The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-30
OR1ruARY.



The death OF this celebrated lyric artist at Berlin
IA reported by cable. She was born in Milan Italy,
on the 22d OF May, 1919. Her father was an oficer
Of engineers In the army OF the first Napoleon. her
family, however, was OF a decidedly musical turn,
she being the niece OF GrassIn an eminent singer,
while an elder sister named Giudtta who died
young, achieved high reputation on the italian
stage. She was educated in a convent at Girizia,
and was induced to enter upon musical career by
the success OF her sister, although her musical train
Ing had been very meagre, and her voice at the out
Get gave but little promise Her untirtng industry
quick OF apprehension, and ambition for
operate success rapidly developed her powers and
when she made her debut in Bologna, at the age OF
seventeen, In q contrato part she created an ex-
temely favorable impression She subsequently ap-
peared at Florence, and In 1892 on the first repre-
aentation OF Bellinis Norma, in Milan, achieved
marked success as "Adelgsa' sharing with Pasta,
who personated "Norma," the honors Of the event.
She had, previous to this occasion, entered into
contract with inpressario of Florence to serve
six years engagement at a very moderate salary.
The great success achieved by her in Milan induced
her TO believe that she could command higher COM
ensation elsewhere, and to prevent compliance
with her obligations she left Italy in secret and
nurT sdmanner, hotly pursued. She barely escaped
alling into the hands OF the Florentines emissares
crossed the frontier into France, and, arriving in
Paris, secured position as prima donna OF the
italian OPERA through the influence OF Rossini Her
first Partisan season was one OF almost unexampled
In 1884 she appeared in London as "Nnetta" In Ros.
Bini's La Gdzzd Lddra, achieving success quite
equal to her Partisan triumph Every part which
Bhe attempted witnessed q fresh triumph and
contributed to her reputation SO that she soon
achieved position second to none of her contem-
porales. Among her greatest early triumphs were
ner personatons OF the parts OF the Queen" in Ros
slni's Semirdmide and ''Donna Anna" in Mozart's
Don Giovanni But her grandest success was re-
served for the role OF "Norma," with which she be-
came 80 completely identified that nearly all OF her
SUCCESSORS In the role have borrowed to a consider
able extent both her expression and action. By her
magnificent personation Of this part, she earned the
lasting s0ubriquet OF La DiUG which has in later
years been bestowed upon Adena Patti. In SENT
rande, Lcrezid Borgia and the part OF "Elvira" in
Bellinis Puritani, which written expressly for
her, she displayed dramatic capacities almost on
par with her wonderful vocal powers, while in the
bufo parts OF The Barber Of SeuilL, Don Pasquale,
and La Cenerentola she was almost as successful as
In her great tragic roles
In August, 1884 she visited the United States n
company with Slgnor Mario, appearing with great
success in the principal cities Of the Unon but her
stay was a short one, and in the early part of 1855
she returned to Europe. The principal scenes OF her
triumphs Paris and London. In the latter city
she appeared regularly every season, with the eX-
Ceptlon OF that OF 1s42 singing at Her Majesty's
Theatre until 1916, when she transferred her SER
vices to Covent Garden, taking formal farewell Of
the stage there In 1861 For several years she did
not sing in public, except on one or two special
occasions; but in 1855, and again in 1866 she sang
brief engagements in London, returning in the lat
ter year. to Her Maestys Theatre, the scene Of her
early triumphs.
In 1885, Madame Grisi was married to French
gentleman, M. de Melcy; but the marriage proved to
be an unhappy one, and for some years previous to
her death she lived with Signor Mario, the celebrated
tenor singer whom 1t is said she also married.
and by whom she had four children, three of them
still living.