One Fine Day (song) One Fine Day (song) "One Fine Day" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. It first became a popular hit in the summer of 1963 for the American girl group The Chiffons, who reached the top five on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. In 1980, King covered her own song and charted at number 12 on the Hot 100 with her version. The song has subsequently been covered by numerous artists over the years. Goffin and King were inspired by the title of the aria "Un bel di vedremo" from the Puccini opera "Madama Butterfly". Intended for
Julianna Di Giacomo and Hasmik Papian as Norma. In 2008 she made her debut with Opera Grand Rapids as Countess Almaviva in "The Marriage of Figaro". In 2009 she made her first appearance at La Scala as Lucrezia Contarini in "I due Foscari" under the baton of Stefano Ranzani. In 2010 Di Giacomo returned to the Met as Lina in "Stiffelio" and Leonora in "Il trovatore" in 2010. In December 2010 she performed the world premiere of Thomas Pasatieri's "Bel Canto Songs" for the George London Foundation Recital Series at the Morgan Library. In 2011 he returned to the Caramoor Festival to perform