Italian soprano Magda Olivero, one of the most prominent interpreters of the Italian verismo operatic tradition whose career spanned 50 years, has died at 104.

The news agency ANSA said Olivero died Monday in a Milan hospital, where she was admitted after a stroke last month. The Milan opera house La Scala, where Olivero debuted in 1938, honored her memory with a moment of silence before a performance Monday.

Read more

Source: http://www.ctpost.com