Adelina Patti
in 'La sonnambula'

The great soprano Adelina Patti is seen here dressed as 'Amina' in Bellini's La sonnambula.

The album page presents five other portraits by Silvy of the sitter in various roles. An inked inscription in the lower margin reads: 'Mlle Adelina Patti in the costumes of the six characters in which she appeared at the Royal Italian Opera Covent Garden during the first season in London in 1861.'