Delia Valeri
American vocal coach
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Delia Micucci Valeri (October 4, 1870 – January 27, 1947) was an American vocal coach, born in Italy.
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| Born | October 4, 1870 Italy |
| Died | January 27, 1947 (aged 76) Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation | Vocal coach |
Early life
Delia Micucci was born in Italy, and graduated from the National Academy of Santa Cecilia in Rome.[1] She moved to the United States before 1901.
Career
Valeri taught voice students and opera professionals in New York and Chicago,[2] including Regina Vicarino, Maude Fay, Melanie Kurt, Margaret Matzenauer, Clara Clemens, and Frieda Hempel.[3][4][5] She worked with African-American soprano Florence Cole Talbert in Italy in the 1920s.[6][7] Her male clients included Clarence Whitehill.[8] She also provided piano accompaniment at recitals.[1]
Personal life
Delia Micucci married August Valeri in New York City about 1901. They had daughters Adelaide and Rosa. In 1914, Delia Valeri won a $2000 judgment after a chronic stomach ailment she traced to a meal on a pullman car.[9][10] In 1915, August and Delia Valeri were passengers in a car with Margaret Matzenauer and her husband Edoardo Ferrari-Fontana when it was involved in a collision in New York.[11][12] Valeri died in 1947, aged 76, in Los Angeles, California.[13]
