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Ezio Pinza

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Ezio Pinza

Original Name
Ezio Fortunato Pinza
Birth
Rome, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy
Death
9 May 1957 (aged 64)
Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Opera Singer. It is said that his father insisted that he give up civil engineering to become an opera singer. He switched careers, studying at the Conservatory of Bologna, with a three-year stint at La Scala in Milan. His New York debut at the Met was in 1926 where he sang bass until 1949. He then launched a third career, starring on Broadway in "South Pacific", leading to roles in records, radio, movies, and television.
Opera Singer. It is said that his father insisted that he give up civil engineering to become an opera singer. He switched careers, studying at the Conservatory of Bologna, with a three-year stint at La Scala in Milan. His New York debut at the Met was in 1926 where he sang bass until 1949. He then launched a third career, starring on Broadway in "South Pacific", leading to roles in records, radio, movies, and television.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Apr 25, 1998
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/819/ezio-pinza: accessed ), memorial page for Ezio Pinza (18 May 1892–9 May 1957), Find a Grave Memorial ID 819, citing Putnam Cemetery, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.