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title: "3 Luisa Tetrazzini Quotes - Famous Opera singer (The art of singing)"
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# Luisa Tetrazzini

(1871–1940)   Opera Singer   Kingdom of Italy

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Luisa Tetrazzini was an opera singer from the Kingdom of Italy, best known for *The art of singing*.

## Quick Facts About Luisa Tetrazzini

Born June 29, 1871

Died April 28, 1940

Nationality Kingdom of Italy

Profession Opera Singer

Notable works The art of singing

## About Luisa Tetrazzini

Luisa Tetrazzini was an Italian coloratura soprano of great international fame. Tetrazzini "had a scintillating voice with a brilliant timbre and a range and agility well beyond the norm...". She enjoyed a highly successful operatic and concert career in Europe and America from the 1890s through to the 1920s. Her voice lives on in recordings made from 1904–1920. She wrote a memoir, My Life of Song, in 1921 and a treatise, How to Sing, in 1923. After retirement, she taught voice in her homes in Milan and Rome until her death.

## Awards & Honors

Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal

##  Quotes by Luisa Tetrazzini

> [This is the first place in the United States where I sang, and I like San Francisco better than any other city…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luisa-tetrazzini/this-is-the-first-place-in-the-united-states-where-i-sang-and-i-like/)

[Luisa Tetrazzini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luisa-tetrazzini/)

[Christmas eve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christmas-eve/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0d/luisa-tetrazzini-75685_christmas-eve_this-is-the-first-place-in-the-united-st_364039.png)

> [I will sing in San Francisco if I have to sing in the streets, for I know that the streets of San…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luisa-tetrazzini/i-will-sing-in-san-francisco-if-i-have-to-sing-in-the-streets-for-i/)

[Luisa Tetrazzini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luisa-tetrazzini/)

[Free](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/free/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e18/luisa-tetrazzini-75685_free_i-will-sing-in-san-francisco-if-i-have-t_689151.png)

> [I am old, I am fat, but I am still Tetrazzini.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luisa-tetrazzini/i-am-old-i-am-fat-but-i-am-still-tetrazzini/)

[Luisa Tetrazzini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luisa-tetrazzini/)

[Fats](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fats/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b85/luisa-tetrazzini-75685_fats_i-am-old-i-am-fat-but-i-am-still-tetrazz_1273387.png)

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