Adelaide Kemble

Adelaide Kemble (November 1815 – August 4, 1879) was an English opera singer of the Victorian era, and a member of the Kemble family of actors. She was the younger sister of Fanny Kemble, the famous actress and anti-slavery activist. Her father was actor Charles Kemble. Adelaide studied in London with John Braham and in Italy under the great soprano Giuditta Pasta. On November 2, 1841, she made her first operatic performance on the London stage i... more

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  • Nov 1815

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  • Aug 4, 1879 (age 63 years)

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