Rosanna Carteri
Rosanna Carteri was an Italian soprano. She appeared in leading roles internationally, based at La Scala in Milan. Carteri decided to retire from opera in 1966 at age 36. She died on 25 October 2020 in Monte Carlo at the age of 89.
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Rosanna Carteri was an Italian soprano, primarily active from the 1950s through the mid 1960s. After her debut in Rome at age 19 as Elsa in Wagner’s Lohengrin, she appeared in leading roles internationally, based at La Scala in Milan. Carteri decided to retire from opera in 1966 at age 36, to devote her time to her family. She died on 25 October 2020 in Monte Carlo at the age of 89.
She was the last surviving performer of the 56 singers interviewed in Lanfranco Rasponi’s landmark series of interviews of retired divas, The Last Prima Donnas. She was married to Franco Grosoli; the family relocated from Italy to Monte Carlo in the 1970s to protect the children.
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