The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-06-28
THE DAILY GAZETTE.
TERESA PARODI.

TERESA PARoDI is g native Of Genoa
She was born in 1897. In her infan
cy she gave evidence Of great musical
ability, which drew upon her the no
tice ofmany lovers Of an, among the
best families of Genoa, through whose
patronage she enjoyed the best means
OF instruction which wealth and taste
could command. At twelve years Of
age, she entered the Musical Conser-
vatoire Of Genoa, under Celia; from
that she was removed to the tuition Of
Maestro Degola, in the same city, a
professor Of considerable celebrity at
the time. In 1874 she was sent to
Milan, and put under the instruction
of Ronconi. Pasta, the celebrated
sopgstress, who had retired from pub
lie life, being in Milan, heard Of her,
and recognizing the talents she pos
sessed, offered to instruct her. This
noble offer was gratefully accepted.
and Parodi became the pupil ana
adopted daughter Of Pasta. Ronconi
bitterly complained Of being deprived
of his pupil, from whose success heck
pected to derive an increase Of fame,
and his entreaties prevailed on Pasta
to remain in Milan with Parodi,
Ronconi and Pasta both giving her
lessons. Thence she withdrew with
her to Como, where Parodi remained
year Pasta spared no pains with
her pupil to make her worthy sue
cessor to that fame she herselfacquir-
ed, and in a short time she avowcd
her conviction that her pupil must
succeed her in her career, which as
sarances added new Incentives TO
the ador of the young girl, ambitious,
not SO much for herself, as in the hope
of being able to assist her aged par
ents and dependent sisters. She
made her debut at the Theatre Rse-
carai, in Bergamo, in 1s45, in Dom
nizetti's Opera, s'Gemmadi Vergy,"
From Bergamo she went to Verona.
Her success in both was immense,
and the young aebutante fonnd herself
at once the idol of the Italian public.
Engagements without number were
offered her, and she decided to accept
one that was given her at Spezzia, to
dedicate by her presence the new
opera house which had Just been built
in that city. The opera chosen was
"Ernani," and her rendering of it
her fame. She after
wards sang with equal success in
Palermo, Florence and Rome -
The irst appearance Of Parodi in
London, was under the management
OF Lumley, who engaged herin the
midst of the tu7ors created by Jenny
Lind. Parodi appeared successively
in la Fayorita, Lucretia Borgia,"
Don Giovanni aLa Nozze di
Figaro 81 Mahimonio, ~. Norma
and ..Semiramide:r The triumphof
the young girl Of twenty. two was as
complete as her friend Pasta could
have wished. Her debut in London
was in the season of 1S49. In the
Spring of 1850 she again appeared
at her Maiesty's Theater. She sang
in the United States in 1s5l-52. In
the winter of 1s53-54 she sang at the
Grand Opera in Paris. In1s55 she
returned to the United States, and
has been nearly ever since giving
in the principal cities in the
Union, in connection with Maurice
Strakoseh and others. H 49,
Parodi's voice is a mezzo- soprano;
its compass is extensive; her tones rich
and sweet, except when she forces
hem; and though her voice has not
The clearness which a real soprano
yet it is admirably suited
for the music she selects to sing. Her
style is pure, and in singing the diff
erent STYLES Of composition, she dis
plays the most correct Judgment
Italian, Operate or Sacred,
Il matters not what, she is mistress OF
ail. In short, though there may be
artistes who possess more voice, and
greaterfexibility ftheir vocal organs,
here are few that possess the talent
and musical genius that this celebrated
singer has. To hear, and study the.
style of such an artist. is one Of the
many means Of education all should
avail themselves of, whenever an OPP
portnility presents ITSELF Western
Ausicai Journal.
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