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The Italian bass Ezio Pinza ( 18 May 1892 - 9 May 1957) was one of the outstanding opera singers of the first half of the 20th century. He spent twenty-two seasons at New York's Metropolitan Opera, appearing in more than 750 performances of fifty operas.
Pinza was born in Rome and grew up in Ravenna. He studied as Bologna's Conservatorio Martini. His operatic debut was in 1914 as Oroveso in Norma in Cremona.
After World War I, he debuted at Rome in 1919 and Milan's La ScalaThe Teatro alla Scala (or La Scala for short), in Milan, Italy, is one of the world's most famous opera houses. The current edifice is the second theater on the site. A fire destroyed the first, the ancient Teatro Ducale, on 25 February 1776, after a carn in February, 1922. Pinza's Met debut came November 1926 in Spontini'sGaspare Spontini ( 14 November, 1774 24 January, 1851) was an Italian opera composer and conductor. Born in Maiolati in the province of Ancona, now Maiolati Spontini, he spent most of his career in Paris and Berlin, but returned to his place of birth at t La VestaleLa Vestale is an opera by Gaspare Spontini. It was first performed in Paris in 1807. La Vestale is a famous opera in historical terms but is only very infrequently performed. There are several recordings of it. Two of its arias, "Tu che invoco" and "O Num, with famed American soprano Rosa Ponselle in the title role. In 1929, he sang Don Giovanni, a role with which he was subsequently to become closely identified. He subsequently added the MozartWolfgang Amadeus Mozart ( January 27, 1756 December 5, 1791) was one of the most significant and influential of all composers of Western classical music. His works are loved by many and are frequently performed. Life Mozart was born in Salzburg, now in Au roles FigaroThe Marriage of Figaro is a comic opera composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, based on a stage comedy by Beaumarchais. Its original Italian title is Le Nozze di Figaro . Plot The story is a continuation of The Bar (in 1940) and Sarastro (in 1942) to his repertoire, as well as a vast number of Italian operatic roles of BelliniVincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini ( November 3, 1801 September 23, 1835) was an Italian opera composer. Foremost a lyricist, Bellini was the quintessential composer of Bel canto opera. Life Born in Catania, Sicily, Italy, Bellini was a child pr, DonizettiDomenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti ( Bergamo Italy, 29 november 1797- 8 april 1848). Donizetti is known principally as an Italian opera composer. However he composed music in a number of other forms, including some church music, a number of string quartets,, and Verdi, as well as Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov (sung in Italian).
After retiring from the Met in 1948, Pinza embarked on a second career on Broadway. In April 1949, he appeared in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific and his sensual singing of "Some Enchanted Evening" made him a matinee idol and a national celebrity. He also appeared in the Broadway production of Fanny in 1954, opposite Florence Henderson.
Pinza died at age 64. His funeral was held at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City.
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