Katia Ricciarelli

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Katia Ricciarelli (born January 16, 1946 in Rovigo ) is an Italian opera singer ( soprano ).

Life

Katia Ricciarelli had a difficult childhood and youth after the early death of her father. Family members were killed in a traffic accident. Katia Ricciarelli lived with her mother and sister in Rovigo, later in Milano - Corsico. She earned the money for her studies, among other things, by performing in the circus. In Venice she attended the Benedetto Marcello Conservatory as a student of Iris Adami-Corradetti. She won three important singing competitions: 1969 the Aslico competition in Milan, 1970 the RAI ("Voci verdiane") prize and the Parma Concours.

In 1969 she made her debut in Mantua as Mimi in La Bohème and subsequently appeared at the Teatro Regio in Parma as Leonora in Il trovatore and sang Medora in Verdi's Il corsaro at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice . In 1971 she celebrated her first great success at the Opera of Rome in the title role of Verdi's Giovanna d'Arco . In the 1972/73 season she made her debut in America and appeared at the Chicago Opera as Lucretia in I due Foscari and in Los Angeles as Mimi in La Bohème . She also played this role in 1974 when she made her first appearance at the Paris Opera . In 1973 she made a guest appearance at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels, in the same year she was signed to La Scala in Milan . She was able to continue her successes at this house too; on her debut she was celebrated as Suor Angelica in Puccini 's opera of the same name .

Since 1974 she sang regularly on the stage of the Covent Garden Opera in London and later, after her debut as Mimi, also appeared there as Amelia in Un ballo in maschera , as the heroine in Luisa Miller , as Elisabetta in Don Carlos , as Aida, as Leonora in Il Trovatore , as Desdemona in Otello , as Alice Ford in Falstaff , as Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor and as Giulietta in Bellini's I Capuleti ed I Montecchi .

In 1975 she came to the Metropolitan Opera New York for the first time , her first role was Mimi in La Bohème . In 1978 she celebrated one of her greatest successes in New York, as Desdemona. During her engagement there, she later took on the roles of Amelia in Un ballo in maschera , Micaela in Carmen and the title role of Luisa Miller

Guest appearances have taken her to most of the world's major opera houses, such as the Vienna State Opera , the Grand Théâtre Geneva , where she sang Donna Anna in Don Giovanni and Mathilde in Rossini's Wilhelm Tell , the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow and the Deutsche Oper Berlin , the Munich National Theater (including in Il Trovatore , Don Carlos and Rigoletto by Verdi), the Hamburg State Opera (including Otello with Placido Domingo in his role debut), the Teatro Liceo Barcelona and the Opera in New Orleans. In the Arena of Verona she performed in the years 1973, 1978 ( Il Trovatore ), 1979 and 1984 ( I Lombardi alla prima crociata ) on. In 1977 she gave a recital as part of the Salzburg Festival .

In the early 1980s Ricciarelli devoted himself particularly to the work of Rossini . From 1982 onwards she was invited to Pesaro for a few seasons , where she appeared in the notable revivals of the operas Il viaggio a Reims as Madame Cortese and Bianca e Falliero as Bianca, in 1989 as Ninetta in La gazza ladra , as Ellen in La donna del lago and when Amenaide was performing in Tancredi . In 1985 she sang the title role in Rossini's Armida at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice and Semiramis in Rossini 's opera of the same name in Parma .

In 1987 she could be heard in the title role at the performances of Aida in front of the temples of Luxor . At the Bregenz Festival and at the Stuttgart State Opera , she appeared in 1987 as Anna Bolena in the Donizetti Opera and at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples as Elisabetta in Roberto Devereux . In 1988 she was Marguerite in Faust at the Munich National Theater and at the Théâtre Châtelet Paris .

In 1989 she appeared in Versailles as Maddalena in Andrea Chénier , which was given on the occasion of the bicentenary of the French Revolution. In 1990 she was Desdemona in Verdi's Otello at the Metropolitan Opera and at the Covent Garden Opera . In 1991 she appeared in Rome as the title hero in Iphigénie en Tauride by Piccinni , in Reggio Emilia as Maria in Maria Stuarda , at the Grand Théâtre Geneva as Amenaide in Rossini's Tancredi , at the Monte Carlo Opera as Susanna in Il segreto di Susanna , at the Théâtre de la Monnaie Brussels the Elena in Rossini's La donna del lago . In 1993 she was heard at the Teatro Coccia in Novara as Valentine in the Huguenots . In 1996 she appeared as Liu in Turandot at the Puccini Festival in Torre del Lago and appeared at the Teatro Fraschini in Pavia in the title role of La Cenerentola , and in 1997 she took over the title role of Agrippina in Palermo .

