Mario del Monaco

Japanese: デル･モナコ（英語表記）Mario del Monaco

1915‐82
Italian tenor. He studied at the Pesaro Conservatory and the Rome Opera House. During World War II, while enlisted in the military, he performed in operas in major cities throughout Italy. After the war, he charmed audiences with his performances of Aida and Andrea Chénier at La Scala in Milan, alongside Callas and Tebaldi. At the same time, he performed in the above two operas, as well as Tosca, Manon Lescaut, and Otello in various parts of Europe and America. He achieved success thanks to his voice and appearance suited to playing tragic heroines, but he was involved in a car accident in December 1963, which forced him to semi-retire.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1915‐82
イタリアのテノール歌手。ペーザロ音楽院とローマ歌劇場の歌手養成所で学ぶ。第2次大戦中，軍隊に在籍しながらイタリア国内のおもだった都市でオペラに出演。戦後はミラノのスカラ座で《アイーダ》《アンドレア･シェニエ》にカラス，テバルディと共演して聴衆を魅了した。同時にヨーロッパ，アメリカの各地で上記の2作や《トスカ》《マノン･レスコー》《オテロ》等に出演。悲劇の主人公を演ずるにふさわしい声と容姿もあって成功をおさめたが，63年12月自動車事故にあって半ば引退。

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