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DISCUSSION: John Dante Prevedini leads a discussion about Improvisation in the classical world and beyond, including contributions from David Arditti, James Lewitzke, James Ross and Steve Vasta.
Adelina Patti was born in Madrid on 19 February 1843. With a remarkable coloratura voice she rapidly became one of the great operatic sopranos of her day and travelled the leading opera houses. She died in Craig-y-Nos, Wales on 27 September 1919.