| Code | DS/UK/6224 |
| Name | Alboni; Marietta (6 March 1826-23 June 1894); Italian contralto opera singer |
| Variations of Name | Marietta Pepoli |
| Dates | 6 March 1826-23 June 1894 |
| Gender | Female (cisgender) |
| Place of Birth/Origin | Città di Castello, Umbria, Italy (born) |
| Relationships | Daughter of Eustachio Alboni
Former spouse of Count Carlo Pepoli (nobility)
Spouse of Charles Zieger |
| Biography | Marietta Alboni was a renowned Italian contralto opera singer. She was a pupil of Antonio Bagioli and Gioachino Rossini. After she achieved her diploma and made a debut in Bologna, in 1842, as "Climene" in Pacini's Saffo, she obtained a triennial engagement thanks to Rossini's influence on the impresario Bartolomeo Merelli, Intendant at both Milan's Teatro alla Scala and Vienna's Imperial Kärntnertortheater. The favourable contract was signed by Rossini himself, "on behalf of Eustachio Alboni", father of Marietta, who was still a minor. |