Dramatic Tenor

Mario Filippeschi was a spinto/dramatico Italian tenor. He was very well known for the ringing sound at the top of his register ("lo squillo" in Italian). As I remark below,...

Giovanni Martinelli ranks among the greatest tenors of the 20th century, and perhaps came to be the true Caruso-successor after Caruso’s death in 1921. He had a very distinct sound,...

Giovanni Martinelli, October 22, 1885 to February 2, 1969, for many years the Metropolitan Opera's leading dramatic tenor, and one of the last to carry on the tradition of Enrico...