Bertinotti (-Radicati), Teresa

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Bertinotti (-Radicati), Teresa

Bertinotti (-Radicati), Teresa, Italian soprano;b. Savigliano, 1776; d. Bologna, Feb. 12, 1854. She studied with La Barbiera in Naples. She married the singer Felice Radicati in 1801, and toured with him in a vocal duo, visiting Austria and Germany. She sang at the King’s Theatre in London from 1810 to 1812, then was in Lisbon from 1812 to 1814. Upon her husband’s death in 1820, she retired from the stage and devoted herself to teaching voice.

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