Regina Pacini by Atelier Fillon (Bobone)

Regina Pacini (1871-1965); Portugese soprano.
Her father was the well-known Italian baritone Pietro Andrea Giorgi-Pacini (1827-1882), who was also director of the Teatro San Carlos in Lisbon. She received her first vocal training from him and later studied with Valani in Lisbon. In 1888 she debuted in Lisbon as Amina in Bellini's "La Sonnambula". Here she continued to sing, with great success until 1904. In 1889 she made guest appearances at Milan, Palermo and London. During the years 1890-1905 she made regurlarly appearances at the Teatro Real in Madrid and the Liceo in Barcelona. In 1894/95 she appears in Warsaw and St. Petersburg. In 1899 she debuted at the Teatro Solis in Montevideo and at the Teatro Politeama in Buenos Aires. Here she met Dr. Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear (1868-1942) future president of Argentina (1922-1928), who followed her around from performance to performance in different theaters in the world for a number of years until she finally accepted his marriage proposal in 1907 and retired from the stage.