Antonio Giuglini
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Antonio Giuglini was an Italian operatic tenor. During the last eight years of his life, before he developed signs of mental instability, he earned renown as one of the leading stars of the operatic s
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Portrait of Antonio Giuglini
Charles Santley
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Sir Charles Santley was an English opera and oratorio baritone with a bravura technique who became the most eminent English baritone and male concert singer of the Victorian era. His has been called '
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…in London, but the Viennese court then secured him in advance for the year 1860. His first season at La Scala, Milan, in early 1855, was witnessed by Charles Santley who observed that he created 'a perfect furore' and was the hero of the day. Giuglini was a proof that physical force does not always win: his voice…
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Charles Santley, [ca. 1859–1870]. Carte de Visite Collection, Boston Public Library.
Charles Santley in Auber's opera Fra Diavolo.
Charles Santley, 1863
Buckingham Palace recital programme 1864 (detail) showing Charles Santley performing scenes from Der Freischütz and Don Giovanni, in distinguished company.