Ester Adaberto (1872–1951), born Ester Nunez de Arce, was an Italian opera singer.
Ester Nunez de Arce was born in Naples, and raised in Milan. Her father was Spanish, possibly a music professional, [1] and her mother was Neapolitan. [2]
Ester Adaberto, a soprano, [3] debuted on the opera stage in 1897, in Pagliacci at the Teatro Nuovo in Mirandola. She was a member of the Castellano Opera Company and toured Eastern Europe with them. At Vilna she was shot in the arm by a jealous Russian suitor. [2]
In about 1905, she moved to the United States, and toured from coast to coast. [4] She and Nicola Zerola starred in Aida (1909) with the Italian Grand Opera Company, [5] and she sang in Il trovatore (1909) [6] at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, [7] and in Tosca (1913) in San Francisco. [8] In 1913 she traveled to Honolulu with the Lombardi Opera Company. [9] [10] In 1914-1915 she was a leading dramatic soprano with the San Carlo Opera Company. [11] [12] In March 1915, Adaberto was called away for a family emergency in Italy, and Alice Eversman took over her role in Aida. [13] Adaberto made four recordings. [2]
Adaberto's repertoire was said to consist of thirty operas. [1] She was described as "beautiful and charming", [4] with "a flexible voice of wide range...although at times a metallic quality detracted from the effect." [14]
She retired from performing in 1917, in grief after the death of her son in World War I. Adaberto died in 1951, aged 79 years, in Milan. [2]
Ester Adaberto (1872–1951), born Ester Nunez de Arce, was an Italian opera singer.
Ester Nunez de Arce was born in Naples, and raised in Milan. Her father was Spanish, possibly a music professional, [1] and her mother was Neapolitan. [2]
Ester Adaberto, a soprano, [3] debuted on the opera stage in 1897, in Pagliacci at the Teatro Nuovo in Mirandola. She was a member of the Castellano Opera Company and toured Eastern Europe with them. At Vilna she was shot in the arm by a jealous Russian suitor. [2]
In about 1905, she moved to the United States, and toured from coast to coast. [4] She and Nicola Zerola starred in Aida (1909) with the Italian Grand Opera Company, [5] and she sang in Il trovatore (1909) [6] at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, [7] and in Tosca (1913) in San Francisco. [8] In 1913 she traveled to Honolulu with the Lombardi Opera Company. [9] [10] In 1914-1915 she was a leading dramatic soprano with the San Carlo Opera Company. [11] [12] In March 1915, Adaberto was called away for a family emergency in Italy, and Alice Eversman took over her role in Aida. [13] Adaberto made four recordings. [2]
Adaberto's repertoire was said to consist of thirty operas. [1] She was described as "beautiful and charming", [4] with "a flexible voice of wide range...although at times a metallic quality detracted from the effect." [14]
She retired from performing in 1917, in grief after the death of her son in World War I. Adaberto died in 1951, aged 79 years, in Milan. [2]