In 1998 she was entrusted with the artistic direction of the Teatro Politeamo Greco in Lecce , where she appeared in 1998 as Fedora in the opera of the same name by Giordano . From 2003 to 2005 she was artistic director of the annual Macerata Opera Festival .

Highlights of her extensive repertoire were the title roles in the Donizetti operas Anna Bolena , Maria de Rudenz and Lucrezia Borgia , the Semiramis in Rossini's opera of the same name, the Giulietta in Bellini's I Capuleti ed i Montecchi and the great soprano roles in the operas by Cherubini, Puccini and Verdi, many of which have been immortalized on records and films.

In the concert hall, too, she demonstrated her skills as one of the most important Italian sopranos of her era, who performed with the most important conductors of her time, such as Claudio Abbado , Colin Davis , Gianandrea Gavazzeni , Carlo Maria Giulini , Herbert von Karajan , Carlos Kleiber , James Levine , Lorin Maazel , Zubin Mehta , Riccardo Muti and Georges Prêtre .

Others

In 1991 she founded the “Accademia Lirica di Katia Ricciarelli”.

In recent years, Katia Ricciarelli has also worked successfully as an actress, for example in La seconda notte de nozze by Pupi Avati in 2005 and in the comedy Bianco e nero by Cristina Comencini in 2008 . In 2006 she also worked on Canale 5 in the reality TV production “La fattoria”.

She lives on her country estate near Spoleto ; from her 40th birthday until 2004 she was married to the television presenter Pippo Baudo .

Awards

  • 1978: Awarded the Premio Bacco dei Borbone ( Festival della Valle d'Itria )
  • 1994: Awarded the Grand Officer's Mark for Services to the Republic of Italy (Grande Ufficiale Ordine al merito della Repubblica Italiana) on August 2, 1994 in Rome.
  • 1994: Awarded the title Kammersänger at the Vienna State Opera.
  • 2005: Award of the Nastro d'Argento (Silver Ribbon) award for best actress for her role in Pupi Avati's La seconda notte di nozze by the Italian Film Journalists Association.

Discography (selection)

