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Galli-Curci

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[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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Such a sound can be made with a violin but no Tetrazzini, no Galli-Curci, could make it.

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No audience ever wanted to applaud a singer's voice more than did the 3,400 who bought out the Chicago Civic Opera House last week to hear Galli-Curci sing Mimi in La Boheme.

From Time Magazine Archive

She is the capable but hardly startling descendant of a great line beginning with Jenny Lind and including Adelina Patti, Nellie Melba, Luisa Tetrazzini, Amelita Galli-Curci.

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Galli-Curci to work on these scores and you will simply have a sad mess.

From The Merry-Go-Round by Carl Van Vechten

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