Emilia Tagliana by Székely

Emilia Tagliana (1854-?); Italian soprano.
She studied at the Conservatory of Milan and also with the famous teacher Francesco Lamperti. She made her first opera appearance at Naples and in 1873 she debuted at the "Wiener Hofoper" where she was engaged for the season 1874/75. In 1875 she also made guest appearances at Paris and Odessa. She continued her studies in Vienna with Hans Richter and in 1878 she was engaged by the "Berliner Hofoper". In 1880 she performed the title role in the Berlin première of Bizet's "Carmen". Her most memorable roles were Marie in Donizetti's "La fille du regiment", Zerline in Auber's "Fra Diavolo", Lucia in Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor", Angèle in Auber's "Le domino noir", Juliette in Gounod's "Roméo et Juliette", Violetta in Verdi's "La Traviata", the title role in Meyerbeer's "Dinorah" and Gilda in Verdi's "Rigoletto". Until 1883 she was active in Berlin where she was appointed the title of "Königlich Preussische Kammersängerin". After her German engagement she did appear in Italy, but soon withdrew from the stage. In 1910 she was still living in Italy.