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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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More than 30 million people heard such singers as Galli-Curci and John McCormack, such politicians as Al Smith, Senator Bob La Follette and Socialist Eugene Debs.

From Time Magazine Archive

While Galli-Curci, cheered by her sympathetic reception, fluttered about her dressing room humming and beaming, critics returned to their desks to write obituaries on a great voice.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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

American début of Amelita Galli-Curci, as Gilda in "Rigoletto" with the Chicago Opera Company in Chicago.

From Annals of Music in America A Chronological Record of Significant Musical Events by Lahee, Henry Charles

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