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Antonio Scotti, baritone, see

Presumably en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Scotti "Antonio Scotti (25 January 1866 – 26 February 1936) was an Italian baritone. He was a principal artist of the New York Metropolitan Opera for more than 33 seasons, but also sang with great success at London's Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and Milan's La Scala."

swanq: thank you for finding more information on Antonio Scotti. We will add it to the record.

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... "

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