Opera Singer. A soprano who performed throughout Europe, she was for many years her country's reigning coloratura. Born to an Italian family, she trained in Geneva and made her professional bow there in 1948. Adrienne saw most of her career unfold in Switzerland and was noted for the the standard roles of the coloratura repertoire, with her signature piece probably being the Queen of the Night from Mozart's "The Magic Flute". She also sang Papagena in "The Magic Flute" as well as Konstanze of Mozart's "The Abduction from the Seraglio", Zerlina from the same composer's "Don Giovanni", Adina of Donizetti's "L'Elisir d'Amore", the tragic Gilda of Verdi's "Rigoletto", the title leads of Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor" and Leo Delibes "Lakme", Ophelia in Ambrose Thomas' Shakespearean "Hamlet", the lost Violetta of Verdi's "La Traviata", and Norina from Donizetti's "Don Pasquale". Married to a gentleman named Oliva, she lived out her days in her home city and died of the effects of advanced age. At her death a portion of her recorded legacy had been preserved on CD including complete performances of "The Magic Flute" and of Rossini's "Le Comte Ory".
Opera Singer. A soprano who performed throughout Europe, she was for many years her country's reigning coloratura. Born to an Italian family, she trained in Geneva and made her professional bow there in 1948. Adrienne saw most of her career unfold in Switzerland and was noted for the the standard roles of the coloratura repertoire, with her signature piece probably being the Queen of the Night from Mozart's "The Magic Flute". She also sang Papagena in "The Magic Flute" as well as Konstanze of Mozart's "The Abduction from the Seraglio", Zerlina from the same composer's "Don Giovanni", Adina of Donizetti's "L'Elisir d'Amore", the tragic Gilda of Verdi's "Rigoletto", the title leads of Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor" and Leo Delibes "Lakme", Ophelia in Ambrose Thomas' Shakespearean "Hamlet", the lost Violetta of Verdi's "La Traviata", and Norina from Donizetti's "Don Pasquale". Married to a gentleman named Oliva, she lived out her days in her home city and died of the effects of advanced age. At her death a portion of her recorded legacy had been preserved on CD including complete performances of "The Magic Flute" and of Rossini's "Le Comte Ory".
Bio by: Bob Hufford
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