Cesare Valletti
The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000
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Lyric tenor Cesare Valletti is about to leave for his first time a Caramoor Music Festival in Katonah, New York. He will be performing Donizetti's Requiem.
Valletti's American debut in 1953 at the San Francisco Opera..
Recital tradition in New York.
Mozart's work very much appeals to him. Recently sung The Magic Flute.
Cesare Valletti (December 18, 1922 - May 13, 2000) was an Italian operatic tenor, one of the leading tenore di grazia of the postwar era. He was much admired for his polished vocal technique, his musical refinement and elegance, and beauty of tone.
WNYC archives id: 90980
