Antonino Votto
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Antonino Votto, sometimes spelt Antonio Votto, was an Italian operatic conductor and vocal coach. Votto developed an extensive discography with the Teatro alla Scala in Milan during the 1950s, when EM
Antonino Votto (photo with 1949 dedication)
Antonino Votto in Radiocorriere magazine, 1974
La Gioconda (opera)
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La Gioconda is an opera in four acts by Amilcare Ponchielli set to an Italian libretto by Arrigo Boito, based on Angelo, Tyrant of Padua, a 1835 play in prose by Victor Hugo.
Cover of the original 1876 libretto
Cast of the fourth version premiere at the Politeama Genovese, 1879. Left to right: Francesco Marconi, Flora Mariani De Angelis, Gialdino Gialdini, Edouard De Reszke, Gustavo Moriami, Maddalena Mariani Masi, Giuditta Celega. Amilcare Ponchielli seated center.
Gioconda's Act II costume (from the original 1876 production) by Alfredo Edel.