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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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In the days of Enrico Caruso and Galli-Curci, the record companies built their fortunes on single operatic records.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

But he liked the violin music on those old records better than the vocals of Galli-Curci and Caruso.

From Time Magazine Archive

Galli-Curci, as she entered her big, sunny parlor, where I was waiting to see her.

From Vocal Mastery Talks with Master Singers and Teachers by Brower, Harriette