Elena Nicolai: Elena Nicolai. Actress: Il medico della mutua. Despite her Bulgarian birth and original name, Elena Nicolai, resident in Italy from the late 1920s, was one of the most important opera stars in Italy during the period of approximately 1932 through 1963. An "Italian" mezzo-soprano of fiery temperament and with exciting top notes, she excelled in the Verdi repertoire, but was also famous in operas running from Monteverdi through Mascagni. She...
Known For: Il medico della mutua (Actress), The Boom (Mrs. Bausetti), Quando dico che ti amo (Sandra's Mother), I nostri mariti (Lo Verso's Mother-in-Law (segment "Il Marito di Roberta")(as Elena Nicolay))