Alide Maria Salvetta (22 March 1941 – 19 March 1991) was an Italian operatic

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who had an active international career in concerts and operas from the 1960s until her death in 1991.

Life and career

Born in , Trento, Salvetta was trained at the Conservatorio Claudio Monteverdi in Bolzano where she later taught on the voice faculty. She began performing professionally in the mid-1960s. She sang in concerts at several notable festivals, including the Berlin Klassiktage, the

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, the Festival d'Automne in Paris, the

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, and the

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. Her opera credits included performances at

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, the

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, the Opéra National de Lyon, the

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, the Teatro Comunale di Bologna, the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, the Teatro di San Carlo, and the Teatro Regio di Torino. Sne notably created the role of the Cantatrice/Juliana in the world premiere of Salvatore Sciarrino's ''Aspern'' at the Teatro della Pergola in Florence in 1978. Salvetta was particularly known for her work as a concert soprano and recitalist, and she frequently performed in concerts and recitals with the pianist . She was a champion of new music, notably singing the premieres of works by composers Luciano Berio, Paolo Castaldi, Niccolò Castiglioni, Luis De Pablo, Franco Donatoni, Carlo Galante,

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, Giacomo Manzoni,

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, Jan Novák,

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, Salvatore Sciarrino, and . She also appeared in concerts with many notable orchestras, including the London Sinfonietta, the RAI National Symphony Orchestra, and the

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among others. Salvetta died in Trento in 1991 at the age of 49.

References

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