Elena D'Angri Vitturi (also known as Elena Angri; May 1821 or 1824 in Corfu – 29 August 1886[1] in Barcelona) was a Greek-born operatic contralto of Italian origin who was active in the mid-19th century in European opera houses and in the United States.[2][3]
The daughter of Saverio Angri (originally from Naples) and Maria Vitturi di Giovanni, her real name was Nazarena Mattia Elena Catterina.[citation needed] She was baptised on 10 June 1821 at the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Saint James and Saint Christopher in Corfu, Greece.[citation needed] She studied singing with Salvatore Taglioni and Giuseppe Doglia.[4] She made her opera debut in Lucca in 1843 and was engaged by La Scala in 1844.[4] She divided her time between the Vienna State Opera and La Scala from 1845 through 1847, and in 1846 was named a Kammersänger by Ferdinand I of Austria.[4] Her debut in London was in 1849.[5]