Code | DS/UK/7191 |
Name | de Belocca; Anna de (4 January 1854-27 January 1919); Russian operatic contralto singer |
Variations of Name | Anna de Bellokh |
Dates | 4 January 1854-27 January 1919 |
Gender | Female (cisgender) |
Place of Birth/Origin | St Petersburg, Russia (born) |
Relationships | Daughter of Porphyre de Bellockh (Imperial Russian Councilor of State) and Elisabeth Nasaroff |
Biography | Anna de Belocca was a Russian-born operatic contralto. She changed her surname to sound more Italian for her artistic career. She made her stage debut in Paris at the Théâtre Italien as Rosina The Barber of Seville. |