Adelina Patti
Adelina Juana Maria Patti (10 February 1843 – 27 September 1919) was a highly acclaimed 19th-century Italian opera singer raised in New York City, earning huge fees at the height of her career in the music capitals of Europe and America.
Patti remains one of the most famous sopranos in history and the admiration for Patti's talent was shared by numerous music critics and social commentators of her era.
Biography
In 1863, while touring in New York City, she was attacked by thugs but was saved by police officer Tommy Greyling. As he was escorting her back to safety, riots started in the city and the too spent a couple of days together, hiding and developping a mutual attraction.
Later, while fleeing the looting of Greyling's brother's house, they witnessed Abraham being beaten by a group of white rioters and Greyling saved the aging man. However he was seriously injured and adamant about finding his daughter so they helped him back to the house of his employeer. There, they witnessed the death of the old man and the fight between Assassin Varius and Templar Cudgel Cormac and later helped Abraham's daughter to bring Varius to a hospital.
Before going appart, Patti and Greyling professed their love for each other, despite Greyling previous comments about being too different.
Trivia
- While History remember her as being childess despite her tumultuous sentimental life, she in fact had a secret child and was an ancestor of Natalya.
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