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US opera star, Licia Albanese, dies aged 105 (BBC)
The Italian-born soprano sang in hundreds of performances at New York Metropolitan Opera between 1940 and 1966.
Famous for her interpretations of the title roles in Puccini's Madame Butterfly, and Verdi's Tosca, Albanese was revered worldwide.
In retirement she gave master classes around the globe and set up a foundation to support young singers.
Known as one of the last surviving prima donnas of the mid-20th Century, Albanese denied being a diva.
"Diva? Hah! I was never a diva. No, no. What does it mean? Only God makes a diva," she told the San Francisco Chronicle in 2004.
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more: http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-28834662
