Rosetta Pampanini

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Rosetta Pampanini (2 September 1896 – 2 August 1973) was an Italian lyric soprano, particularly associated with Puccini roles, especially Madama Butterfly.

Biography

Pampanini was born in

Afterwards she began singing at all the major opera houses of Europe; the

A great Puccini interpreter, especially as Madama Butterfly, she also sang Manon Lescaut, La bohème, Tosca, and Liu in Turandot, also Mascagni's Il piccolo Marat and Iris, and Nedda in Leoncavallo's Pagliacci. Though essentially a lyric soprano, she occasionally sang a few spinto Verdi roles such as Leonora and Aida, and also Giordano's Maddalena and Fedora.

Personal

She retired from the stage in 1946, and turned to teaching. Among her pupils was British soprano Amy Shuard. Pampanini died in Rovigo, aged 76.

Sources

• Le guide de l'opéra, les indispensables de la musique, R. Mancini & J-J. Rouvereux, (Fayard, 1986)
  ISBN 2-213-01563-5