Alda Noni

Alda Noni Born April 30 1916 Is An Italian Soprano Leggiero One Of The Leading Soubrette Of The Immediate Postwar Period. Born In Trieste She First Studied Voice And Piano In Her Native City And Completed Her Studies In Vienna. She Made Her Professional Debut In Ljubljana In 1937 As Rosina Later Appearing In Zagreb And Belgrade. She Sang At The Vienna State Opera From 1942 To 1946 In Mozart Rossini And Lighter Donizetti Roles Such As Susanna Zerlina Despina Adina Norina. She Was Chosen By Richard Strauss Himself To Sing Zerbinetta In 1944 To Celebrate His 80th Birthday. She Sang Widely In Italy Both On Stage And On Radio Broadcast Where She Was Much Admired In Opera By Cimarosa Paisiello And Fioravanti Often Partnering Cesare Valletti And Sesto Bruscantini. She Also Appeared In London 1946 Glyndebourne 1949 And Made Her Paris Opéra Debut In 1951 As Oscar Later Singing Nanetta. A Delightful Singer And Accomplished Actress With A Tremendous Sense Of Humour She Can Be Heard In Many Recordings Made For Cetra Records In The Early 1950s Notably Le Cantatrici Villane Le Nozze Di Figaro Il Matrimonio Segreto L'elisir D'amore Don Pasquale I Quatro Rusteghi. read less