Cassandra Catalani (née Musurus)
(born 1850), Wife of Thomas Catalani; daughter of Constantine MusurusSitter in 2 portraits
Cassandra Catalani (née Musurus)
by Camille Silvy
albumen print, 26 July 1861
NPG Ax55208
Cassandra Catalani (née Musurus)
by Camille Silvy
albumen print, 27 April 1863
NPG Ax62763
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antonia Catalani
14 September 2017, 09:58
Cassandra as a child had been invited to play with children of Queen Victoria, along with her sisters Ralouka,, Esmeralda, and Helane. The Queen admired her considerable musicianship of Cassandra and even more of that of her older sister Ralouka ( who also has her picture in the National Portrait Gallery) T
he 4 girls
As a child Cassandra along with her siblings was frequently invited to play with Queen Victoria's children . Later she would play the piano for the Queen. The queen considered her older sister Ralouka was the better player. Ralouka was considered the greatest amateur exponent of Chopin in that period.
Jay Kelley
18 August 2017, 06:24
Cassandra Catalani (nee Musurus) is my 2nd Great Grandmother. Theodora Kelley (nee Catalani) is my paternal grand-mother. I would really like to connect with Antonia Catalani - author of the post above. How can we make that happen?
Antonia Catalani
14 July 2015, 21:22
Born 1850, her father was ambassador to the Sublime Porte (the Ottoman Empire to London).The Musurus family was an ancient one. Archbishop Marcus Musurus has a biography in the Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition) Her son Giusseppe was just graduating from Harrow when she was widowed she then existed on a miserable pension. Her son entered the diplomatic service. She had 4 grandchildren, Dora ,Victoria, my half sisters, later Nigel Adrian and Antonia Eva (me) only one of the 4 still alive. A lot more is known. Two photos available, one when she was young (poor) and a better one when she was older. I do have a lot more information.
Antonia Catalani
15 September 2017, 15:25
Re note by Jay Kelley (see above) .
Antonia Catalani can be contacted at catalani.tona@gmail. com