Antonio F. Galassi (or Antoine Galassi) (c. 1845–1904) was an Italian
baritone
A baritone is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the bass and the tenor voice-types. The term originates from the Greek (), meaning "heavy sounding". Composers typically write music for this voice in the r ...
who made his New York City debut at
Academy of Music during its 1878–79 season and remained there through 1884. He was considered a great baritone, popular and fiery, right until 1883 when, according to some sources, he lost his voice during performance of
I Puritani.
[Writing a commentary note within synopsis of that opera in his '' The Complete Opera Book'', ]Gustav Kobbé
Gustav Kobbé (March 4, 1857Lewis Randolph Hamersly, ''et al.Who's who in New York (city and State)'' New York: L.R. Hamersly, 1904. p. 353. – July 27, 1918) added that "on the occasion of the opera revival for Etelka Gerster
Etelka Gerster (25 June 1855, Košice20 August 1920, Pontecchio) was a Hungarian soprano. She debuted in Italy in 1876 and sang in London the following year.
In 1878, she was performing in the Academy of Music where she was considered one of ...
he witnessed how voice of Antonio Galassi break down and go to pieces during singing of ''Suoni la tromba!''" Although later on he still performed occasionally (mostly during concerts), even in 1890s, his voice was no longer as great as before.
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Antoine F. Galassi
1840s births
1904 deaths
Italian expatriates in the United States
Italian operatic baritones
19th-century Italian male opera singers
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