Giovanna Casolla

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Giovanna Casolla (born 15 January 1945, in Naples) is an Italian operatic soprano. She studied at the Conservatorio di San Pietro a Majella of Naples, and made her debut at the Spoleto Festival in 1977. [1] She played the title role in Turandot at the Forbidden City in 1998. She has appeared frequently with the Boston Opera and the Baltimore Opera. [2]

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  1. Opera - Page 70 Giorgio Bagnoli - 1993 "CASOLLA, GIOVANNA (Napoli 1945) Soprano italiano. Allieva di M. Lauro al Conservatorio San Pietro a Maiella di Napoli, dove si è diplomata, ha esordito nel 1977 al Festival di Spoleto, nella prima esecuzione mondiale dell'opera Napoli ...
  2. "Giovanna Casolla- Bio, Albums, Pictures – Naxos Classical Music". www.naxos.com. Retrieved 2020-03-11.