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    Luigi Elena

    Birth: 1834

    Death: 1879

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Luigi Elena was an Italian violinist who began performing in the United States at a young age. The Daily Union in Washington, D.C. contained an announcement of a performance by Luigi Elena and his younger brother, Annibale, in January 1851. This corresponds with 18510111MrsCarvallo_FMS-WHS1, an invitation from WHS and FMS to Mrs. Carvallo to "hear the young Artists Elena" the same month.

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Luigi Elena was an Italian violinist who began performing in the United States at a young age. The Daily Union in Washington, D.C. contained an announcement of a performance by Luigi Elena and his younger brother, Annibale, in January 1851. This corresponds with 18510111MrsCarvallo_FMS-WHS1, an invitation from WHS and FMS to Mrs. Carvallo to "hear the young Artists Elena" the same month.

Citation Type: 
Newspaper Article
Journal or Newspaper Title: 
The Daily Union
Month: 
January
Day: 
10
Year: 
1851
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Citation Notes: 
The daily union. (Washington [D.C.]), 10 Jan. 1851. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82003410/1851-01-10/ed-1/seq-4/>
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Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
The Literary Ameirican, Vol. 2
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
George Payn Quackenbos
Publisher Location: 
New York
Publisher Name: 
A. J. Townsend
Year: 
1849
Start Page: 
165
End Page: 
165
Citation Notes: 
https://books.google.com/books?id=uuxGAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA165&lpg=PA165&dq=italian+violinist+luigi+elena&source=bl&ots=XgVYB_39bf&sig=LUb2pIf21ZsdVGZbZHpXMAS2D1g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjUo7u9rv7OAhVD7yYKHXiMA4QQ6AEIIjAC#v=onepage&q=italian%20violinist%20luigi%20elena&f=false
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Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Music in Imperial Rio de Janeiro: European Culture in a Tropical Milieu
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Cristina Magaldi
Publisher Location: 
Lanham, MD
Publisher Name: 
The Scarecrow Press
Year: 
2004
Start Page: 
26
End Page: 
26
Citation Notes: 
https://books.google.com/books?id=dbnSIw72L6YC&pg=PA26&lpg=PA26&dq=luigi+elena+1879&source=bl&ots=RIzdzZb7FO&sig=IDa9bPB0oE0ZLrI1LpFiGnXj75M&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjDj4PEqJrPAhUK4SYKHQBPAMAQ6AEIPDAK#v=onepage&q=luigi%20elena%201879&f=false