Adele Muzzarelli

Adele Muzzarelli Beckmann (4 June 1816, Venice – 3 November 1885, Batignolles) was an Italian soprano, soubrette and dancer. She is the founder of Friedrich Beckmann Foundation.

Life Adele Muzzarelli was born on 4 June 1816 in Venice. Her father died when she was two years old and she moved to Vienna with her mother. In Vienna Muzzarelli received vocal training from Giuseppe Ciccimarra. She was a chorister at the Theater am Kärntnertor in Vienna.

Career In 1830, Muzzarelli debuted at the Brno Theater as Zerlina in Don Giovanni. She stayed in Brno until 1832, where she played roles like Rosina in The Barber of Seville, the title role in Semiramide by Rossini and Isolde in Der Vampyr (Lindpaintner). In 1845, Muzzarelli-Beckmann retired from the stage and followed her husband to Vienna.

Adele Muzzarelli-Beckman died on 3 November 1885 in Batignolles, France.