Maria Gentile (Soprano) (Catania 1902 – Catania 1993) probably made her debut in 1923. In 1925 she appeared at the Teatro Verdi in Pisa as Gilda in ‘’Rigoletto’’. In 1929 she sang at the same opera house in ‘’Rigoletto’’, ‘’Lucia di Lammermoor’’ and ‘’Barbiere di Siviglia’’. In 1925 she performed at the Italian Opera in Holland and afterwards in the big Italian provincial stages. In 1928 she made guest appearance at the Teatro Regio in Parma, in 1929 at the Teatro San Carlo in Napoli. She was much admired in Latin America, where she appeared at the opera houses of Havana, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro and at the Teatro Colón of Buenos Aires. During the 1930s she guested in opera and concert in Germany and Sweden. She was married to conductor Rotondo; After her retirement she taught singing in Catania. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/maria+gentile">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.