Lina Pasini-Vitale, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Lina Pasini-Vitale

Date of Birth: 08-Nov-1872

Date of Death: 23-Nov-1959

Profession: opera singer

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Lina Pasini-Vitale

  • Carolina Pasini-Vitale, known as Lina, (born Rome, November 8, 1872 – died there November 23, 1959) was an Italian soprano.
  • Sister of Camilla Pasini, she studied in Rome before debuting at the Teatro Dal Verme in Milan in Cilea's La tilda.
  • She saw early success at La Scala, in Rome, and in Turin singing Mascagni's Iris and Suzel.
  • She also appeared as Micaëla, Mimi, and Gretel.
  • In 1897 she married the conductor Edoardo Vitale.
  • Beginning in 1914 she became known for her performance in the operas of Richard Wagner, creating Kundry in Buenos Aires for the South American premiere of Parsifal in 1914.
  • In 1926 she appeared as Brünnhilde in Rome; in 1928 she sang Kundry in Naples, and thereafter retired.
  • She recorded numerous excerpts from various operas during her career.
  • Another sister, Enrica Pasini, had a brief career as a mezzo-soprano.
  • Lina Pasini's son was Riccardo Vitale, who eventually became director of the Rome Opera House from the 1940s to the 1970s.

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