Italian opera star Simionato dies days before 100th birthday



ROME- Giulietta Simionato, one of post-war Italy's greatest opera singers, died Thursday in Rome days before her 100th birthday, Milan's La Scala opera house said in a statement.
"Giulietta Simionato has definitively entered our memories and the history of the opera", La Scala said about the mezzo-soprano, who was born on May 12, 1910.



A cover of a Giulietta Simionato album
A cover of a Giulietta Simionato album
Simionato first sang at La Scala in 1936 and became one of its star attractions, while also touring the world and developing a wide repertoire that included Carmen, Dalila and Charlotte in Werther.
She was part of the renaissance of the "bel canto" singing technique in the 1950s alongside Maria Callas, before retiring in 1966.
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Thursday, May 6th 2010
AFP
           


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