Patti

Patti, Adblina Maria Clorinda (b. 1843),. prima donna, of Italian extraction, was born at Madrid, but removed with her parents at an early age to America. After producing a favourable impression as Lucia at New York in 1859, she made her debut at Covent Garden as Amina in 1861, and her brilliant success in this and other Italian roles speedily established her reputation. She has been equally well received in Paris, Vienna, St. Petersburg, and other European capitals, as well as both in North and South America. She married her second husband, Nicolini, in 1886; he died in 1897.