Gianna Perea-Labia

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Gianna Perea-Labia (born May 19, 1908 in Milan ; † June 9, 1994 ) was an Italian opera singer (soprano) and vocal teacher .

Life

Gianna Perea-Labia was the daughter of the singer couple Fausta Labia (soprano, 1870-1935) and Emilio Perea (tenor, 1884-1946). Her aunt was the prima donna Maria Labia (1880–1954).

She received singing lessons in her parents' house mostly from her mother and made her debut in Vicenza in 1934 in Adriano Lualdi's Le furie di Arlecchino . She appeared in many important opera houses in Italy, a. a. in La Fenice , Teatro alla Scala and the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma , in 1938 also as “Nanetta” in Verdi's Falstaff in Salzburg. Her important roles included "Elvira" (in L'italiana in Algeri ), "Nannetta", " Susanna ", " Fiordiligi ", "Philine" in Mignon , " Olympia ", "Leila", " Lakmé ", "Lucieta" in I quatro rusteghi ( The Four Ruffians ) and the roles of “Gasparina” and “Gnese” in II campiello by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari .

She produced two professional singing courses for television: Elementi di musica e canto corale (1959) and Musica e canto corale (1961). She also taught at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome.

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SURNAME Perea-Labia, Gianna
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian opera singer (soprano) and vocal teacher
DATE OF BIRTH May 19, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH Milan
DATE OF DEATH June 9, 1994