Pantaleoni, Adriano

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Pantaleoni, Adriano

Pantaleoni, Adriano, Italian baritone, brother of Romilda Pantaleoni; b. Udine, Oct. 7, 1837; d. there, Dec. 18,1908. He studied in Udine and Milan. He was a principal member of La Scala in Milan (1871–77; 1896), and also sang in London and the U.S. (1879). After his retirement, he taught voice in Udine and Trieste. He was particularly noted for his roles in Verdi’s operas.

—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire

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