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Galli-Curci

American  
[gal-i-kur-chee, gahl-lee-koor-chee] / ˈgæl ɪˈkɜr tʃi, ˈgɑl liˈkur tʃi /

noun

  1. Amelita 1889–1964, Italian soprano in the U.S.


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Galli-Curci will probably make her much-heralded Manhattan debut in Dinorah, in which the Shadow Song can be depended upon to raise the audience from their seats.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was a rouser. recalling Chicago's greatest operatic days with Mary Garden and Galli-Curci.

From Time Magazine Archive

I had Caruso records, too, and Henry Burr, Galli-Curci, Luisa Tetrazzini, they were all my favorites.

From Time Magazine Archive

His detractors pointed out that he was slow afoot and weak on defense, but Yalemen replied: "All Galli-Curci could do was sing."

From Time Magazine Archive

Only one student in a hundred thousand can dispense with a good vocal teacher, as did the brilliant Galli-Curci or the unforgetable Campanari.

From Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists by Cooke, James Francis

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