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Giannini, Ferruccio (EN)

Biography

Giannini Ferruccio, *15 November 1868 Ponte all’Ania, †17 September 1948 Philadelphia, American opera singer (tenor) of Italian descent. From 1885, he lived in the United States, making his debut in Boston in 1891; he made a career in America. His wife, Antonietta Briglia, was a violinist. Ferruccio’s brother Francisco, a singer (tenor), achieved great success in America in the 1880s–90s.