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'''Maria Chiara''' (born 24 November 1939) is an Italian lyric [[soprano]].<br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
On 24 November 1939, Chiara was born in [[Oderzo]], Italy. She studied at the [[Venice Conservatory]] and in [[Turin]] with [[Bass (voice type)|bass]] [[Antonio Cassinelli]] and soprano [[Maria Carbone]].<br />
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== Career ==<br />
Chiara made her debut in Venice in 1965, as Desdemona in ''[[Otello]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Maria Chiara|url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095606645|access-date=2021-09-25|website=Oxford Reference|language=en}}</ref><br />
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Chiara frequently performed roles from the operas of [[Giacomo Puccini]] and [[Giuseppe Verdi]], including ''[[Aida]]'', Violetta Valéry in ''[[La traviata|La&nbsp;traviata]]'', and the title roles in ''[[Tosca]]'' and ''[[Madama Butterfly]]''.<br />
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At the [[Teatro alla Scala]], Chiara appeared in ''Carmen'' (as Micaëla, conducted by [[Georges Prêtre]], 1972) and ''Aida'' (with [[Luciano Pavarotti]], conducted by [[Lorin Maazel]] and directed by [[Luca Ronconi]], 1985—a performance now on DVD). With the [[Metropolitan Opera]], she sang in four performances of ''La traviata'' (opposite John Alexander and [[Louis Quilico]]), in 1977.<br />
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Although retired as a performer, Chiara remains active in the training of new singers.<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
*''The Oxford Dictionary of Opera'', by John Warrack and Ewan West (1992), 782 pages, {{ISBN|0-19-869164-5}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb name|0157018}}<br />
* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/1488744-Maria-Chiara Maria Chiara at Discogs]<br />
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[[Category:20th-century Italian women opera singers]]<br />
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