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Magda Olivero
12+ albums
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Magda Olivero (née Maria Maddalena Olivero, March 25, 1910) is a soprano of the verismo-school of singing. She was born in Saluzzo, Italy. Olivero made her operatic debut in 1932 on Turin radio in Cattozzo’s oratorio I misteri dolorosi.[1] She performed widely and increasingly successfully until 1941, when she married and retired from performing. She returned to the stage ten years later, at the request of Francesco Cilèa, who asked her to sing the title role in his opera Adriana Lecouvreur.[2][3] From 1951 until her final retirement, Olivero sang in opera houses around the world. Among her most renowned interpretations were the leading parts in Adriana Lecouvreur, Iris, Fedora, La bohème, La fanciulla del West, La traviata, La Wally, Madama Butterfly, Manon Lescaut, Mefistofele, and Turandot (as Liù.) She sang in Cherubini's Medea in Dallas in 1967 and in Kansas City in 1968.[4] In 1975, already an international star for four decades, she made her début at the Metropolitan Opera House in Tosca. Her last performances on stage were in March 1981 in the one-woman opera, La voix humaine by Poulenc.[5] Thus, her stage career ended at age 71 and spanned nearly 50 years. She continued to sing church music locally and, well into her eighties, made a recording of several arias. Recordings exist of many of her great performances of both full operas and arias and scenes. Among her studio recordings are Turandot (as Liù, with Gina Cigna, for Cetra, 1938), Fedora (with Mario del Monaco a
top songs
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Alfano - Risurrezione: Dio pietoso
1552'Senza mamma' from 'Suorangelica'
1023Suor Angelica: Senza Mamma
894"senza mamma" from Suor Angelica
535L´altra notte in fondo al mare (Mefistofele)
476Mi son l´umile ancella (Adriana Lecouvreur)
347Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur: Io son l'umile ancella - Adriana, Prince, Abbe, Michonnet, Jouvenot, Dangeville, Quinault, Poisson - Act One
238Vissi d´arte, vissi d´amore (Tosca)
229Si, mi chiamano Mimi (La Bohème)
2210Senza mamma, o bimbo tu sei morta (Suor Angelica)
20albums
Lebendige Vergangenheit - Magda Olivero
Magda Olivero - The Complete Studio Recitals
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Opera Obsession! Act IV
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Adriana Lecouvreur
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Great Voices Of The Opera Vol. 7 - Primadonnas
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Giordano: Fedora (2 CDs)
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Vocal Recital: Magda Olivero - Puccini, G. / Cilea, F. / Boito, A. / Verdi, G. / Puccini, G. / Charpentier, G. / Massenet, J. / Franck, C. (1938-1953)
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Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur
Great Voices Of The Century
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Famose arie liriche (Mono Version)
Giordano: Fedora
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The Best Of Italian Opera