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Magda Olivero

1910 - 2014

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Magda Olivero (née Maria Maddalena Olivero) (25 March 1910 – 8 September 2014), was an Italian operatic soprano. Her career started in 1932 when she was 22, and spanned five decades, establishing her "as an important link between the era of the verismo composers and the modern opera stage". She has been regarded as "one of the greatest singers of the twentieth century". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Magda Olivero is the 678th most popular singer (up from 698th in 2019), the 2,601st most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,660th in 2019) and the 51st most popular Italian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Magda Olivero ranks 678 out of 4,381Before her are Samira Said, Vice Vukov, RM, Alice Babs, Georg Ots, and Arash. After her are Julian Lennon, Teresa Carreño, Richard Cheese, Francis Rossi, Miley Cyrus, and Elena Obraztsova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Magda Olivero ranks 144Before her are Jorge Negrete, Giulietta Simionato, Bauyrzhan Momyshuly, Louis Prima, Alfons Maria Stickler, and Josef Tal. After her are Aleksandar Tirnanić, Gerhard Schröder, Gunnar Höckert, Wolfgang Preiss, Yekaterina Furtseva, and Karl Kling. Among people deceased in 2014, Magda Olivero ranks 170Before her are Ramón José Velásquez, Bobby Collins, Ante Žanetić, On Kawara, Alice Babs, and Frans Brüggen. After her are Helena Rakoczy, Alexander Imich, Lorna Wing, Juan Gelman, Pierre Bec, and James Rebhorn.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Magda Olivero ranks 2,601 out of 5,161Before her are Lamberto Maggiorani (1909), Juliana Falconieri (1270), Guidobaldo del Monte (1545), Mastino II della Scala (1308), Luis Egidio Meléndez (1716), and Umberto Caligaris (1901). After her are Abella (1400), Tonino Delli Colli (1923), Domenico I Contarini (950), Matteo I Visconti (1250), Tullia d'Aragona (1510), and Carlo Emilio Gadda (1893).

Among SINGERS In Italy

Among singers born in Italy, Magda Olivero ranks 51Before her are Tito Schipa (1889), Peppino di Capri (1939), Maria Carta (1934), Giulietta Simionato (1910), Angelo Branduardi (1950), and Cesare Siepi (1923). After her are Nino Ferrer (1934), Patty Pravo (1948), Massimo Ranieri (1951), Robertino Loreti (1947), Gino Paoli (1934), and Marietta Alboni (1823).