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...personal bearing that made him the last gentleman of the old grand manner. Today Ms voice has diminished in quality, but he still sings with all of his great mastery of style and interpretation. Our own Scotti of the Metropolitan Opera House is no callow youth, neither is Didur nor De Lucca nor Rothier. But these fellows are baritones and bassos, who are notable for being devils hard to kill. The marvel of Agostini's case is that he is a tenor. A tenor with a voice at 50 is a great rarity. Caruso, who was 49 when...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Arts: The Oldest Tenor | 6/4/1923 | See Source »

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