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seriykotik1970 posted a photo:

Probably the greatest soprano of the 19th Century, with the possible exception of Jenny Lind.

I took the original from Saint-Saens' "Musical Memories" here.
www.gutenberg.org/files/16459/16459-h/16459-h.htm

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelina_Patti

Adelina Patti (February 10, 1843 – September 27, 1919) was a highly acclaimed 19th century opera diva, earning huge fees at the height of her career.

Along with her contemporaries Jenny Lind, Thérèse Tietjens and Christina Nilsson, Patti remains one of the most famous sopranos in history due to the pure beauty of her lyric voice and the unsurpassed quality of her bel canto technique. The composer Giuseppe Verdi was not alone in calling her the greatest vocalist that he ever heard.