  • Bellini: I Capuleti ei Montecchi with Luchetti, Merighi, Monachesi, Marangoni; Choir and Orchestra of the Teatro La Fenice under Piero Bellugi; Live recording from May 16, 1973; Mondo Musica 1999.
  • Bellini: I Puritani (Malibran version) with Merritt, Carmona, Scandiuzzi, Jankovic, Gaifa, Riva; Choir of the Teatro Petruzelli and Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana under Gabriele Ferro; Recorded live on April 10, 1986; Fonit Cetra 1986.
  • Bellini: I Capuleti ei Montecchi with Montague, Raffanti, Lippi, Salvadori; Choir and Orchestra of the Teatro La Fenice under Bruno Campanella; Live recording from April / May 1991; Nuova Era 1991.
  • Bellini: Zaira with Alaimo, Vargas, Papadjakou; Choir and Orchestra of the Teatro Massimo Bellini di Catania under Paolo Olmi; Live recording from March 4, 1993; Nuova Era 1993.
  • Bellini: Mass No. 2 in G minor ; together with Giuseppe Geremia: Missa pro defunctis and Tantum ergo with Fisichella, Zanasi, Aparo; Camerata Polifonica Siciliana under Douglas Bostock; Classico 1999.
  • Bizet: Carmen with Baltsa, Carreras, van Dam: Berliner Philharmoniker under Herbert von Karajan; Deutsche Grammophon 1983.
  • Donizetti: Anna Bolena with Soffel, Ballo, Ghiuselev; Choir and Orchestra of the Teatro Massimo di Palermo under Evelino Pidò ; Live recording from 1991; Serenissima 1991.
  • Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore with Carreras, Nucci, Trimarchi, Rigacci; RAI Turin Symphony Orchestra under Claudio Scimone; Philips 1985.
  • Donizetti: Maria de Rudenz with Nucci, Cupido, Baleani; Choir and Orchestra of the Teatro La Fenice di Venezia under Eliahu Inbal; Live recording from January 1981; Fonit Cetra 1994.
  • Mascagni: Amica with Fabio Armiliato , Padovan, choir and orchestra of the Hungarian Radio under Marco Pace; Kicco Music 1996.
  • Puccini: La Bohème with Carreras, Wixell, Hagegard, Putnam, Lloyd, Elvin; Royal Opera Covent Garden choir and orchestra under Sir Colin Davis; Philips 1979.
  • Puccini: Tosca with Carreras, Raimondi, Nimsgern, Zednik; Berlin Philharmonic under Herbert von Karajan; Deutsche Grammophon 1980.
  • Puccini: Turandot with Domingo, Araiza, Hendricks, Raimondi, Hornik; Vienna Philharmonic under Herbert von Karajan; Deutsche Grammophon 1981.
  • Puccini: Turandot with Ricciarelli as Liù, Carreras, Bogart, Marton (Turandot); Choir and Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera under Lorin Maazel; Sony 1983.
  • Rossini: Tancredi with Horne, Palacio, Zaccaria; Choir and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera New York under Eve Queler; Live recording from March 14, 1978, Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 238-3
  • Rossini: Stabat mater with Valentini-Terrani, Gonzales, Raimondi; Philharmonia Orchestra under Carlo Maria Giulini, Deutsche Grammophon 1982.
  • Rossini: La donna del lago with Valentini-Terrani, Gonzales, Raffanti, Ramey; Philharmonic Choir Prague and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe under Maurizio Pollini; Fonit Cetra 1983.
  • Rossini: Il viaggio a Reims with Gasdia, Cuberli, Valentini Terrani, Araiza, Nucci, Dara, Raimondi, Ramey; Chamber Orchestra of Europe under Claudia Abbado; Live recording from 1984; Deutsche Grammophon 1985.
  • Rossini: La gazza ladra with Matteuzzi, Ramey, Furlanetto, Manca di Nissa; RAI Turin Symphony Orchestra under Gianluigi Gelmetti; Live recording 1989; Sony 1995.
  • Verdi: Aida with Freni, Carreras, Baltsa, Cappuccilli, Raimondi, van Dam, Ricciarelli (as Sacerdotessa); Vienna Philharmonic under Herbert von Karajan; EMI 1979.
  • Verdi: Simone Boccanegra with cappuccilli, Domingo, Raimondi; RCA Orchestra under Gianandrea Gavazzeni; RCA 1973.
  • Verdi: Simone Boccanegra with Bruson, Lucchetti, Raimondi; Choir and Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera under Claudio Abbado; Live recording 1984; RCA 1999.
  • Verdi: I due foscari with carreras, cappuccilli, ramey; Choir and New Philharmonia Orchestra under Lamberto Gardelli; Philips 1976.
  • Verdi: Luisa Miller with Carreras, Bruson, Rinaudo; Choir and Orchestra of the Teatro Regio di Torino under Fernando Previtali; Live recording from September 5, 1976; Opera d'Oro 1999.
  • Verdi: La battaglia di Legnano with Carreras, Manuguerra, Ghiuselev; Austrian Radio Choir and Symphony Orchestra under Lamberto Gardelli; recorded in 1978; Universal Music 2007.
  • Verdi: Un ballo in maschera with Domingo, Cappuccilli, Connell; Choir and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden under Claudio Abbado; Live recording 1975; also on DVD.
  • Verdi: Un ballo in maschera with Domingo, Bruson, Obraszova; La Scala Choir and Orchestra under Claudio Abbado; Deutsche Grammophon 1980.
  • Verdi: Il trovatore with Carreras, Toczyska, Masurok, Lloyd; Royal Opera Covent Garden choir and orchestra under Sir Colin Davis; Philips 1980.
  • Verdi: Messa da Requiem with Verret, Domingo, Ghiaurov; La Scala Choir and Orchestra under Claudio Abbado; Deutsche Grammophon 1980.
  • Verdi: Luisa Miller with Domingo, Bruson, Obraszova; Choir and Orchestra of the Royal Opera Covent Garden under Lorin Maazel; Deutsche Grammophon 1980.
  • Verdi: Aida with Domingo, Obraszova, Nucci, Valentini-Terrani, Ghiaurov, De Palma; La Scala Choir and Orchestra under Claudio Abbado; Deutsche Grammophon 1983.
  • Verdi: Don Carlos with Lucchetti, Cossotto, Ghiaurov; Choir and Orchestra of the Teatro La Fenice di Venezia under Georges Prêtre; Live recording 1973; Mondo Musica 1999.
  • Verdi: Don Carlos with Domingo, Raimondi, Ghiaurov, Valentini-Terrani, Nucci, Murray; La Scala Choir and Orchestra under Claudio Abbado; Deutsche Grammophon 1984.
  • Verdi: Falstaff with Bruson, Nucci, Hendricks, Valentini-Terrani; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra under Carlo Maria Giulini; Deutsche Grammophon 1984.
  • Verdi: Otello with Domingo, Diaz, Malakova; La Scala Choir and Orchestra under Lorin Maazel; EMI 1985 (Franco Zeffirelli also used this recording for his film adaptation).

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SURNAME Ricciarelli, Katia
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian opera singer (soprano)
DATE OF BIRTH January 16, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Rovigo