Giuseppina Finzi-Magrini
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Giuseppina Finzi-Magrini (Turin, 1878 – Desio, 1944) was an Italian soprano.[1]
Finzi-Magrini made her debut in 1896 as Oscar in Un ballo in maschera. She was remembered for her style and moderation.[2] In retirement she turned to teaching. Her students included the Danish baritone Frantz Rabinowitz (1918–1948).[3]
In 1943, when Italy came under Nazi occupation and Jews were being hunted, Finzi-Magrini who was of Jewish origin went into hiding under a false name. In 1944 a young nephew was deported to a concentration camp, causing a heart attack that left her mute and paralyzed. She died six weeks later from wounds received in an American air raid on Desio.
