Achille Errani (20 August 1823 – 6 January 1897) was an Italian

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who also taught that skill in

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Early life

Errani was born in

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. When seventeen years of age he entered the

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, and studied singing under the famous

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. About five years later he made his first appearance as a leading tenor at Reggio di Modena.

Career

In 1859, after singing often in Italy,

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, and

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, he went to

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under the management of

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. He came to New York City in 1860, sang at the Winter Garden with

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, Gazia, and Frezzolini, and in 1861, when

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sang Violetta in ''

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'' for the first time, he took the part of Alfredo. He went to

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in 1863, and after the Civil War made a tour through the southern

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as first tenor of an opera company. He then settled in New York as a teacher of the Italian style of singing. His most famous pupils were

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, Miss Thursby, Mme. Durand,

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, Caroline Keating Reed, and Cornelia Townsend.

Death

Errani died on 6 January 1897, aged 73, in

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Errani, Achille 1823 births 1897 deaths 19th-century American male opera singers Singers from New York City Italian emigrants to the United States People from Faenza 19th-century Italian male opera singers Milan Conservatory alumni Educators from New York City Classical musicians from New York (state) 19th-century American educators