antonioscotti

See

Antonio Scotti (1866-1936), Neapolitan baritone, principal artist at the Met: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Scotti Lucrezia Bori (1887-1960), Spanish opera singer: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucrezia_Bori Pasquale Amato (1878-1942), another Neapolitan baritone: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasquale_Amato

Perhaps from the arrival in NYC described in query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D06E5D61630E233A... "TITTA RUFFO HERE FOR AMERICAN DEBUT; $2,000 Baritone Says the Art of Song Is Declining in Italy -- Likes Shakespearean Roles. October 29, 1912, The steamship George Washington brought in several important additions to the operatic forces in America yesterday. Its passenger list included the names of Titta Ruffo, the $2,000 baritone, and Lucrezia Bori, the Spanish soprano. Besides Ruffo there were three other baritones on board -- Antonio Scotti, Pasquale Amato, and William Hinshaw."

Presumably www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2949660224/ (of Tito Ruffo) was also taken on the George Washington at the same time.

Other Bain/LOC photos of Bori:

MOLTO BELLO!!! Thank you for sharing this Wonderful photo.

Looks like him, at least in comparison to the photo on Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Scotti "Scotti was born in Naples, and received his early training from a Mme. Trifari-Payanini and Vincenzo Lombardi. He made his debut in Malta in 1889, singing Amonasro in Giuseppe Verdi's Aida. Performances throughout eastern Europe and South America followed, as did engagements in Italy and Spain. In 1898 he debuted at La Scala as Hans Sachs. Scotti's American debut came in the fall of 1899, when he sang in Chicago; on December 27 of the same year he made his first appearance at the Metropolitan Opera, singing the title role in Don Giovanni. Scotti remained with the company for 35 years... "

Great scotti

Great Picture ! I invite you to add this photograph to: www.flickr.com/groups/italian_migration/ dedicated to migration across the world. Thanks.