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Schipa

American  
[skee-pah] / ˈski pɑ /

noun

  1. Tito 1890–1965, Italian operatic tenor.


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She was lucky to have as tenor partners before the war Tito Schipa, Beniamino Gigli and Giacomo Lauri-Volpi, and to work with conductors such as Arturo Toscanini, Thomas Beecham and John Barbirolli.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 18, 2014

Schipa, as Alfred, loved loudly and blindly while Richard Bonelli, benign as the father, rubbed his hands and looked on at the mischief of his own making.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last summer Tenor Schipa, visiting Italy, arranged a special performance for his father.

From Time Magazine Archive

Six weeks will pass before the operation's results will be known but then Dr. Kellogg hopes that Schipa will find the range of his voice higher by two or four notes.

From Time Magazine Archive

Jean Guglielmo Valentino, 14, shy, arrived in the U. S. last week from Italy in care of Tenor Tito Schipa on a "pilgrimage" to the Hollywood tomb of his late, famed uncle, Rudolph Valentino.

From Time Magazine Archive

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