Guiseppe Campanari by Aime Dupont

as Marcello 'La Boheme" by Puccini

Giuseppe Campanari
17 November 1855 – 31 May 1927
Italian later American Baritone

Hailed as a cello virtuoso by the age of nine. He toured Europe with his brother Leandro, giving concerts in the larger European cities.At the same time, vocal art attracted him greatly and he studied voice on the side.] His first attempt as an opera singer was in Un ballo in maschera at the Teatro Dal Verme in Milan in 1880.His official operatic debut as Tonio in I Pagliacci with Hinrichs' Opera Company in New York City on 15 June 1893, Metropolitan Opera debut came on 30 November 1894, when he sang the role of the Count di Luna in ' Il trovatore " by Verdi . He also sang the Met's first Marcello in La Bohème (1900) .After his retirement from serious music, he briefly dabbled in vaudeville He then taught voice in New York and later in Milan