Josefa Somellera

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Josefa Somellera Guiterrez Zavalla Rebollo [1] (1810-1885) [2] was an Argentine composer [3] and singer who performed and published under the name Josefa Somellera.

Somellera was born in Buenos Aires to Josefa Gutierrez Dominguez de Somellera y del Cerro and Andres Somellera del Cerro. She had 17 siblings. Her aunt was Candeleria Somellera de Espinosa, a composer, pianist, and socialite [4] whose portrait was painted by Jacobo Lorenzo Fiorini. [5] Josefa Somellera married Juan Angel Zavalla Rebollo and they had three children. [1]

Somellera studied at the Escuela de Musica y Canto [6] with Jose Antonio Picazarri [7] and his nephew Juan Pedro Esnaola. [8] Her singing was praised by operatic soprano Adelina Patti. [9] She apparently composed some works based on Argentine folklore, [10]  but is best known for her song “The Death of Corina,” [11] dedicated to D. Corina Blanco [12] and based on text by Juan Cruz Varela. [13] She died in Montevideo in 1885. [14]

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