Katia Ricciarelli

Katiuscia Maria Stella "Katia" Ricciarelli (; born 16 January 1946) is an Italian soprano and actress.

Early life and career

Born in Rovigo, Veneto, to a very poor family, Ricciarelli struggled during her younger years. , and, between 2003 and 2005, she was artistic director of the annual summer Macerata Opera festival. In 2005, she won the best actress prize Nastro d'Argento, awarded by the Italian film journalists, for her role in Pupi Avati's La seconda notte di nozze.

In 2006, Ricciarelli participated in the reality show La fattoria (Italian version of The Farm) on Canale 5. In 2021–2022, she participated in the reality show Grande Fratello VIP 6 (Big Brother VIP 6), getting evicted after 165 days.

Personal life In 1986, on her 40th birthday, Ricciarelli married Pippo Baudo, a television personality; she filed for divorce upon their separation in the summer of 2004, with the divorce being finalized in 2007.

She turned 80 years old on January 19, 2026. She resides in Bardolino, by lake Garda, Italy.

Discography Puccini: Suor Angelica (Bruno Bartoletti, 1973) (RCA) Verdi: Simon Boccanegra (Gianandrea Gavazzeni, 1973) (RCA) Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (Claudio Abbado, 1975) (Kultur DVD) Verdi: I due Foscari (Lamberto Gardelli, 1976) (Philips) Verdi: La battaglia di Legnano (Lamberto Gardelli, 1977) (Philips) Puccini: La bohème (Colin Davis, 1979) (Philips/Decca) Puccini: Tosca (Herbert von Karajan, 1979) (Deutsche Grammophon) Verdi: Luisa Miller (Lorin Maazel, 1979) (Deutsche Grammophon) Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (Abbado, 1980) (Deutsche Grammophon) Verdi: Il trovatore (Davis, 1980) (Philips) Verdi: Aida (Abbado, 1981) (Deutsche Grammophon) Puccini: Turandot (as Turandot, Karajan, 1981) (Deutsche Grammophon); (as Liù, Maazel, 1983) (CBS/Sony) Bizet: Carmen (Karajan, 1982) (Deutsche Grammophon) Verdi: Falstaff (Carlo Maria Giulini, 1982) (Deutsche Grammophon) Rossini: La donna del lago (Maurizio Pollini, 1983) (CBS/Sony) Verdi: Don Carlos (Abbado, 1982) (Deutsche Grammophon) Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore (Claudio Scimone, 1984) (Philips) Verdi: Otello (Maazel, 1986) (EMI) Rossini: La gazza ladra (Gelmetti, 1990) (Sony) Bellini: Mass No. 2 in G minor and Giuseppe Geremia's Missa Pro Defunctis 1809 (Douglas Bostock, 1997) (Classico) Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (Giuseppe Patanè, directed by Elijah Moshinsky, 16 February 1980, Metropolitan Opera) (Paramount Home Video) Various: The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala (22 October 1983) (Deutsche Grammophon DVD 00440-073-4538, 2009)

Filmography Films

Television