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From the age of four years, Marietta had amused herself at playing at mock theatrical representations. She used to sing duets with her mother, a skilful amateur, and she had been instructed by
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Rosa
Mazzarelli, and later trained with Pietro Romani (1791–1877), one of the first professional singing teachers in Italy. It was under his guidance that she debuted at Florence's
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heard that she had missed the most talked-about premiere in Paris, she sent word to
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