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Fedora Barbieri, a dramatic mezzo-soprano celebrated for Verdi interpretations that were extensively preserved on records and film, died Tuesday in Florence, Italy. She was 82. Gifted with a large, ...

Fedora Barbieri, the Italian singer who has died aged 82, was in demand in all the major opera houses during the early post-war era for her portrayals of Verdi's mezzo roles, for which her powerful, ...