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  LINA CAVALIERI , OPERA SINGER,ACTRESS BORN  1874 DECEMBER 25 - 1944 FEBRUARY 7 Natalina "Lina" Cavalieri (25 December 1874 – 7 February 1944)[1] was an Italian operatic soprano, actress, and monologist.[ She was an Italian operatic soprano and diseuse  known for her grace and beauty. Born Natalina Cavalieri, on Christmas Day at Viterbo, some eighty kilometers (50 miles) north of Rome, she lost her parents at the age of fifteen and became a ward of the state, sent to live in a Roman Catholic orphanage. The vivacious young girl was unhappy under the strict discipline of the nuns, and at the first opportunity she ran away with a touring theatrical group. Blessed with a good singing voice, a young Cavalieri made her way to Paris, France, where her appearance opened doors and she obtained work as a singer at one of the city's café-concerts. From there she performed at a variety of music halls and other such venues around Europe, while still working to develop her voice. Cava...

LINA CAVALIERI ITALIAN ACTRESS  BORN 1874 DECEMBER 25 Natalina "Lina" Cavalieri (25 December 1874 – 7 February 1944)[1] was an Italian operatic soprano, actress, and monologist Biography[edit source] Lina Cavalieri was born on Christmas Day at Rieti, some 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Rome.[3] She lost her parents at the age of fifteen and became a ward of the state, sent to live in a Roman Catholic orphanage. The vivacious young girl was unhappy under the strict discipline of the nuns, and at the first opportunity she ran away with a touring theatrical group.[citation needed] At a young age, she made her way to Paris, France, where her appearance opened doors and she obtained work as a singer at one of the city's café-concerts. From there she performed at a variety of music halls and other such venues around Europe, while still working to develop her voice. She took voice lessons and made her opera debut in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1900 (as Nedda in Paglia...