Antonio Cotogni

Italian opera singer (1831-1918) · Italy · On the map · Musicians · Died at 87

Antonio "Toto" Cotogni was an Italian baritone of the first magnitude. Regarded internationally as being one of the greatest male opera singers of the 19th century, he was particularly admired by the composer Giuseppe Verdi.

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Students from the Accademia di Santa Cecilia on a trip to Frascati, June 18, 1914. Antonio Cotogni (center row, center), tenor Beniamino Gigli (top row, right), teacher Enrico Rosati (seated in chair, 2nd from right), tenor Romeo Rossi (far left), baritone Ugo Donarelli behind Cotogni, accompanist and future coach Luigi Ricci (behind and to the left of Cotogni), future teacher/ coach/conductor Luigi Gerussi (seated on ground, far left).

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Cotogni forged an important second career as a singing teacher after his retirement from the stage in 1894.

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