Inez Fabbri

Inez Fabbri
Inez Fabbri ca. 1870
Born(1831-01-26)26 January 1831
Died30 August 1909(1909-08-30) (aged 78)
NationalityAustrian
Other namesAgnes Schmidt, Inez Fabbri-Mulder, Inez Fabbri-Müller
OccupationOpera singer (soprano)

Inez Fabbri (26 January 1831 – 30 August 1909), née Agnes Schmidt, was an Austrian American soprano, voice teacher and impresaria. She sang in Austria, Germany, England, South America and the Caribbean, making her home in San Francisco where, in the 1870s, she was the most important musical personality and prima donna assoluta of her time, performing in more than 150 concerts and operas from 1872 to 1879, producing operas, and teaching voice to up-and-coming singers.[1]

  1. ^ Emerson, J. (1997). "Madame Inez Fabbri, Prima Donna Assoluta, and the Performance of Opera in San Francisco during the 1870s". In Cole, M.; Koegel, J. (eds.). Music in Performance and Society. Warren, MI: Harmonie Park Press. pp. 325–354. ISBN 0-89990-106-9.