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Mario Lanza ( US: / ˈlɑːnzə, ˈlænzə / LA (H)N-zə, Italian: [ˈmaːrjo ˈlantsa]; born Alfredo Arnold Cocozza [alˈfreːdo koˈkottsa]; January 31, 1921 – October 7, 1959) was an American tenor and actor. He was a Hollywood film star popular in the late 1940s and the 1950s. Lanza began studying to be a professional singer at the age of 16.
Aug 16, 2023 · 11 min. 19. Renata Scotto, a soprano of electrifying dramatic power who embraced the role of prima donna as she became one of the most celebrated opera singers of the 20th century, died Aug. 16...
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Jessye Mae Norman (September 15, 1945 – September 30, 2019) was an American opera singer and recitalist. She was able to perform dramatic soprano roles, but did not limit herself to that voice type.
Jan 19, 2017 · Roberta Peters, the Bronx-born coloratura soprano who at 20 was catapulted to stardom by a phone call, a subway ride and a Metropolitan Opera debut — her first public performance anywhere — all...
Aug 16, 2023 · Renata Scotto, a soprano of uncommon intensity who became a successful director after her singing career, died Wednesday in her hometown of Savona, Italy. She was 89. Scotto’s New York-based manager, Robert Lombardo, said he was called by her family and informed of her death.
The rest of Rome, Italy, and the world is still breathing. I saw a production of the opera that took a broader view of who dies. It was mounted by the New York City Opera quite a while back. They set the piece in fascist Italy and showed most of Rome dead, including the Sacristan from Act 1, on a stage littered with corpses.
May 9, 2023 · One of the greatest opera singers of the 20th Century, Grace was a proud daughter of St. Louis who rose from a modest upbringing, and overcame racial discrimination, to take the world of...
