biography
| name: |
Martinelli, Giovanni
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pronunciation:
[mah(r)tinelee]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1885-1969)
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| biography:
| Tenor, born in Montagnana, NE Italy. He played in a regimental band before making his debut as a singer in Rossini's Stabat Mater (1910) in Milan. He was engaged by Puccini to sing in the European premiere of La Fanciulla del West (1911), and became a member of the New York Metropolitan Opera (1913–46). |
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