Delia Valeri Explained

Delia Valeri
Birth Date:October 4, 1870
Birth Place:Italy
Death Date:January 27, 1947
Death Place:Los Angeles, California
Occupation:Vocal coach

Delia Micucci Valeri (October 4, 1870 – January 27, 1947) was an American vocal coach, born in Italy.

Early life

Delia Micucci was born in Italy, and graduated from the National Academy of Santa Cecilia in Rome.[1] She moved to the United States before 1901.

Career

Valeri taught voice students and opera professionals in New York and Chicago,[2] including Regina Vicarino, Maude Fay, Melanie Kurt, Margaret Matzenauer, Clara Clemens, and Frieda Hempel.[3] [4] [5] She worked with African-American soprano Florence Cole Talbert in Italy in the 1920s.[6] [7] Her male clients included Clarence Whitehill.[8] She also provided piano accompaniment at recitals.

In 1942 Valeri opened a studio in Hollywood.

Personal life

Delia Micucci married August Valeri in New York City about 1901. They had daughters Adelaide and Rosa. In 1914, Delia Valeri won a $2000 judgment after a chronic stomach ailment she traced to a meal on a pullman car.[9] [10] In 1915, August and Delia Valeri were passengers in a car with Margaret Matzenauer and her husband Edoardo Ferrari-Fontana when it was involved in a collision in New York.[11] [12] Valeri died in 1947, aged 76, in Los Angeles, California.[13]

Notes and References

  1. News: 1907-02-05. Excellent Music at Italian Concert. 9. The Morning Call. 2020-11-30. Newspapers.com.
  2. February 17, 1922. Delia Valeri. Music News. 14. 8.
  3. March 24, 1917. Maude Fay Now at her Best. Pacific Coast Musical Review. 31. 6.
  4. April 1919. Reception in Honor of Mme. Frieda Hempel. The Musical Observer. 18. 43.
  5. News: 1917-03-25. California Soprano has been Coaching with Mrs. Delia Valeri. 65. The San Francisco Examiner. 2020-11-30. Newspapers.com.
  6. Book: Smith, Jessie Carney. Notable Black American Women. 1992. VNR AG. 978-0-8103-9177-2. 132. en.
  7. Book: Nettles, Darryl Glenn. African American Concert Singers Before 1950. 2003-02-20. McFarland. 978-0-7864-1467-3. 151. en.
  8. News: 1942-11-21. Madame Delia Valeri Opens Hollywood Studio. 12. Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. 2020-11-29. Newspapers.com.
  9. News: 1914-12-05. Jury Gives $2000 For 'Tummy Ache'. 1. The Morning Call. 2020-11-29. Newspapers.com.
  10. News: 1914-12-05. News Briefs from All Parts of the Country. 7. The Evening Times-Star and Alameda Daily Argus. 2020-11-30. Newspapers.com.
  11. News: 1915-04-19. Opera Singer Hurt in Crash. 8. The Courier-News. 2020-11-30. Newspapers.com.
  12. News: 1915-04-19. Opera Singers in Auto Crash. 6. Times Union. 2020-11-30. Newspapers.com.
  13. News: 1947-01-29. Teacher's Funeral Set. 12. Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. 2020-11-30. Newspapers.com.

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