Romilda Pantaleoni, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Romilda Pantaleoni

Italian soprano

Date of Birth: 29-Aug-1847

Place of Birth: Udine, Friuli–Venezia Giulia, Italy

Date of Death: 20-May-1917

Profession: singer, opera singer

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Romilda Pantaleoni (1847 – 20 May 1917) was an Italian soprano who had a prolific opera career in Italy during the 1870s and 1880s.
She sang a wide repertoire that encompassed bel canto roles, Italian and French grand opera, verismo operas, and the German operas of Richard Wagner.
She became particularly associated with the roles of Margherita in Boito's Mefistofele and the title role in Ponchielli's La Gioconda; two roles which she performed in opera houses throughout Italy.
She is best remembered today for originating the roles of Desdemona in Giuseppe Verdi's Otello (1887) and Tigrana in Giacomo Puccini's Edgar (1889).
Universally admired for her acting skills as well as her singing abilities, Pantaleoni was compared by several critics to the great Italian stage actress Eleonora Duse.