibly of her sister Carlotta .
      In my portrait , Adelina is dressed as a concubine .

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      • I spot­ted ours in a U.K auc­tion and felt sure it was Adelina. I later emailed pho­tos to the V.A and they con­firmed that it was, without a doubt, but couldn’t tell me more. It also strongly resembles a paint­ing by Karo­lyn Marko .
        Both the paint­ings have a very com­mer­cial look, as if they were painted for repro­duc­tion. I haven’t seen any by Fross­ard. Did he paint the Milan ver­sion?
        In ours, she is wear­ing a boldy red and white striped antique look­ing out­fit, and her 1870’s hairdo is tied up with scar­let rib­bons. She is also wear­ing her pearl ear­rings and neck­lace and hold­ing a large gold dag­ger! She cer­tainly com­mands the room!
        What role do you think yours might depict?
        I won­der if they were ever repro­duced as theatre posters? Most paint­ings I have seen of her on google show her in every­day or even­ing attire.
        Maybe the museum at La Scala might be able to identify the cos­tumes.
        I too would love to know more! She’s a fas­cin­at­ing character!

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      • Hi Liz!

        Thought you might like to know that there’s an Adelina Patti exhibition opened at Craig y Nos , that’s running till September.
        I can’t get there, but if you’re in the U.K, maybe you might ! It would be a lovely trip and the scenery is spectacular!

        Regards,
        Vicki

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