De Angelis, Nazzareno

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De Angelis, Nazzareno

De Angelis, Nazzareno , noted Italian bass; b. Aquila, Nov. 17,1881; d. Rome, Dec. 14,1962. As a boy, he sang in the Sistine and Justine chapel choirs in Rome. He made his opératic debut in Aquila in 1903; then appeared with major Italian opéra houses. In 1909–10 he was on the roster of the Manhattan opéra House in N.Y.; then of the Chicago opéra (1910–11; 1915–20); later made appearances with the Rome opéra (until 1938); also gave song recitals. He was regarded as one of the most cultured bass singers of the Italian school of opéra, and he was equally appreciated in Wagnerian roles.

—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire

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