Ezio Pinza

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Ezio Pinza was an acclaimed Italian operatic bass and Broadway star, best known for his work at the Metropolitan Opera and his Tony-winning performance in the musical "South Pacific."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Broadway actor
Italian person
bass singer
human
operatic bass
activeYearsEnd 1950s
activeYearsStart 1910s
awardReceived Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical NERFINISHED
burialPlace Putnam Cemetery, Greenwich, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath heart attack
conflictParticipatedIn World War I
countryOfCitizenship Italy
dateOfBirth 1892-05-18
dateOfDeath 1957-05-09
employer Metropolitan Opera NERFINISHED
familyName Pinza NERFINISHED
fullName Fortunio Ezio Pinza NERFINISHED
genre musical theatre
opera
givenName Ezio NERFINISHED
Fortunio NERFINISHED
language English
Italian
militaryService Italian Army NERFINISHED
notableRecording Some Enchanted Evening NERFINISHED
notableRole Emile de Becque NERFINISHED
notableWork South Pacific NERFINISHED
occupation opera singer
stage actor
performedAt La Scala NERFINISHED
Metropolitan Opera NERFINISHED
Royal Opera House NERFINISHED
San Francisco Opera NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Rome, Italy NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Stamford, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED
recordLabel RCA Victor NERFINISHED
residence United States of America
surface form: United States
sangRole Boris Godunov NERFINISHED
Don Giovanni NERFINISHED
Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro NERFINISHED
Mephistopheles in Faust NERFINISHED
specialization Italian opera
Mozart roles
spouse Doris Leak NERFINISHED
voiceType bass

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