Giovanni Zenatello was an Italian opera singer. Born in Verona, he enjoyed an international career as a dramatic tenor of the first rank. Otello became his most famous operatic role but his repertoire also included French roles. In 1904, he created the part of Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly.
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![Zenatello (left) performing Giuseppe Verdi's Requiem at the Polo Grounds in New York City in 1916, along with Louise Homer (under the assumed name of 'Lucile Lawrence'),[1] Maria Gay, and Léon Rothier; Louis Koemmenich conducting](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Verdi%27s_Requiem_-_Zenatello%2C_Lawrence%2C_Gay%2C_and_Rothier%2C_1916.jpg/1280px-Verdi%27s_Requiem_-_Zenatello%2C_Lawrence%2C_Gay%2C_and_Rothier%2C_1916.jpg)
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About this person
Country
ItalyCategory
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1876 to 1949 · aged 72
Written about in
8 languages
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