Cecilia Gasdia [SEP] voice type
Cecilia Gasdia
Cecilia Gasdia (; born 14 August 1960, Verona) is an Italian operatic soprano.
Biography.
Gasdia studied music and piano at the Conservatorio di Verona, graduating in 1980. That same year she won the first prize in the ""New Voices for Opera"" competition dedicated to Maria Callas. In 1981 she made her operatic debut in Florence as Giulietta in Bellini's "I Capuleti e i Montecchi" and rose to prominence following her successful debut at La Scala in 1982 when at very short
Martinucci and Cecilia Gasdia. In 1988, she made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York performing the same role.
Dimitrova once said of the role: "Turandot may not be my favorite part, but it shows off the voice to great advantage. The way the music is written, you need a voice like a trumpet to do it justice."
Her debut in the United States was in 1981 performing the role of Elvira in "Ernani". She sang at the Barbican Arts Centre in Ponchielli