volcanohunter Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 La Scala has announced that soprano Magda Olivero has died at the age of 104. Link to comment
dirac Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Thank you for posting, volcanohunter. I hadn't heard yet. Truly, one of the last prima donnas. Link to comment
volcanohunter Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 The obituaries that have been published so far are in Italian, e.g.: http://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/musica/2014/09/08/news/morta_magda_olivero_grande_soprano_milanese_aveva_104_anni-95289892/ La Scala has posted photos of some of Olivero's performances there. http://www.teatroallascala.org/it/stagione/magda-olivero-1910-2014.html Link to comment
Mashinka Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 For me she was the queen of verismo, the emotion in her voice was unique. Truly one of the greats has passed. Link to comment
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