Flora Perini [SEP] voice type
Flora Perini
Flora Perini (20 November 1887 – 23 September 1975) was an Italian operatic mezzo-soprano who had a prominent opera career in Europe, South America, and the United States during the first half of the twentieth century. She sang a wide repertoire that encompassed works by verisimo composers like Mascagni, bel canto composers like Rossini and Bellini, the Italian grand operas of Verdi, the German operas of Strauss and Wagner, and the Russian operas of Rimsky-Korsakov. She sang in numerous premieres throughout her career
was apparently the only recording she made for the label.
Sources.
- Cori Ellison: "Flora Perini", "Grove Music Online" ed. L. Macy (Accessed November 17, 2008), (subscription access)
- Biography of Flora Perini from Operissimo.com (In German)
External links.
- Flora Perini at the Discography of American Historical Recordings.