Carlo Galeffi

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Carlo Galeffi (June 4, 1882, Malamocco (Venice) - September 22, 1961, Rome) was an Italian baritone, particularly associated with the operatic works of Verdi and the verismo composers. Galeffi studied with Di Como and Sbriscia. According to The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera, he made his professional debut in 1903, at the Teatro Adriano, in Rome, as Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor. Galeffi sang throughout Italy before reaching Italy's premier opera house, La Scala, Milan, in 1912. He would remain at La Scala until 1938, becoming a favorite of the conductor Arturo Toscanini. Galeffi made his American debut in Boston in 1910. He sang at the New York Metropolitan Opera only once, on November 29 of that same year, as Rigoletto (which was often considered to be his greatest role). Galeffi sang, too, at the Lyric Opera of Chicago from 1919 to 1921 and also appeared in South America. The bulk of Galeffi's career, however, took place in Italy, especially at La Scala, where he was much acclaimed for his performances of Verdi roles that ranged from Nabucco to Simon Boccanegra. Other parts that he sang included Tell in Rossini's Guglielmo Tell, Douglas in Mascagni's Guglielmo Ratcliff, Amfortas in Wagner's Parsifal and Telramund in Wagner's Lohengrin. At the Costanzi theatre in Rome in 1919, Galeffi gave Europe's first performances of the roles of Gianni Schicchi in Gianni Schicchi and Michele in Il tabarro, both composed by Puccini. He also created Manfredo in Montemezzi's L'amore de

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Lebendige Vergangenheit - Famous Italian Baritones

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Lebendige Vergangenheit - Carlo Galeffi (Vol.2)

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Great Opera Singers / Baritone Arias / 1926 - 1930

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Lebendige Vergangenheit - Carlo Galeffi

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Four Italian Baritones of the Past

Lebendige Vergangenheit

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Paperback Opera: Pagliacci GA 1930

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Grandes Voces Del Teatro Read De Madrid

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Voce Históricas del Teatro Real de Madrid

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Edison Blue Amberol 28115

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Giuseppe Verdi : The Best of the Best

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Celebri brani d'opera alla Scala

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