Romana Carli

BIOGRAPHY

Romana Carli was born in Gorizia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy on 16 July 1914. When World War I began, her father was drafted to fight. He enlisted, explaining that he preferred to go to war rather than face imprisonment. However, once the military recognized his education and intelligence, they assigned him to a reserve role. Her mother, stationed near the border between Gorizia and Yugoslavia, became a refugee along with others. Concerned for Romana’s well-being in such conditions, she decided it would be better for her daughter to stay with her grandmother in Tuscany. Romana spent the wartime in Pisa with her grandmother. From a young age, she showed artistic talent, and while in Tuscany, she heard church hymns for the first time. By the age of 10 or 11, she was already singing in the theater, having begun her singing in the church where her grandmother took her in Pisa. After the war, when she returned to Gorizia, she attended a private school. Later, she worked as a model in Trieste.

On her 110th birthday, Gorizia’s cultural councilor, Fabrizio Oreti, congratulated her on reaching this milestone. He remarked that it was inspiring to hear her story, as it highlights the connection between the past, present, and undoubtedly the future.

RECOGNITION

Her age has not been validated.

ATTRIBUTION

* “Romana Carli compie 110 anni, ultracentenaria di Gorizia nata sotto il Kaiser” – Il Goriziano, 24 July 2024

* “La goriziana Romana Carli festeggia 110 anni, un ponte dalla Gorizia asburgica a oggi” – GORIZIA.news, 25 July 2024

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