Virginia Ferni-Germano (1849-1934); Italian soprano.
Just like her two cousins, the sisters Carolina Ferni (-Giraldoni) and Virginia Ferni (-Teja), she was very talented in both singing as violin playing. As a child of seven years old she sang virtuoso Spanish songs and accompanied herself on the violin. In 1876 she made her opera debut at the Teatro Real in Madrid as Siebel in Gounod's "Faust".This lead to a very succesful career in Europe and North and South America. She sang at Teatro Liceo in Barcelona (1878/80), at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples (1884), at the Teatro Comunale in Bologna (1884) and at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome (1885). In 1886/87 she made guest appearances at Triëst and Padua and in 1887 at St. Petersburg. She sang at various world premières. In 1884 at theTeatro Comunale Bologna as Isora d'Aix in Mancinelli's "Isora di Provenza". In 1886 at La Scala Milan she created the title role in Catalani's "Edmea" and in 1890 at the Teatro Regio in Turin she created the title role in Catalani's "Loreley". She was married to the violin player Carlo Germano and their son Carlo Germano jr. became also a well known violinist. In 1896 she retired from the stage.