Elena D'Angri
Illustration — Elena D'Angri, circa 1851 Elena D'Angri Vitturi (also known as Elena Angri; May 1821 or 1824 in Corfu – 29 August 1886 in Barcelona) was a Greek-born operatic contralto of Italian origin who was active in the mid-19th century in European opera houses and in the United States. The daughter of Saverio Angri (originally from Naples) and Maria Vitturi di Giovanni, her real name was Nazarena Mattia Elena Catterina. She was baptised on 10 June 1821 at the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Saint James and Saint Christopher in Corfu, Greece.
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Elena D'Angri
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- 1824 · Corfu.
- Died
- 1886 · Barcelona.
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- Greece · Kingdom of Italy
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- opera singer · composer
- Languages
- Modern Greek
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- 1.Crónica. La Vanguardia. 4–5. Sep 1, 1886.
- 2.Elena D'Angri: North American Theatre Online
- 3.gives her birth date as 14 May 1824. gives 14 May 1821. The death date is from .
- 4.Kardamis, Kostas. Angri [D’Angri], Elena [Nazarena, Mattia, Catterina]. Grove Music Online. September 3, 2014. 10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.O008451.
- 5.Covent Garden playbill, 21 April 1849, her 'second performance in England'
- 6.Elena d'Angri.
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