Celestina Boninsegna |
Celestina Boninsegna
Date of birth
26.02.1877
Date of death
14.02.1947
Profession
singer
Voice type
soprano
Country
Italy
Debut 1892 (Reggio nel Emilia, Norina’s role in op. Don Pasquale) at the age of 15. From 1897 she sang in Piacenza. In 1901, at the Rome Treasure, Costanzi participated in the premiere of Mascagni’s op.-commedia dell’arte Mascagni. In 1904 she sang Aida in Covent Garden, in 1906 the same part in Spanish. at the Metropolitan Opera (her partner was Caruso). She also performed in Boston, Petersburg (1913), Barcelona. Among the parties is also Amelia in op. “Masquerade Ball”, Leonora in “Il Trovatore”, Mimi, Tosca and others.
E. Tsodokov
