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unusual facts about Giacomo Lauri-Volpi



Giovanni Volpi

Following the great walkout, Volpi felt the wrath of Enzo Ferrari who refused to sell him the two 250 GTOs he requested.

Isabella Ferrari

At the 1995 Venice Film Festival, Ferrari won a Volpi Cup for Best Supporting Actress in the Ettore Scola film Romanzo di un giovane povero in which she played the part of Andreina.

Lucy Kelston

The same year she sang Lady Macbeth on Italian radio, and in 1951, during the celebration of Verdi's death anniversary, she sang the title role in Luisa Miller, opposite legendary tenor Giacomo Lauri-Volpi.

Otello

Famous Otellos of the past have included Tamagno, the role's trumpet-voiced creator, as well as Giovanni De Negri, Albert Alvarez, Francesc Viñas, Giuseppe Borgatti, Antonio Paoli, Giovanni Zenatello, Renato Zanelli, Giovanni Martinelli, Aureliano Pertile, Francesco Merli, Giacomo Lauri-Volpi, Frank Mullings, Leo Slezak, Jose Luccioni, Ramón Vinay, Mario Del Monaco, James McCracken, Jon Vickers and Carlo Cossutta.

Spinto

Giovanni Martinelli, Giacomo Lauri-Volpi, Georges Thill, Jussi Björling and Agim Hushi for instance, successfully sang spinto roles such as Radames or Canio with bright-toned voices that lacked any trace of baritonal colouration.

Stefano Bardini

His example inspired his most successful protégé, Elia Volpi, to purchase and freely restore Palazzo Davanzati in the heart of Florence, and fill it with a similar range of art.

Tomaso Luis Volpi

Tomaso Luis Volpi, also known as Tommaso Volpi, Tomás Volpi or Luis Volpi (born December 5, 1920 in Artigas) is a retired Uruguayan professional football player.


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