Lina Bruna Rasa

Lina Bruna Rasa (24 September 1907 – 20 September 1984) was an Italian operatic soprano. She was particularly noted for her performances in the verismo repertoire and was a favourite of Pietro Mascagni who considered her the ideal Santuzza. Bruna Rasa created the roles of Atte in Mascagni's Nerone, Cecilia Sagredo in Franco Vittadini's La Sagredo and Saint Clare in Licinio Refice's 1926 oratorio, Trittico Francescano. She also sang the role of Tsaritsa Militrisa in the Italian premiere of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's The Tale of Tsar Saltan.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 24, 1907 (Padua), Died 1984 (Cernusco sul Naviglio)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928

Roles Represented in DAHR: soprano vocal

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Columbia (U.K.)	WBX286	12-in.	between January and June 1928	Rivedrai le foreste imbalsamate	Carlo Galeffi ; Lina Bruna Rasa	Vocal duet (soprano and baritone)	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia (U.K.)	WBX288	12-in.	between January and June 1928	Rivedrai le foreste imbalsamate	Carlo Galeffi ; Lina Bruna Rasa	Vocal duet (soprano and baritone)	vocalist, soprano vocal

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