Carlo Galeffi |
Carlo Galeffi
Date of birth
04.06.1882
Date of death
22.09.1961
Profession
singer
Voice type
baritone
Country
Italy
Debut 1907 (Rome, part of Amonasro). From 1910 he performed at the Metropolitan Opera (debut as Germont). In 1913, he successfully performed the title role in Verdi’s Nabucco at La Scala. Participated in the world premieres of Mascagni’s operas Isabeau (1911, Buenos Aires), Montemezzi’s The Love of Three Kings (1913, La Scala), Boito Nero (1924, ibid.). From 1922 he regularly performed at the Colon Theatre. He sang at the Florentine Musical May festival in 1933 (Nabucco part). The singer’s career lasted a long time. Among Galeffi’s last performances is the title role in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi (1954, Buenos Aires).
E. Tsodokov
