Nuccia Focile
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Nuccia Focile (born November 25, 1961), is an Italian soprano.
She was born in Sicily, studied in Turin under Elio Battaglia, and made her opera debut as Oscar in Verdi's Ballo in maschera at La Scala in 1986. Also in that year, she won the International Pavarotti in Philadelphia, following which she made many concert appearances with the famous tenor. In 1995 she made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Mimì in Puccini's La bohème.
Recently she has appeared as Elisabeth in Verdi's Don Carlos for the Welsh National Opera, Despina in Mozart's Così fan tutte for both the Metropolitan Opera and Lyric Opera of Chicago, Adina in Donizetti's [Elisir d'amore]] for Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Mimì for Teatro Comunale di Bologna and Seattle Opera, and Musetta (also in La bohème) for Royal Opera, London.
She brings an "almost unbearable poignancy" [1] to Mimì, her best-known role. She is also well-known for her Mozart roles, including her favorite, Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni.
She has made several recordings for the Philips, Opera Rara and Telarc labels, including three Mozart operas conducted by Charles Mackerras.
She lives near Cardiff, Wales with her husband, English tenor Paul Charles Clarke, and their daughter Antonia.
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- ^ Seattle Opera Presents: La Bohème (31:5), May 2007 (Opera program)
