Giannina Arangi-Lombardi (1891-1951) was an Italian soprano, especially admired in Verdi and dramatic repertory. She was one of the notable Italian sopranos of the interwar period.

In the Pristine catalogue she appears in the 1928 recording of Verdi’s Aida under Lorenzo Molajoli.

Arangi-Lombardi’s singing combined breadth, firmness and a grand Italian dramatic manner. The role of Aida needs both vocal amplitude and a line capable of tenderness under pressure.

Her page is justified by historical stature and the importance of the recording. Arangi-Lombardi brings pre-war Italian soprano grandeur to the Verdi shelf.