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2 unusual facts about Mario Ancona


Mario Ancona

Ancona also undertook roles composed by Leoncavallo (Silvio and Tonio), Puccini (Lescaut and Marcello), Mascagni (Alfio and David in L'amico Fritz), Giordano (Gerard in Andrea Chénier), Mozart (Don Giovanni and Figaro) and Wagner (Wolfram, Telramund and even, on occasion, Hans Sachs).

Physically, he was said to resemble King Edward VII of England because of his pointed beard and ample waistline.



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