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Katia Ricciarelli
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Da donna a donna
- Altro di me non saprei narrare
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Film & TV
Rovigo, Veneto, Italy
Catiuscia Maria Stella Ricciarelli (born 16 January 1946), known as Katia Ricciarelli, is an Italian soprano and actress. Born in Rovigo, Veneto, to a very poor family, she struggled during her younger years. She studied at the Benedetto Marcello Conservatory in Venice, won several vocal competitions in 1968, and made her professional debut as Mimì in Puccini's La bohème in Mantua in 1969. She…
Known for
- Natural Lefty — Maria2022
- Come una madre — Elisa2020
- Infernet — Sara2016
- La sedia della felicità — Norma Pecche2014
- Faccia d'angelo — Madre del boss2012
- Angel Face — madre del Toso2012
- First Happiness — Madre della sposa2011
- One Step from Heaven — Assunta2011
- Il ritmo della vita — Katia2010
- The Friends at the Margherita Café — Mamma di Taddeo2009
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Italy
- Active from
- 1946-01-16
Discography
- Omaggio A Giuseppe Verdi1972
- Stabat Mater1982
- Turandot1982
- Aida1983
- Carmen1983
- Tosca1984
- La bohème1985
- Aida: Highlights1985
- Don Carlos1985
- Requiem1986
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Born at Rovigo, Veneto to a very poor family, she struggled during her younger years when she studied music. She studied at the Benedetto Marcello Conservatory in Venice, won several vocal competitions in 1968, and made her professional debut as Mimì in La bohème in Mantua in 1969, followed by a 1970 appearance in Il trovatore in Parma. In the following year, she won RAI's "Voci Verdiane" award. Between 1972 and 1975, engagements followed in the major European and American opera houses <a href="
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Stella
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Place of birth
- Rovigo
- Spouse
- José Carreras
- Occupation
- music educator
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Genre
- opera
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Columbia Records
- Official website
- www.katiaricciarelli.it
- Image
- Katia Ricciarelli 2021.jpg
- Voice type
- soprano
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- name in native language
- Katia Ricciarelli
- date of birth
- 1946-01-18
- Commons category
- Katia Ricciarelli
- start of work period
- 1969-00-00
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