Maria Avezza
An Italian sopranoForgotten Opera Singers (2015) Maria Avezza (Soprano) (Italia 1880 ? - ?). (Accessed: 26 September 2026).Classical Music CDs (n.d.) Italian Soprano Maria Avezza CDR. (Accessed: 26 September 2026).Casaglia, G. (n.d.) 'Avezza', in L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia. (Accessed: 26 September 2026).Forgotten Opera Singers and Classical Music CDs call her a soprano, followed here; the Casaglia almanac lists her in most entries as a mezzo-soprano or contralto. who sang secondary and supporting parts for some thirty yearsForgotten Opera Singers (2015) Maria Avezza (Soprano) (Italia 1880 ? - ?). (Accessed: 26 September 2026).Classical Music CDs (n.d.) Italian Soprano Maria Avezza CDR. (Accessed: 26 September 2026).Casaglia, G. (n.d.) 'Avezza', in L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia. (Accessed: 26 September 2026).. She probably made her debut in 1902 at Udine as Teresa in La sonnambulaForgotten Opera Singers (2015) Maria Avezza (Soprano) (Italia 1880 ? - ?). (Accessed: 26 September 2026).Classical Music CDs (n.d.) Italian Soprano Maria Avezza CDR. (Accessed: 26 September 2026)., and went on to La Fenice in VeniceForgotten Opera Singers (2015) Maria Avezza (Soprano) (Italia 1880 ? - ?). (Accessed: 26 September 2026).Classical Music CDs (n.d.) Italian Soprano Maria Avezza CDR. (Accessed: 26 September 2026).Casaglia, G. (n.d.) 'Avezza', in L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia. (Accessed: 26 September 2026)., to the Teatro Costanzi in Rome, where she was Tebaldo in Don Carlos in 1910Casaglia, G. (n.d.) 'Avezza', in L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia. (Accessed: 26 September 2026)., and in 1910 and 1911 to the new Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, often beside Rosina StorchioCasaglia, G. (n.d.) 'Avezza', in L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia. (Accessed: 26 September 2026).. At La Scala in 1922 she created the Zelatrice in the revised Suor AngelicaTeatro del Giglio (2000) Puccini: Il trittico 2000-2001: Suor Angelica. Programme. Lucca: Teatro del Giglio and Centro Studi Giacomo Puccini, p. 25. (Accessed: 25 October 2026)., and she was still singing Berta in Il barbiere di Siviglia at Modena in 1931Forgotten Opera Singers (2015) Maria Avezza (Soprano) (Italia 1880 ? - ?). (Accessed: 26 September 2026).Classical Music CDs (n.d.) Italian Soprano Maria Avezza CDR. (Accessed: 26 September 2026)..
Creations
- La suora zelatrice — Suor Angelica (Milan, 1922)
Written from
- Forgotten Opera Singers (2015) Maria Avezza (Soprano) (Italia 1880 ? - ?). (Accessed: 26 September 2026).
- Classical Music CDs (n.d.) Italian Soprano Maria Avezza CDR. (Accessed: 26 September 2026).
- Casaglia, G. (n.d.) 'Avezza', in L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia. (Accessed: 26 September 2026).
- Teatro del Giglio (2000) Puccini: Il trittico 2000-2001: Suor Angelica. Programme. Lucca: Teatro del Giglio and Centro Studi Giacomo Puccini, p. 25. (Accessed: 25 October 2026).