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Eureka! | Image of Antonio Franchini, 19th Century Opera Singer
The most amazing thing about the internet is to watch the constant growth of information coming online – and most family historians know that it can really pay off to go back every once and awhile and redo your initial … Continue reading
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Tagged Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, family history, Franchini, opera, opera lirica, Rome, tenore
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Sig. Franchini & the Batavia Italian Opera Company
Excerpt from an article in The Strait Times (Singapore – November 19th, 1870) THE ITALIAN OPERA The first performance of the Batativa Italian Opera Company was given at the Town Hall last evening. The opera selected for the occasion was … Continue reading
Antonio Franchini (opera tenor) Performs In Gorizia
In 1881 the Teatro di Societa di Gorizia celebrated its first centenary by publishing a historical volume on the history of their organization. They included a chronological list of all the shows that had been performed there and that is … Continue reading
Antonio Franchini | Tenor Roles at the Teatro Regio di Parma
In a former post I provided information about one of the operas in which my husband’s great grandfather Antonio Franchini performed at the Teatro Regio di Parma. This is a list of five roles performed by Franchini in Parma. Filippo … Continue reading
Antonio Franchini, 19th Century Italian Tenor
According to family lore, my husband’s great grandfather Antonio Franchini was an opera singer who went on tour in South America – and in particular, in Argentina. We’ve been looking into this and found the following information below from the … Continue reading
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Tagged family history, Franchini, Italian genealogy, opera, Parma
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