Born 28 August 1946 in Palma Campania, Naples Italian opera singer died yesterday at the age of 77. Mauti Nunziata initially attended the Teatro Lirico Sperimentale in Palermo where she was taught by Gina Cigna, and made her unofficial debut in Sicily as Musetta in La bohème. Her first recognized success on the stage was as Palermo in Bellini’s I puritani. A lyric soprano, she gained notability playing Violetta in the opera La traviata,
From 1977 until 1979, Mauti Nunziata appeared in 26 productions of the Metropolitan Opera, New York.
In the late 1990s, while still in good vocal health, Mauti Nunziata left the opera scene with a farewell concert in Brescia.
