High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Sofia Scalchi (born Turin, November 29, 1850 - died Rome, August 22, 1922) was an important Italian operatic contralto who could also sing in the mezzo-soprano range. Her career was international, and she appeared at leading theatres in both Europe and America. Born in the same city (Turin) in the same year (1850) as the renowned heroic tenor Francesco Tamagno, Scalchi studied voice with Augusta Boccabadati. In 1866, she made her stage debut in Mantua as Ulrica in Giuseppe Verdi's Un ballo in maschera. Her first major international success came at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, where on November 5, 1868, she made her London debut as Azucena in Il trovatore, also by Verdi.

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