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Anna D'Angeri (Angermayer de Redenburg) (14 April 1853 – 14 December 1907) was an Austrian-born opera singer, who made Italy her adopted country and Italianized her surname. She had a brief (1873–1881) but eminent career singing leading

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roles at the Vienna Hofoper and

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, Milan. Particularly admired by

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, she sang the role of Amelia in the premiere of the revised version of his ''

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''. She also sang the roles of Ortrud and Venus in the London premiere of Wagner's '' Lohengrin'' and ''

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'' and created the roles of Jefte in

Ponchielli Amilcare Ponchielli (, ; 31 August 1834 – 16 January 1886) was an Italian opera composer, best known for his opera ''La Gioconda''. He was married to the soprano Teresina Brambilla. Life and work Born in Paderno Fasolaro (now Paderno Ponchiell ...

's ''Il figliuol prodigo'' and Maria in Gomes's ''

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''.Vallini, Valerio (1986)
"D'Angeri, Anna"
'' Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani'', Vol. 32. Treccani. Online version retrieved 18 May 2015 .Cummings, David (2008)
""D'Angeri, Anna"
''The Grove Book of Opera Singers'', p. 109. Oxford University Press

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Austrian operatic sopranos Italian operatic sopranos 1853 births 1907 deaths Musicians from Vienna 19th-century Italian women opera singers {{Austria-opera-singer-stub