Rosina Palmer

Rosina Palmer
Palmer from a photograph album compiled in 1965. (State Library Victoria, c. 1870 – c. 1900, p. 23)
Born	Rosina Martha Carandini 27 August 1844 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Died	16 June 1932(1932-06-16) (aged 87) South Yarra, Melbourne, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Occupations	Opera singer singing teacher
Spouse	Edward Hodson Palmer ​ ​ (m. 1880)​
Mother	Marie Carandini

Rosina Martha Hosanah Palmer (née Carandini; 27 August 1844 – 16 June 1932) was an Australian opera singer. Born in Hobart, she developed a soprano voice early on and accompanied her mother, opera singer Marie Carandini, on tours, singing with her family troupe. Palmer moved to Melbourne with her husband in 1866. Although she had a low income, she later became a successful singing teacher. Musicologist Thérèse Radic wrote that although she was gifted, Palmer was constrained by her social position as a married woman, as was typical of her contemporaries.