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Word: euphemia (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1936-1936
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...drama, a bit of clowning and got for good measure a dash of grand opera. The impresario was Ferruccio Giannini, a tenor who could boast that he had once sung with Patti. At home the Gianninis made music all the time. The mother Antoinetta played the violin. Daughters Euphemia and Dusolina sang. Vittorio played the piano. Son Francis had a cello when he was big enough to wield one. Dusolina Giannini was 9 when she made her debut at her father's little theatre. At 12, she sang Azucena in 77 Trovatore, a performance in which her father...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Aida from Philadelphia | 2/24/1936 | See Source »

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