Nicola Rossi-Lemeni

Tall, well-built, handsome, with a dramatic presence, bass Nicola Rossi-Lemeni made a powerful impression in the decade following the end of WWII. He was particularly popular in Italy where audiences admired his immense, forceful voice. In America, he was celebrated in San Francisco and Chicago, but less well-liked in New York. His voice went into decline early, eroding at both ends of its compass and becoming perceptibly less voluminous. Rossi-Lemeni continued performing, however, making an estimable impression with his acting and effective declamation. Rossi-Lemeni's father...