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Showing posts with label Mario del Monaco. Show all posts

25 July 2019

Carlo Bergonzi – operatic tenor

Singer whose style was called the epitome of Italian vocal art Carlo Bergonzi made his professional opera debut in the role of Figaro ...

11 October 2018

Anita Cerquetti – soprano

Performer with a powerful voice had brief moment in the spotlight Anita Cerquetti commuted between Naples and Rome to perform on alter...

8 September 2018

Magda Olivero - soprano

Singer who performed into her 80s and lived to 104 Magda Olivero made her debut in an opera broadcast for radio in 1932 The opera si...

4 January 2018

Gaetano Merola – conductor and impresario

Neapolitan who founded the San Francisco Opera Gaetano Merola ran the San Francisco Opera Company for 30 years Gaetano Merola, a ...

27 July 2016

Mario Del Monaco – tenor

Singer became famous for his interpretations of Otello Mario Del Monaco, dressed for his most famous role as Otello in Verdi's ope...

1 February 2016

Renata Tebaldi – opera singer

Performer with a beautiful lirico soprano voice Renata Tebaldi pictured in 1961 Opera singer Renata Tebaldi was born on this day in...

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