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Pasta

Pasta, Gluditta (1779-1865), was the daughter of an Italian Jew named Negri. Her first appearances on the operatic stage were not successful, but at Verona in 1822 the tide turned, and from 1825 to 1833 she sang with much applause in Paris. London, and other cities. Her best impersonations were La Sonnambula, Medea, Semiramide, and Giulia. Her husband was a singer. From her retirement till her death she lived at Como.