Alicia Nafé (born 4 August 1947) is an Argentinian operatic mezzo-soprano, who has performed leading parts at international opera houses and festivals.
[1] In 1974, she performed the title role in Bizet's Carmen for the first time, at the Staatstheater Darmstadt.
[2] At the Bayreuth Festival, she appeared in 1975 and 1976 as a Flower Maiden in Parsifal, in 1976 also as Siegrune in Die Walküre, part of the Jahrhundertring, the centenary production of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen conducted by Pierre Boulez and staged by Patrice Chéreau.
In 1985, she performed Rosina in Rossini's The Barber of Seville at the Royal Opera House, and in 1987 Adalgisa in Bellini's Norma.
[3] Nafé recorded de Falla's La vida breve twice, singing the role of La Abuela in 1978, conducted by Luis Antonio García Navarro, and the lead role of Salud in 1992, with Jesús López Cobos conducting the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.