The conference will be an analysis and comparison of the female figures in the main Italian "Operas". In particular Giulia will describe the different personalities and different behaviors of Norma from "Norma" by Vincenzo Bellini, Violetta Valéry from "La Traviata" by Giuseppe Verdi, Lucia from "Lucia di Lammermoor" by Gaetano Donizetti, and Tosca from "Tosca" by Giacomo Puccini.