Flora Perini

Flora Perini

Flora Perini (20 November 1887 – 23 September 1975) was an Italian operatic mezzo-soprano who had a prominent opera career in Europe, South America, and the United States during the first half of the twentieth century. She sang a wide repertoire that encompassed works by verisimo composers like Mascagni, bel canto composers like Rossini and Bellini, the Italian grand operas of Verdi, the German operas of Strauss and Wagner, and the Russian operas of Rimsky-Korsakov. She sang in numerous premieres throughout her career, including creating the role of the Princess in the original 1918 production of Puccini's Suor Angelica.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 20, 1887 (Rome), Died September 1, 1975

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1917

Roles Represented in DAHR: mezzo-soprano

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Victor	C-19132	12-in.	1/25/1917	Quartet (Bella figlia dell'amore)	Enrico Caruso ; Giuseppe De Luca ; Amelita Galli-Curci ; Flora Perini	Vocal quartet (soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, and baritone), with orchestra	vocalist, mezzo-soprano

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Perini, Flora," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107515.

Perini, Flora. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107515.

"Perini, Flora." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.