Fanny Corri-Paltoni

Fanny Corri-Paltoni was a celebrated English operatic soprano active in Europe between 1818 and 1835. It was said that she possessed a voice of remarkable beauty and that she had a fine singing technique. She particularly excelled in the operas of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Gioachino Rossini.

Born Frances Corri in Edinburgh, she was the daughter of Italian immigrants. Her exact year of birth is unknown, but she was certainly born sometime between 1795 and 1801. Her father was composer Natale Corri (1765–1822) and her uncle, Domenico Corri (1746–1825), was an important singing master and composer in Edinburgh. Her cousin Sophia Dussek (née Corri) was a famous soprano.

Corri-Paltoni studied singing first with her father and then with Angelica Catalani and John Braham in London. She toured Continental Europe with Catalani in 1815–1816. She was committed to the King's Theatre in London between 1818–1820, making her professional opera debut at the theatre as the Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro on 17 January 1818. She earned rave reviews in London for her several other portrayals of Mozart heroines, including Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, Dorabella in Cosi fan tutte and the Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute. She was also a prized Matilda in Rossini's Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra on 30 April 1818. Another triumph came on 4 May 1820 when she sang Amenaide in the London premiere of Rossini's Tancredi. She was also a regular performer in the Philharmonic Society concerts from 1818 to 1821.

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