Giovanni Martinelli
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Giovanni Martinelli was an Italian operatic spinto tenor. He was associated with the Italian lyric-dramatic repertory, although he performed French operatic roles to great acclaim as well. Martinelli
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Giovanni Martinelli and his wife, Adele, at the Metropolitan Opera on 12 November 1915.
Giovanni Martinelli as Pollione in Norma (photo with 1955 dedication)
Colette D'Arville
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Colette D'Arville was a French soprano and musical theatre actress who had an international career in operas, concerts, and musicals from the 1920s through the 1940s. Born Marie Marthe Cescosse, she b
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…d. 1980) from 7 August 1913 until his death; they had three children: Bettina (born 1915), Antonio (born 1917), and Giovanna (born 1926). Soprano Colette D'Arville was his lover during the 1930s and 1940s. His sense of humour was notorious, as was his criticism of other singers. Once, after listening to a baritone…
Colette D'Arville, 1937