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Giulietta Simionato (12 May 1910 – 5 May 2010) was an Italian mezzo-soprano. Her career spanned the period from the 1930s until her retirement in 1966. ==Life== Born at Forlì, Romagna, she studied in Rovigo and Padua, and made her operatic debut at Montagnana in 1928. In 1928, she sang in Verdi's "Rigoletto".〔 The first fifteen years of her career were frustrating, she was only given small parts, but she attracted growing attention in the late 1940s, and by the end of her career was recognised as one of the most respected singers of her generation. In 1936, she made her debut at La Scala and appeared there regularly between 1936 and 1966. She made her debut at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in 1953, where she likewise appeared regularly between 1963 and 1965. Simionato made her United States opera debut in 1953 as Charlotte in Jules Massenet's ''Werther'' at the San Francisco Opera with Cesare Valletti in the title role. In 1959 she made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera, as Azucena in ''Il Trovatore'', with Carlo Bergonzi, Antonietta Stella, and Leonard Warren.〔("Italy mezzo-soprano Giulietta Simionato dies at 99" ), ''Associated Press'', 2010〕 Simionato also appeared at the Edinburgh Festival (1947), the San Francisco Opera (1953), the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos (1954), the Lyric Opera of Chicago (1954–1961), the Vienna State Opera (from 1956), and the Salzburg Festival. In 1957, she sang in ''Anna Bolena'' with Maria Callas.〔("Giulietta Simionato, star scaligera, muore a 99 anni a Roma" ), ''Reuters Italia'', 5 May 2010 (Italian)〕 In 1961, she withdrew from three performances at the Metropolitan Opera, with Trigeminal Neuralgia.〔("ILLNESS CURTAILS SOPRANO'S SEASON; Giulietta Simionato Stricken With Neuralgia" ), ''The New York Times'', 18 February 1961〕 Simionato had a large repertory including Rossini's Rosina and Cinderella, Charlotte in ''Werther'', and ''Carmen''. She also excelled in the Verdian repertoire, as Amneris, Eboli and Azucena, and as Santuzza in Mascagni's ''Cavalleria rusticana''. She was a major recording artist, and in addition many of her performances gained live radio broadcast or were captured on film. Fono has gathered her recordings on the CD, ''The Color of a Voice''.〔("MUSIC; For This Label, 'First' Takes Precedence Over 'Best'" ), ''The New York Times'', MATTHEW GUREWITSCH, 26 January 2003〕 She retired in 1966, and married Dr. Cesare Frugoni. She continued to inspire admiration through teaching and various directorial positions, with amazing vitality even in her 90s. She was featured in Daniel Schmid's award-winning 1984 documentary film ''Il Bacio di Tosca'' (''Tosca's Kiss'') about a home for retired opera singers founded by Giuseppe Verdi. She also appeared in a hilarious interview by Stefan Zucker in Jan Schmidt-Garre's 1999 film, ''Opera Fanatic''. She died in Rome one week before her 100th birthday.〔Langer, Emily (6 May 2010) (Obituary: Italian mezzo-soprano Giulietta Simionato dies ). Washingtonpost.com. Retrieved on 24 June 2015.〕〔(BREAKING NEWS: Giulietta Simionato 1910–2010 ). Operachic.typepad.com (5 May 2010). Retrieved on 2015-06-24.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Giulietta Simionato」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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