Katia Ricciarelli; “Un bel dì vedremo“; MADAMA BUTTERFLY; Giacomo Puccini

This channel is the re-establishment of previous channels that have been sadly terminated. ==================== Katia Ricciarelli--soprano Bruno Amaducci---conductor RTSI Orchestra 1979 ===================== “Catiuscia Maria Stella Ricciarelli (born 16 January 1946), known as Katia Ricciarelli (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkaːtja rittʃaˈrɛlli]), is an Italian soprano and actress. Born in Rovigo, Veneto, to a very poor family, she struggled during her younger years when she studied music. She studied at the Benedetto Marcello Conservatory in Venice, won several vocal competitions in 1968, and made her professional debut as Mimì in La bohème in Mantua in 1969, followed by a 1970 appearance in Il trovatore in Parma. In the following year, she won RAI’s “Voci Verdiane“ award. Between 1972 and 1975, engagements followed in the major European and American opera houses, including Lyric Opera of Chicago (1972); Teatro alla Scala (19