Borghi-Mamo, Adélaide
(1826–1901)> VOCALIST
Borghi-Mamo, Adélaide (9 August 1826, Bologna; 28 September 1901, Bologna), vocalist, made her debut at Urbino in 1846 and was invited by Colonel Ragani to come to the Théâtre-Italien in 1853. She remained at this theatre for three years and then accepted a contract to sing at the Opéra in 1856. Endowed with a remarkable mezzo-soprano voice, she was as popular at the Imperial Theatre of the Opéra as she had been with the Italians. She made her debut as Fidès in Le Prophète. which was revised…