Margherita Carosio

Margherita Carosio (7 June 1908 – 10 January 2005) was a leading Italian operatic coloratura soprano and actress, starring in Spanish films during the 1930s. Her voice is preserved in many Parlophone and Ultraphon recordings made before World War II, as well as a His Master's Voice series made in London from the 1940s. She was still singing leading roles in her early sixties and was considered one of the leading bel canto sopranos of her day. She was born and died in Genoa. Carosio is most often remembered today as the singer whose indisposition in January 1949 led to Maria Callas learning and singing the role of Elvira in Bellini's I puritani in five days while she was performing Brünnhilde in Wagner's Die Walküre at Teatro La Fenice in Venice.

Great Opera Singers: The Early Recordings, Vol. 13 - 2015-02-13T00:00:00.000000Z

The Complete Italian Radio Recordings (Live) - 2014-12-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Puccini: La bohème - 2014-09-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Donizetti: Linda di Chamounix - 2014-08-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Il mito dell'opera: Carlo Tagliabue (Recorded 1928-1951) - 2014-03-01T00:00:00.000000Z

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