About Fedora Barbieri
Lived 1920 – 2003 (aged 82). Fedora Barbieri was an Italian opera singer.
Fedora Barbieri in costume for the performance of Giuseppe Verdi's opera Aida, Teatro di San Carlo, Naples, 1955.
Fedora Barbieri (4 June 1920 – 4 March 2003) was an Italian dramatic mezzo-soprano and actress.
Barbieri was born in Trieste. She performed regularly in Florence for fifty years, and performed internationally through the years. She died, aged 82, in Florence.
She was one of the first performers to investigate and perform in early operas by Monteverdi and Pergolesi.
She made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera on 6 November 1950, as Princess Eboli in Verdi's Don Carlos. Altogether, she gave 95 performances there over 9 seasons, in 11 different roles.
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Who was Fedora Barbieri?
Italian mezzo-soprano singer
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Fedora Barbieri was born on 4 June 1920 in Trieste.
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Fedora Barbieri died on 4 March 2003 in Florence.
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Fedora Barbieri was an opera singer.
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Fedora Barbieri was Italian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Fedora Barbieri. https://biography.guide/fedora-barbieri/
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