Italy On This Day

Star whose peak years were in ‘70s and ‘80s Katia Ricciarelli was at her peak for about two decades The opera singer Katia Ricciarel...

Singer who performed into her 80s and lived to 104 Magda Olivero made her debut in an opera broadcast for radio in 1932 The opera si...

Baritone who had 16 seasons at the New York Met Anselmo Colzani in his signature role, Scarpia in Puccini's Tosca Anselmo Colzan...

Neapolitan who founded the San Francisco Opera Gaetano Merola ran the San Francisco Opera Company for 30 years Gaetano Merola, a ...

Performer with a beautiful lirico soprano voice Renata Tebaldi pictured in 1961 Opera singer Renata Tebaldi was born on this day in...