Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) Velluti, (b Montolmo [now Corridonia], Ancona, Jan 28, 1780; d Sambruson di Dolo, Venice, Jan 22, 1861) was an Italian soprano castrato. The last of the great operatic castrati, Velluti was without a rival for the last
decade of his career. His retirement marked the end of an era in operatic history. (Grove Music online).
Maria (Caterina Rosalbina ) Caradori-Allan [née de Munck], (b Milan, 1800; d Surbiton, Oct 15, 1865) was an Alsatian soprano of Italian birth. (Grove Music online).
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