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
Giovanni Martinelli
Giovanni Martinelli and his wife, Adele, at the Metropolitan Opera on 12 November 1915.
Giovanni Martinelli as Pollione in Norma (photo with 1955 dedication)
Giacomo Lauri-Volpi
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Giacomo Lauri-Volpi was an Italian tenor with a lyric voice of exceptional range and technical facility. He performed throughout Europe and the Americas in a top-class career that spanned 40 years.
Giacomo Lauri-Volpi in the role of Pedro in Franco Vittadini’s opera Anima allegra, 1923
Signed drawing of Lauri-Volpi by Manuel Rosenberg for the Cincinnati Post 1924
Giacomo Lauri Volpi (photo with dedication)
Giacomo Lauri Volpi as the Duke of Mantua in Rigoletto, teatro alla Scala, 1946