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  1. February 15th, 2012, 01:23 PM #1
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    Identify the character

    With just one picture, we should be able to identify the character (the singer will be a bonus, but it's not necessary).

    This one is easy, to start with:



    Which is this character?
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    Yes, it was the great Tito Schipa.

    Put one of yours, Aramis, if you want, or I proceed with a second one.
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    Okay, here's mine:

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    The Ducca?
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    Yes, Duke of Mantova, Jan Kiepura in the Met (30's).
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    ok, this one is a little bit more difficult, but still easy:

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    Those Albanians Ferrando and Guglielmo?

    If I'm right, someone else pick a photo to keep it going.
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    No, they are not Albanians.

    Rather, they were first supposed to be Mexicans, but then it was decided to make them Asians...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Schigolch View Post
    No, they are not Albanians.

    Rather, they were first supposed to be Mexicans, but then it was decided to make them Asians...
    How about Nadir and Zurga, then, in the Pearl Fishers?

    (I still think they look more like Albanians, even though they aren't. )
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    They are, those are Enrico Caruso and Giuseppe de Luca in a 1916 MET production, sung in Italian as I pescatori di perle.
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    Easy:

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  13. February 16th, 2012, 04:52 PM #13
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    Indeed, this is Argentinian tenor José Cura.

    Your turn.
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