As noted the soprano made her Met debut as Olympia in “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” and has performed such roles as Micaela in “Carmen,” Adina in “L’Elisir d’Amore,” Musetta in “La Boheme,” Cio-Cio San in ...
She also recorded Elsa in “Lohengrin” under Erich Leinsdorf and Nedda in “Pagliacci” opposite Richard Tucker. Amara also appeared in the Hollywood film “The Great Caruso.” After retiring the soprano ...
Gloeden scrupulously shared the proceeds of his sales with his models. The names of some of them are known: Pasquale Stracuzzi (known as "Pasqualino"); Vincenzo Lupicino (known as "Virgilio" & seen in ...