1856–1928, Italian Battistini was gifted with a beautiful baritone voice and after only a short period of study was given the opportunity to take on the leading role in Gaetano Donizetti’s (1797–1848) La favorite in 1878. Such was his success that Battistini embarked immediately on a busy schedule. His liquid, agile, high voice was ideally suited for the ...
the Ricordi house, acting as their publicist, as well as writing music criticism for two Italian journals. Introduction | Turn of the Century | Opera Personalities | Mattia Battistini | Turn of the Century | Opera Techniques | Operetta | Turn of the Century | Opera ...
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