François #Bouchot (1800-42)
Portrait of #MariaMalibran (1808-36), who was #BornOnThisDay, as Desdemona
Musée de la Vie romantique

Maria Malibran

Rossini, "La Cenerentola"

#MariaMalibran was born in Paris #OnThisDay in 1808, becoming one of the leading singers of the 19th c. before her death at the age of 28; #GiaochinoRossini's #Cenerentola was one of her roles & this is the final aria from the #opera:

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