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Benjamin Gigli, 1924
Beniamino Gigli; March 20, 1890 – November 30, 1957) was an Italian opera singer. The most famous tenor of his generation, he was renowned internationally for the great beauty of his voice and the soundness of his vocal technique. Music critics sometimes took him to task, however, for what was perceived to be the over-emotionalism of his interpretations. Nevertheless, such was Gigli's talent, he is considered to be one of the very finest tenors in the recorded history of music.
Gene Autry, 1950 January 7
Gene Autry, Sept. 29, 1907 - Oct. 2, 1998, was a country music and popular singer, songwriter, and actor. Known as the Singing Cowboy.
Julia Claussen, 1920
Julia Claussen (1879-1941) was educated at the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in Stockholm; she also studied at the Royal Academy in Berlin. She made her debut in La favorita in Stockholm on January 19, 1903, and remained with the Royal Swedish Opera for nine seasons. She sang at Covent Garden and in Paris, and appeared in Chicago in 1913. She made her Metropolitan Opera debut, as Delilah, on November 23, 1917.
Kenny Baker, 1940 November 8
Kenneth Laurence "Kenny" Baker (September 30, 1912 – August 10, 1985) was an American singer and actor who first gained notice as the featured singer on radio's The Jack Benny Program during the 1930s.
Licia Albanesse
Licia Albanese, born 7-23-1909 in Bari, Apulia, Italy was an actress and lyric opera singer. She died 8-15-2014 in Manhattan.
Mario and Ruth Chamlee
Mario Chamlee (May 29, 1892 – November 13, 1966) was one of the lyric tenors who inherited several roles associated with Enrico Caruso at the Metropolitan Opera. His birth name was Archer Cholmondeley. Born in Los Angeles, California, he was the son of a minister. His wife, Ruth Chamlee, was a soprano at the Met.
Richard Crooks, 1925
Richard Crooks (6-26-1900 to 9-29-1972) Met opera star and the "Voice of Firestone" on the radio.
Sophie Braslau
Sophie Braslau (August 16, 1892 – December 22, 1935) was a contralto prominent in United States opera, starting with her debut in New York City's Metropolitan Opera in 1913 when she was 21.[1]
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