Elvira Colonnese

Elvira Colonnese (September 9, 1859 — June 10, 1949) was an Italian soprano opera singer.

[1][2] Colonnese's first stage appearance came in 1880, in Naples, when she sang in Alpigianina at the conservatory in San Sebastiano.

[3] She maintained a steady career in opera for 25 years, through 1905, performing in both Europe and South America, with regular appearances in Buenos Aires and Montevideo.

[1] In 1890, she sang in the inaugural performance at the Teatro Argentino de La Plata.

[5] She played both Queen Isabella and Iguamota in the 1892 premiere cast of Alberto Franchetti's Cristoforo Colombo in Genoa, staged to mark the 400th anniversary of Columbus's famous voyage.