thumb|Katia Ricciarelli's signature on the [[Muretto di Alassio|Muretto in Alassio]]
Katiuscia Maria Stella "Katia" Ricciarelli (; born 16 January 1946) is an Italian soprano and actress.
Early life and career
thumb|Ricciarelli performing in 1973
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.
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
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1975
|Un ballo in maschera
|Amelia
|Lead actress
|-
|1986
|Otello
|Desdemona
|Lead actress
|-
|2005
|The Second Wedding Night
|Liliana Vespero
|Lead actress
|-
|2008
|Black and White
|Olga
|Supporting actress
|-
|2009
|The Friends at the Margherita Cafe
|Taddeo's mother
|Supporting actress
|-
|2013
|The Chair of Happiness
|Norma Pecche
|Supporting actress
|-
|2016
|Infernet
|Sara
|Supporting actress
|-
|2022
|Mancino naturale
|Maria
|Supporting actress
|}
Television
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1982
|Lucia di Lammermoor
|Lucia
|Television film
|-
|1984
|Turandot
|Liù
|Television film
|-
|1998
|Canzoni sotto l'albero
|Herself/ Performer
|Special
|-
|2001
|Gian Burrasca
|Mother Stoppani
|Television film
|-
|2004
|Don Matteo
|Giulia Baldeschi
|Episode: "Dietro il sipario"
|-
|2006
|La Fattoria
|Herself/ Contestant
|Reality show (season 3) - Evicted Day 81
|-
|2006
|Ma chi l'avrebbe mai detto
|Camilla
|Miniseries
|-
|2008
|Carabinieri
|Monica Grandi
|Main role (season 7); 22 episodes
|-
|2009
|Il ritmo della vita
|Secretary
|Television film
|-
|2009
|Così fan tutte
|Katia
|Sketch comedy show
|-
|2010
|Io canto
|Herself/ Judge
|Talent show (season 1)
|-
|2010
|Let's dance
|Herself/ Contestant
|Talent show
|-
|2011–2015
|Un passo dal cielo
|Assunta Scotton
|Main role (seasons 1–3); 39 episodes
|-
|2012
|Faccia d'angelo
|Toso's mother
|Television film
|-
|2013–2014
|Un matrimonio
|Aunt Amabile
|Main role; 6 episodes
|-
|2016
|Selfie - Le cose cambiano
|Herself/ Mentor
|Reality show (season 1)
|-
|2020
|Come una madre
|Elisa
|Episode: "Episode 3"
|-
|2021–2022
|Grande Fratello VIP
|Herself/ Contestant
|Reality show (season 6) - Evicted Day 165
|}
References
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