La mamma morta
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"La mamma morta" (The dead mother) is a soprano aria from act 3 of the 1896 opera Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano. [1] It is sung by the character Maddalena di Coigny to Gérard about how her mother died protecting her during the turmoils of the French Revolution. [2]
It was recorded in 1954 by Maria Callas. [3] This version used in the soundtrack to 1993 drama film Philadelphia. Subsequent notable recordings include Anna Netrebko in 2016. [4]
It was performed by ten-year old opera singer Emanne Beasha on the 2019 final of televised American talent show America's Got Talent season 14. [2]