Pauline Lucca

Pauline Lucca (1841-1908) was a German dramatic soprano, born in Vienna. She was a pupil of Uschmann and Lewy, but was too poor to continue her studies and so joined the chorus of the Vienna Court Opera. In 1859 she made her début at Olmütz as Elvira in Ernani. She then sang for awhile in Prague and in 1861, having attracted the attention of Meyerbeer, obtained an engagement at Berlin, where her success was absolute for years. In 1863 she made her first appearance in England, which country, as well as France and Russia, she subsequently visited often. In 1872 she came to the United States, where she became a great favorite. Meyerbeer and Auber considered her unequaled, and the latter was so struck by her interpretation of the part of Zerlina in Fra Diavolo that he gave her the pen with which he had written the opera. From 1874 to 1889 she was a member of the Vienna Opera.

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