Giovanni Martinelli And Giuseppe De Luca Sing "I Mulattieri." 1948

I am indebted to the courteous site owner at jws2718 for the essential information on this video. I had none at all, having lost the information in a computer crash a year ago. This is apparently from a 1948 recital by Martinelli and De Luca, and is most entertaining! I believe Martinelli also recorded this well known song with his friend Salvatore Baccaloni. I have a Baccaloni album which purports to have this comic duet as its first cut, but it is a mistake, and the duet does not appear. In any case, it is fun to listen to!

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• Martinelli
• Giuseppe
• de
• Luca
• opera
• tenor
• baritone
• mulattieri

[ciroalb3]

the occasion was a fête for De Luca, at the Met I believe.  The two recorded frequently, and as you can tell, had great rapport.

[EdmundStAustell]

@ciroalb3 Thank you very much for the informative comment.  Much appreciated!

[MrGer2295]

Giovanni Martinelli (22 October 1885 – 2 February 1969) was a celebrated Italian operatic tenor. He was particularly associated with the Italian lyric-dramatic repertory, although he performed French operatic roles to great acclaim as well. Martinelli was one of the most famous tenors of the 20th century, enjoying a long career at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City and appearing at other major international theatres.

Wonderful Performance!!! Thank you for sharing this video.

[MrGer2295]

Giuseppe De Luca (December 25, 1876 – August 26, 1950), was a famous Italian baritone who achieved his greatest triumphs at the New York Metropolitan Opera. He notably created roles in the world premieres of two operas by Giacomo Puccini: Sharpless in Madama Butterfly (at La Scala, Milan, 1904) and the title role in Gianni Schicchi (Metropolitan Opera, 1918).

Wonderful Performance!!! Thank you for sharing this video.

[paulostroff99]

Lovely.Easy to see the mutual respect for each other.TY Edmund for posting.