Patti was one of the most renowned opera singers of her time.

Born in Spain to Italian parents who emigrated to the United States of America, she made her debut at the age of sixteen, at the New York Academy of Music. In Europe, her debut was at the Royal Italian Opera in Covent Garden on May 14th, 1861.

She was admired by Giuseppe Verdi, and her career as a “coloratura soprano” spanned nearly sixty years.