The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-04-30
Obituary.


Judith Pasta, the famous singer, expired at her villa
the Lake of Como April l. in her sixty seventh year.
Few will require be reminded OF the fame OF singer
who for dramatic power and expression and for range
OF voice was probably never surpassed Jewcss by
birth, her first musical education derived from the
naie de ehapeus Of Como cathedral At the age Of Hf
teen she became pupil ut tho Milan Conservatory Of
Music and FIVE or elk years later she came out at the
Venice and Milan operas In 1921 she appeared the
Paris stage and in the following year shc sang Verona
10 the members Of tho Congress From 1924 TO 1880 is
generally considered to have been the most brilliant pc
rod Of her Managers fought and masters com
posed for her Bellini composed Norma and tho Son
'and that she might sing In them and for her Pacini
Her face was not prepossessng, neither could her
voice be compared 10 that Of many other celebrated sing
Of that time and Of the present day. but the sense
Of the beautiful strong within her. 80 tenacious
was hor determination to attain high position In her
at, that II conquered everything; and in spite Of fail
ures In Italy and France, which embittercd the CON-
sf her career she Succeeded In placing her
self at the head Of that band OF iusrious artists which
IL Is hard TO believe will ever be surpassed or even
equaled
II s commonly said that Pasta won her celebrity In
Anna Boleno the Sonndm6nh and Norma; but II those
parts created by her carried her 10 the apogee OF glory
II s just remark that sho had acquired her great ars
tic value by singing the operas Of Rossn those works
which, like Tarcredi, the Cana Ladya and the Dcnaa
del Lago, demand the most perfect execution
and artists whose voice has been trained TO
mount the most formidable difficulties. Educated in
tnht SCHOOL, W NOT buIprlsnR shc 'sho w
execute the comparatively easy works OF Donzot and
Bsln she knew how TO impart TO them character Of
exquisite b auty now vainly sought In them.
Nobody now sings the cavatna In Norma, Or the ron
dos In tho nndmbuLd and Anna BOend as Pasta did, be-
cause nobody would know how to sing the variations In
7ancred and the cavatna in Ntote AZ she wont 10
sine them Sho a dramatic singer In the fullest
force OF the term and her artistic value may be summed
up In two traits Beni said that she the only singer
10 whom composer could entrust q part and trouble
himself no more about She said Of herself that she
had succeeded In completely expressing her
conception Of her parts II the instinct o that
tstic perfection necessarily spurred her onwards IL
was the sign Of the lofty elevation 70 which she had
taned.
Modest and aable In domestic life excellent daugh
ter good wife, anectionate mother, many will still
remember have her. In the days Of her greatest
tumphs busying herself In rustic attire with tho cult
walton OF flowers In the parcrrcs other delightful
try house the Lake OF Como where the wealth hon
esy acquired by her musical talents enabled hor TO
ercibo graceful hospitality. Tho extcnt Of her voicc
remarkable. In her prime she s said 70 have had
tho fun range Of two and half octavcs II must be
nearly thirty since shc LEFT the stage but she
Afterwards quilted her Como retreat to sing at 81 Peters
burg for large remuneration. She has been buried,
with grcat state, In the cathedral OF Como
Pasta was tho aunt Of Gris and Il under her care
that the latter singer nrst appeared on the stage