Cappiani, Luisa (1835–?)
Cappiani, Luisa (1835–?)
Austrian musician, singer and voice teacher. Name variations: Louisa Kapp-Young. Born Luisa Young, 1835, in Austria; educated in Vienna; m. a Mr. Kapp (Austrian counselor), 1847 (died 1850).
Following the death of husband, began a music career under the name Kapp-Young; later, to satisfy 19th-century preference for Italian musicians, fused her name into Cappiani; became a renowned voice teacher.
See also Women in World History.
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