- One of the world's greatest and most popular Italian sopranos. Her most famous roles are Mimi in "La Boheme" and Cio-Cio-San in "Madame Butterfly".
- After making her debut in Modena as Micaela in "Carmen", she gained international fame when she first appeared at Milan's La Scala in "La Boheme." She reprised the role for her debut at New York's Metropolitan Opera.
- Her father was a barber and civil servant; her mother worked with Luciano Pavarotti's mother at a tobacco factory.
- Opera singer (soprano).
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