Alwina Valleria [SEP] voice type
Alwina Valleria
Alwina Valleria (October 12, 1848 – February 17, 1925) was an American-born soprano. She was the first American-born singer to appear in principal roles with the Metropolitan Opera.
Born Alwina Schoening in Baltimore, Valleria attended the Royal Academy of Music in London, making her operatic debut in 1871 in St. Petersburg. Following this she appeared in Germany and at La Scala, also singing at Drury Lane in London. A favorite with London audiences, she sang at Her Majesty's Theatre
success, both for brilliant singing and for his acting. In this period he created several important roles, notably Phoebus in A. Goring Thomas's "Esmeralda" (with Georgina Burns, Clara Perry, William Ludwig, Ben Davies (his operatic debut) and Leslie Crotty, in 1883; next Orso, the hero, in Alexander Mackenzie's "Colomba", with Alwina Valleria and Franco Novara, again in 1883; then Waldemar in Goring Thomas's "Nadeshda", much acclaimed, with Alwina Valleria, Josephine Yorke and