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Amarilli Nizza (born January 4, 1971 in Milan) is an Italian operatic soprano.

Nizza is the descendant of the soprano Medea Mei Figner (Florence 1859 - Paris 1952). This one was also the poetical inspiration of Cajkovskij, who composed for her and her husband, the tenor Nikolaj Figner, La Dama di Picche (1890) and Jolanta (1892) performed at Marijnskij theater in Saint Pietersburg

Since she was a little child she started to study piano and singing with her grandmother Claudia Biadi.

In 1993 she won the competition Mattia Battistini and debuted in Madama Butterfly (as Cio-Cio-San) by Puccini at Teatro Flavio Vespasiano in Rieti. After a series of young experiences, in 2001 Amarilli Nizza started to be internationally in the spotlight by mainly performing the great Italian opera repertoire.

She was Giorgetta in Il tabarro at Teatro dell'Opera in Rome in 2002, in 2003 Francesca in Francesca da Rimini, in 2005 Thaïs (opera), in 2006 Micaela in Carmen (opera),