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Born. To Giovanni Martinelli, famed tenor of the Metropolitan Opera, Manhattan, and Mrs. Martinelli, a daughter, Giovanna (8½ lb.). Her sister Bettina, 10, and brother Antonio, 8, were also born in the U.S. Signor Martinelli, jubilant, banqueted friends...
...Fedora, Maria Jeritza was about to drain a glass of poison in the presence of the tenor hero (Giovanni Martinelli). She climbed upon a table, swayed there in tragic, shimmering loveliness. The table toppled, collapsed, spilled her into Martinelli...
This year it rose upon Frances Alda, Beniamino Gigli, Giuseppe de Luca, Adam Didur, upon dancer a la Russe Adolph Bolm. In former years it has risen upon Caruso, Ruffo, Martinelli, Galli-Curci, upon famed and glorious chanteur a la Russe Chaliapin...
...next while between Chicago and a place called Ravinia, 21 miles north. Why anyone should want to be going to Ravinia puzzled a number of dolts, until they read how one Louis Eckstein was presenting operas there. The first was L'Amore dei Tre Re, with Martinelli, Bori and Virgilio Lazzari, "the best basso that has hung in Paris for 30 years...
...Aires. This winter, he, in excess of drama, accidentally hurled athletic Soprano Maria Jeritza into the footlights (TIME, Feb. 9)-an unfortunate accident which did not help his popularity. He makes his chief successes in the old, melodious, florid type of Italian opera. When all has been said, cultured Martinelli, Singer Gigli are both able, both popular, both have, it is said, like Caruso,- large paid claques. There is another tenor at the Metropolitan, Edward Johnson, Canadian, who sings well, has a good figure, acts excellently. His prestige is rapidly growing, but he has not yet attained the popularity...