Anna Fitziu [SEP] voice type
Anna Fitziu
Anna Fitziu (April 1, 1887 – April 20, 1967) was an American soprano who had a prolific international opera career during the early part of the 20th century. Her signature roles included Fiora in "L'amore dei tre re", Mimi in "La Boheme", Nedda in "Pagliacci", and the title roles in "Isabeau", "Madama Butterfly", and "Tosca". After her singing career ended, she embarked on a second career as a voice teacher. Among her
to portray a number of smaller roles in the musical comedy "The Wizard". She remained in Chicago through 1904 appearing in leading roles in operettas and musical comedies like "Baroness Fiddlesticks" and "Sergeant Brue". From 1905 to 1906, she performed on the American vaudeville circuit.
Opera career.
In 1906 Fitziu went to Paris where she studied singing with William Thorn for several years. She adopted the stage name "Anna Fitziu" when she made her first opera appearance in 1910 at the Teatro Dal Verme