Adele Muzzarelli

Adele Muzzarelli Beckmann (4 June 1816, Venice – 3 November 1885, Batignolles) was an Italian soprano, soubrette and dancer.

[2] Her grandfather was a ballet master at the Vienna Opera under Emperor Joseph II, her father was the Italian tenor Muzzarelli, and her mother was a Prima ballerina at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice.

After taking a break for some time, she performed soubrette roles first at the Carltheater Vienna, then at the Königstädtisches Theater Berlin.

[6][5] In 1838, Muzzarelli married a comedian Friedrich Beckmann whom she met at the Königstädtisches Theater in Berlin.

[5] Muzzarelli-Beckmann founded the Friedrich Beckmann Foundation, aimed to provide aid to German actors and actresses in financial difficulties.