Cavalieri, Lina
(1874–1944)> SOPRANO
Cavalieri, Lina (25 December 1874, Rome; 8 February 1944, Florence), was a soprano who studied in Paris under the direction of Mariani-Masi . After her debut in Lisbon as Nedda in December 1908, she sang in the opera houses of Italy, France, Poland, Russia, England, and the United States (1906, 1909-10). Cavalieri was most effective in such French roles as Thaïs, Manon, and Hérodiade, but her constant traveling limited her appearances at the Paris Opéra. She made her professional debut at the…