Marchisio, Barbara
(1833–1919)> MUSICIANS
Marchisio, Barbara (6 December 1833, Turin; 19 April 1919, Mira) was a contalto born into a family of musicians, and she received her first lessons from her brother Antonio. She made her debut in Vienna in about 1856 and then went to Madrid, where she and her sister Carlotta filled an engagement together. The two girls returned next to their native city to appear in Gioacchino Rossini’s Semiramide and then went on to perform in the major opera houses of Italy. Word of the girls’ talents reached…