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Riccardo Stracciari (June 26, 1875, Casalecchio di Reno – October 10, 1955, Rome) was a leading Italian baritone. His repertoire consisted mainly of Italian operatic works, with Rossini's Figaro and Verdi's Rigoletto becoming his signature roles during a long and distinguished career which stretched from 1899 to 1944. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riccardo_Stracciari

Another singer with the Chicago Opera for their early 1918 season in New York, singing Rigoletto. See, e.g., ad on The sun., February 10, 1918, Page 4, columns 6-8. chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030431/1918-02-10/ed-...

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and see for fellow performer Dufranne with the Chicago Opera Company in early 1918 in New York. Photographed in same room.

Hector Dufranne (25 October 1870 – 4 May 1951) was a Belgian operatic bass-baritone who enjoyed a long career that took him to opera houses throughout Europe and the United States for more than four decades. Admired for both his singing and his acting, Dufranne appeared in a large number of world premieres, most notably the role Golaud in the original production of Claude Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande in 1902, which he went on to sing 120 times at that house.[1] He had an excellent singing technique which maintained the quality of his voice even into the latter part of his career. His wide vocal range and rich resonant voice enabled him to sing a variety of roles which encompassed French, German, and Italian opera. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hector_Dufranne

The nearby pictures of Dalmores and Dufranne were taken in the same room. Notice the picture and a sheet of paper apparently attached to its frame. They were both singing with the Chicago Opera Company in New York in early 1918. See New-York tribune., February 10, 1918, Page 7 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1918-02-10/ed-... which has an article starting at top left and an advertisement in right-hand column. They were both to sing in Thais and Le Sauteriot. Dalmores was also to perform in Carmen.