Albert Visetti
Albert Anthony Visetti (13 May 1846–10 July 1928) was a Dalmatian musician who moved to London where he was Professor of Singing at the Royal College of Music, becoming a Fellow in 1921. He was the stepfather of the novelist Radclyffe Hall.
Early life
Born in
Move to London
Visetti moved to England in May 1871 after the turmoil of the
Visetti became one of the leading professors of singing in the country, teaching singing at the
Personal life
By marriage he became the stepfather of the novelist Radclyffe Hall in 1889; he had a tempestuous relationship with her mother Marie (née Sager) because of his affairs with his female students and Radclyffe Hall, who hated him, claimed he made sexual advances to her when she was a teenager.[7][8]
He died in London in 1928 and is buried with his wife Marie in the Catholic Section of Brookwood Cemetery.
References
- ^ a b c Biography of Albert Anthony Visetti (1914) on the Grande Musica website
- ^ a b c d Article on Albert Visetti in The Musical Times 1 March 1913 pgs 153-156
- ^ Mr Albert Visetti Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News - 2 January 1886
- ^ ISBN 0-7509-3513-8
- ^ Maurice Leonard, Hope and Glory: A Life of Dame Clara Butt, Victorian Secrets Limited (2012) - Google Books p32
- ^ "Fellows of the Royal College of Music - [[Royal College of Music]] website" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
- ^ Laura Seddon, British Women Composers and Instrumental Chamber Music in the Early Twentieth Century, Routledge (2013) - Google Books p158
- ^ Radclyffe Hall Biography - Your Dictionary
External links
- Visetti with Viola Tree - the National Portrait Gallery, London website