Giuseppina Gargano

Her father demonstrated mesmerism and hypnotism, and was founder of the Italian Magnetic Society.

[2] Giuseppina D'Amico was a teen in 1870, touring South America with her father's act, when she accepted a part in a production of La sonnambula in Montevideo.

She sang the role of Gilda in Rigoletto next, and was soon performing in Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro as well.

She performance internationally, from South America to London, Madrid,[3] and Tbilisi, and all over Italy.

[2] "This lady possesses comedy powers," a London reviewer wrote, of her 1891 turn as Rosina in The Barber of Seville.