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Dictionary definition: Del Monaco, Mario
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Del Monaco, Mario
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Florence, 27 July 1915;
d
Mestre, 16 Oct. 1982). Italian tenor. Studied Pesaro with Melocchi; later taught himself, studying records of the great singers of the past. Official début Pesaro 1941 (Pinkerton). London, CG, 1946, 1961. S Francisco 1950; New York, M, 1950–9; also Milan, ...
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Article: In review: New York City
Opera News;
May 1, 1996 ;
700+ words
... ... squeezed into bleacher-like ruins. Stage director Giancarlo del Monaco, apparently inspired by Goya's nightmarish war scenes ... expect, say, a Maddalena in Rigoletto; to enliven things, Del Monaco cooked up a heavy-duty flirtation between her and the maniacal ...
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