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Showing posts with label Metropolitan Opera. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Metropolitan Opera. Show all posts

25 March 2025

Arturo Toscanini - conductor

Cellist who became orchestra leader by chance Arturo Toscanini is remembered as one of the most influential figures in 20th century music T...

3 February 2019

Giulio Gatti-Casazza - impresario

Manager who transformed the New York Met Gatti-Casazza was manager at La Scala in Milan before working in New York Giulio Gatti-Casa...

24 July 2017

Giuseppe Di Stefano – tenor

Singer from Sicily who made sweet music with Callas Giuseppe Di Stefano was one of Italy's greatest tenors The opera singer ...

18 May 2017

Ezio Pinza - opera and Broadway star

Poor boy from Rome who made his home at the Met Ezio Pinza The opera star Ezio Pinza, who had 22 seasons at the Metropolitan Opera ...

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