Cecilia Gasdia

Cecilia Gasdia [tʃeˈtʃiːlja ɡaˈzdiːa] (born August 14, 1960, Verona) is an Italian operatic soprano.

Biography

Gasdia studied music and piano at the Conservatorio di Verona, graduating in 1980. That same year she won the first prize in the "New Voices for Opera" competition dedicated to Maria Callas. In 1981 she made her operatic debut in Florence as Giulietta in Bellini's I Capuleti e i Montecchi and rose to prominence following her successful debut at La Scala in 1982 when at very short notice she replaced Montserrat Caballé in the title role of Donizetti's Anna Bolena. Following her debut at the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro in 1983 she became a well-known singer in Rossini's operas during the 1980s, with 14 different Rossinian roles in her repertoire.

She made her American debut on 5 October 1985 as Gilda in a concert performance of Rigoletto in Philadelphia conducted by Riccardo Muti (repeated on 8 October at Carnegie Hall). In the same year she made her Lyric Opera of Chicago debut as Giulietta in I Capuleti e i Montecchi. John Von Rhein of the Chicago Tribune wrote of her performance:

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Troubled Verona Arena opera festival rebooted

The Japan News 20 Aug 2018

Soprano Cecilia Gasdia, a 57-year-old Verona native who has appeared on the Arena stage as an extra, a chorus member and a star, inherited a troubled festival that has struggled for years ... “We singers are a bit like sailors, we make worthless promises! But the reality is, that if it weren’t for Cecilia Gasdia, with whom I sang ‘Il Barbiere di Siviglia’ in 1996, I wouldn’t be here,” Nucci said backstage at the Aug....

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Reprising Rome’s greatest Opera House after it fell on hard times

The National 14 Aug 2018

Cecilia Gasdia, a 57-year-old soprano from Verona who has appeared on the Arena stage as an extra, a chorus member and a star, inherited a troubled festival that has struggled for years....

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Reprising Verona’s greatest Opera House after it fell on hard times

The National 14 Aug 2018

Cecilia Gasdia, a 57-year-old soprano from Verona who has appeared on the Arena stage as an extra, a chorus member and a star, inherited a troubled festival that has struggled for years....

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Soprano Gasdia reboots troubled Verona Arena opera festival

Inquirer 13 Aug 2018

Soprano Cecilia Gasdia, a 57-year-old Verona native who has appeared on the Arena stage as an extra, a chorus member and a star, inherited ......

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Aviation experts say one of the biggest potential perils for commercial air travel is airline or airport employees causing mayhem ... Gov ... The popular yet struggling opera festival at the colossal Roman-era Verona amphitheater is getting a relaunch under former soprano Cecilia Gasdia, who is in her first season as its general manager. Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved ... ....

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Wtop 12 Aug 2018

Soprano Gasdia reboots troubled Verona Arena opera festival ... Soprano Cecilia Gasdia, a 57-year-old Verona native who has appeared on the Arena stage as an extra, a chorus member and a star, inherited a troubled festival that has struggled for years ... From February and March, I worked day and night to convince them,” Gasdia said, adding that many singers also agreed to take a cut in their usual fees for this season....

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