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Gabriella Gatti.

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GABRIELLA GATTI, Rome, July 5, 1908-October 22, 2003

The soprano's chief area of activity was in her native city of Rome, where she studied at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia and made her debut, in Monteverdi's Orfeo, at Rome Opera in 1934. In addition to her Roman assignments, Gatti appeared at most of the other principal Italian theaters during the ensuing twenty years, enjoying special success at the Maggio Musicale Festival in Florence, where she took the title role in Rossini's Semiramide ...

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