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Catiuscia Maria Stella Ricciarelli (born 16 January 1946), known as Katia Ricciarelli (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkaːtja rittʃaˈrɛlli]), is an Italian soprano and actress.

Biography

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 (1973); Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (1974); and the Metropolitan Opera in 1975. In 1981, she began a decade-long association with the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, thus broadening her repertoire of Rossini's operas.

Beside her many opera performances, she also appeared as Desdemona in Franco Zeffirelli's film version of Verdi's Otello in 1986, alongside Plácido Domingo. In 2005 she won the best actress prize Nastro d'Argento, awarded by the Italian film journalists, for her role in Pupi Avati's La seconda notte di nozze.

In 1991 she founded Accademia Lirica di Katia Ricciarelli, and, since 2003, she has been Artistic Director of the annual summer Macerata Opera Festival. In 2006 she participated in the reality show La fattoria (Italian version of The Farm) on Canale 5.

In 1986, on her 40th birthday, she married Pippo Baudo, a television personality; she filed for divorce in the summer of 2004.

In 2021-2022 she participated in the reality show “Grande Fratello VIP” (Big Brother VIP 6), getting evicted after 165 days.

Discography (a selection)

• Verdi: Simon Boccanegra (under Gianandrea Gavazzeni, 1973) (RCA)
• Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (under Claudio Abbado, 1975) (Kulture DVD)
• Verdi: I due Foscari (under Lamberto Gardelli, 1976) (Philips)
• Verdi: La battaglia di Legnano (under Lamberto Gardelli, 1977) (Philips)
• Puccini: La bohème (under Sir Colin Davis, 1979) (Philips/Decca)
• Puccini: Tosca (under Herbert von Karajan, 1979) (Deutsche Grammophon)
• Verdi: Luisa Miller (under Lorin Maazel, 1979) (Deutsche Grammophon)
• Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (under Claudio Abbado, 1980) (Deutsche Grammophon)
• Verdi: Il trovatore (under Sir Colin Davis, 1980) (Philips)
• Verdi: Aida (under Claudio Abbado, 1981) (Deutsche Grammophon)
• Puccini: Turandot (as Turandot, under Herbert von Karajan, 1981) (Deutsche Grammophon); then (as Liù, under Lorin Maazel, 1983) (CBS/Sony)
• Bizet: Carmen (under Herbert von Karajan, 1982) (Deutsche Grammophon)
• Verdi: Falstaff (under Carlo Maria Giulini, 1982) (Deutsche Grammophon)
• Rossini: La donna del lago (under Maurizio Pollini, 1983) (CBS/Sony)
• Verdi: Don Carlos (under Claudio Abbado, 1982) (Deutsche Grammophon)
• Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore (under Claudio Scimone, 1984) (Philips)
• Verdi: Otello (under Lorin Maazel, 1986) (EMI)
• Rossini: La gazza ladra (under Gianluigi Gelmetti, 1990) (Sony)
• Bellini: Messa No. 2 in G Minor and Giuseppe Geremia's Missa Pro Defunctis 1809 (under Douglas Bostock, 1997) (Classico)
• Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (under Giuseppe Patanè, directed by Elijah Moshinsky, February 16, 1980, Metropolitan Opera) Paramount Home Video
• Various: The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala (22 October 1983), (Deutsche Grammophon DVD 00440-073-4538, 2009)

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1975	Un ballo in maschera	Amelia	Lead actress
1986	Otello	Desdemona	Lead actress
2005	The Second Wedding Night	Liliana Vespero	Lead actress
2008	Black and White	Olga	Supporting actress
2009	The Friends at the Margherita Cafe	Taddeo's mother	Supporting actress
2013	La sedia della felicità	Norma Pecche	Supporting actress
2016	Infernet	Sara	Supporting actress
2021	Mancino naturale	Maria	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982	Lucia di Lammermoor	Lucia	Television film
1984	Turandot	Liù	Television film
1998	Canzoni sotto l'albero	Herself/ Performer	Special
2001	Gian Burrasca	Mother Stoppani	Television film
2004	Don Matteo	Giulia Baldeschi	Episode: "Dietro il sipario"
2006	La Fattoria	Herself/ Contestant	Reality show (season 3) - Evicted Day 81
2006	Ma chi l'avrebbe mai detto	Camilla	Miniseries
2008	Carabinieri	Monica Grandi	Main role (season 7); 22 episodes
2009	Il ritmo della vita	Secretary	Television film
2009	Così fan tutte	Katia	Sketch comedy show
2010	Io canto	Herself/ Judge	Talent show (season 1)
2010	Let's dance	Herself/ Contestant	Talent show
2011–2015	Un passo dal cielo	Assunta Scotton	Main role (seasons 1–3); 39 episodes
2012	Faccia d'angelo	Toso's mother	Television film
2013–2014	Un matrimonio	Aunt Amabile	Main role; 6 episodes
2016	Selfie - Le cose cambiano	Herself/ Mentor	Reality show (season 1)
2020	Come una madre	Elisa	Episode: "Episode 3"
2021-2022	Grande Fratello VIP (season 6)	Herself/ Contestant	Reality show (season 6) - Evicted Day 165

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На других языках

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[de] Katia Ricciarelli

Katia Ricciarelli (* 16. Januar 1946 in Rovigo) ist eine italienische Opernsängerin (Sopran).

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- [en] Katia Ricciarelli

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[es] Katia Ricciarelli

Katia Ricciarelli (Rovigo, Véneto, 16 de enero de 1946[1]) es una soprano de ópera italiana. Es conocida también por su carrera como actriz.

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[ru] Риччарелли, Катя

Катю́ша Мари́я Сте́лла Риччаре́лли (итал. Catuscia Maria Stella Ricciarelli, более известная как Ка́тя Риччаре́лли (итал. Katia Ricciarelli); род. 16 января 1946, Ровиго) — итальянская оперная певица (лирико-драматическое сопрано) и педагог.

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