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Elvino Ventura (Tenor) ( Palermo 1873 - Milan 1931)
He studied with the teacher Martin in Milan and made his debut in 1894 at the Teatro Epicarmo in Noto and soon widely recognized as one of the most important tenors in Italy. In 1896 he appeared at the Teatro Regio in Turin as Marziale in ''La Forza d'amore'' of Arturo Buzzi-Peccia (composer of the famous song Lolita). In 1900 he sang at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa as Alfredo in ''La Traviata''. The next year, he appeared at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo as Osaka in Mascagni's ''Iris'' with Fausta Labia (the wife of the famous tenor Emilio Perea), one of his most famous roles. In 1901 he performed as Florindo in the premiere of Mascagni's ''Le Maschere'' at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice. In 1909 with the Castellano Opera Company, as a guest, he was heard in Holland and Belgium. He appeared in almost all significant italian opera stages, also made guest appearances in London, Paris, Buenos Aires, Madrid, St. Petersburg and Warsaw. In his book Titta Ruffo wrote, that he had the honour to sing with Elvino Ventura and soprano Pandolfini in ''La Traviata''. He was one of the most prolific recording opera singers of his time. His largest group of records was made for Odeon, Fonotipia, Zonophone, APGA, Pathe, Edison.
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