Giuseppina Vitali-Augusti by Reutlinger

Giuseppine Vitali-Augusti (1846-1915); Italian soprano. Her father Raffaele Vitali and her mother Claudia Vitali-Zerlotti were also well known operasingers. She made her debut at the age of 17 as Gilda in Verdi’s “Rigoletto”. She performed in the leading opera-houses of Italy and made a successful international career by singing in Germany, Austria, France, Spain and England. She was married to the Italian tenor Paolo Augusti.