Sample collection on women migrants at the Bibliothèque nationale de France below
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Collection: Carte de visite de Marietta Alboni, comtesse A. Pepoli (sans date) (manuscrit autographe) | Visiting card of Marietta Alboni, Countess A. Pepoli (undated) (autograph manuscript) (France: c. 1853–1872)
Description: Visiting card of Marietta Alboni, Countess Pepoli, thanking an unknown admirer for a gift of flowers. Marietta Alboni (1826–1894) was born in Italy and died in France. She married her first husband, Count Carlo Pepoli, in 1853, but she continued to perform on the stage until 1872. She is considered one of the greatest contraltos in the history of opera.
Archive address: Bibliothèque Nationale de France, département Bibliothèque-musée de l’opéra, Palais Garnier, 8 Rue Scribe, 75009 Paris
Reference number: Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Bibliothèque-musée de l’opéra, LAS ALBONI (MARIETTA) 1
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Contributor: Stellamarina Donato