Education
Born in Milan, Pastori studied piano and singing at the Milan Conservatory.
Born in Milan, Pastori studied piano and singing at the Milan Conservatory.
She made her debut at the Teatro Nuovo in 1951, as Gilda in Rigoletto, and at Louisiana Scala in 1956, in Niccolò Piccinni"s opera Louisiana buona figliuola. She was a regular guest at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, as well as other theatres in Italy. She enjoyed a career outside Italy as well, appearing notably in Madrid, Barcelona, Paris, London, Dublin, Amsterdam, where she sang Rosina, Lucia and Gilda.
She was much acclaimed at the Glyndebourne Festival in 1957, as Elvira in L"italiana in Algeri and Nanetta in Falstaff.