Claudia Pinza Bozzolla | |
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| Born | Claudia Tullia Pinza July 27, 1925 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died | August 3, 2017 (aged 92) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Alma mater | Bologna Conservatory |
| Occupation(s) | operatic soprano vocal coach voice teacher |
| Years active | 1947–2017 |
| Parent(s) | Ezio Pinza (father) Augusta Cassinelli (mother) |
Claudia Pinza Bozzolla (July 27, 1925 – August 3, 2017) was an Argentine-American operatic soprano, vocal coach, and voice teacher of Italian origin. As a singer she performed in operas throughout Italy and the United States, including appearances at La Scala, the Metropolitan Opera, and the San Francisco Opera.
She taught voice for several decades at Duquesne University, the University of Pittsburgh, and Carlow University, and served on the board and vocal coaching staff of the Pittsburgh Opera. Several of her pupils have had successful performance careers of their own, including Metropolitan Opera singers Vivica Genaux and Andrey Nemzer, and Andrew Kurtz, founder of the Center City Opera Theater.[1][2] She also hosted a weekly radio program Opera with Claudia on WDUQ-FM radio. The only existing recording of the singer is from a November 1951 broadcast of The Bell Telephone Hour in which she performed the final act of Gounod's Faust.[3][1]