Gino Vanelli, was an Italian operatic baritone who had an active international career from 1917 until his retirement in 1955, and made several recordings for HMV and Columbia Records, including complete recordings of which opera in three acts (originally two) by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa?
Gino Vanelli Gino Vanelli (26 March 1896, Bergamo - 9 April 1969, Monza) was an Italian operatic baritone who had an active international career from 1917 until his retirement in 1955. He made several recordings for HMV and Columbia Records, including complete recordings of the operas "La boheme", "Pagliacci", and "Madama Butterfly".
Semirâma Semirâma is an opera in three acts by Ottorino Respighi to a libretto by Alessandro Cerè based on Voltaire's 1748 play "Sémiramis", the same subject used for Rossini's Semiramide. "Semirâma" premiered on 20 November 1910 at the Teatro Comunale in Bologna. The première obtained a great success, with several calls for the composer and the singers.