New biopic opera of Raffaella Carrà's life to debut this year

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An opera devoted to late Italian pop great Raffaella Carrà is set to debut at Bergamo's Donizetti Theatre in September, producers said on Tuesday.

New opera 'Raffa in the Sky' tells the story of pop star Raffaella Carrà's impact on Italian society in the last 50 years. (Photo: ANSA)

"I'm sure that Raffaella would be curious, flattered and excited," Sergio Japino, a director and choreographer who worked with Carrà ...

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