Historic Opera
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Caruso's Series of Postal Cards These postcards of Caruso's caricatures were produced by Marziale Sisca in 1908. This one is of Riccardo Martin. This is the only one of two cards from this series that I've ever seen and therefore regard them as extremely rare. |
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Riccardo Martin |
| Riccardo Martin [orig. Hugh Whitfield]: American tenor (18 Nov 1874 - 11 Aug 1952): Started as a composer and then decided to become a singer. His teachers included Jean de Reszke, Leon Escalais, and Giovanni Sbriglia. Debut (1904) as Faust in Nantes. Metropolitan Opera (1907-15). World premiere (1913) of Cyrano de Bergerac. Boston Opera, London CG, Mexico City, New Orleans, Chicago Opera. |
