Galeratti, Catterina

GALERATTI, Catterina, a contralto singer, who appeared in the early times of Italian Opera in London. In 1714 she made her début, Jan. 9, in the pasticcio ‘Dorinda.’ She sang also in ‘Creso,’ in a revival of ‘Rinaldo,’ and in ‘Arminio,’ and had a benefit, ‘by command,’ that year. In 1713, Mar. 16, she signed a petition (in the possession of the writer), together with Mrs. Barbier, Margherita de l'Épine, T. Robinson, and Valentino Urbani,...