John Weeks Moore

“ With a quick ear and impassioned brilliant style, she sang the English and Italian songs that were in vogue, and which she caught pretty much by ear, to the great admiration of her friends, who anticipated in her a distinguished singer, and were anxious that she should cultivate the rare gift which she possessed without musical knowledge or habits of application. ”

“ Biscaccianti, Signora. Miss Eliza Ostinelli was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1825. Her father, Louis Ostinelli, a talented Italian musician, was for many years a resident of Boston, and leader of the orchestra in the principal theatres. Her mother was a native of New York, and a pianist of rare excellence for that time. Her voice in her girlhood was remarkable for its richness, beauty, and great compass, embracing more than two octaves and a half. ”