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Giovanni Martinelli (22 October 1885 – 2 February 1969) 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.
Feb 13, 2014 · Accompanied by Giuseppe Bambochek on piano, the great tenor shows that he was still in remarkable vocal shape at the age of sixty five. Giovanni Martinelli (1885-1969) was a mainstay at New...
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Dec 15, 2010 · When Martinelli was a young man, singing in London, music critic Herman Klein said of him that "he has that rare gift—a true tenor voice. It remains the finest tenor heard in England for years ...
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Nov 20, 2019 · Giovanni Martinelli (October 22, 1885 – February 2, 1969) stared in the premier of La Fanciulla del West in Rome. He was selected by Puccini and Toscanini . By 1911, Martinelli was singing at the Metropolitan where he eventually sang for 32 seasons and became known as “The Lion of the Met” until he retired from the stage after ...
Sep 23, 2016 · “Giovanni Martinelli ranks amongst the greatest tenors of the century, although he cannot be easily likened, in terms of vocal timbre, to his peers. He did not possess the ‘honeyed’ tone of Gigli, nor the robust baritonal quality of Caruso and he lacked Schipa’s wide spectrum of vocal colours.
Jun 29, 2024 · Allegory of Painting. Giovanni Martinelli (Montevarchi, Arezzo 1600 – Florence 1659) E3. Florentine Epic. The girl emerges from the shadows in the background, with no other spatial detail except for the edge of the table, bottom left, and a cushion decorated with a tassel.
Giovanni Martinelli (Montevarchi, Arezzo 1600 - Florence 1659) was an Italian, Baroque era painter active mainly in Florence.
