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MUZIO (Muzio) Claudia (7 II 1889, Pavia - 24 V 1936, Rome) - Italian. singer (lyric-dram. soprano). Her father was the director of the Covent Garden and the Metropolitan Opera. Initially, she studied with her mother, a chorus girl at the Metropolitan Opera, then from A. Casaloni in Turin. She made her debut in 1910 in Arezzo. After a successful performance in 1921 at the Dal Verme Theater (Milan), she sang at the La Scala and Covent Garden theaters, in 1916-22 and 1933-34 at the Metropolitan Opera, in 1922-31 Chicago Opera. One of the largest singers 1st floor. 20 century., M. was a truly tragic actress (contemporaries called her "Duse of the opera stage"). M.'s personalities were closest to roles in operas by J. Verdi and verists. 1st performer of the party Georgette ("Cloak" by Puccini). In the repertoire of the singer, the parts of Violetta, Desdemona, Tosca, Mimi stood out; Manon ("Manon Lesko" by Puccini),Santozzi ("Country Honor" by Mascagni), Fiora ("Love of the Three Kings" by Montemezzi).