Opera impressario, he was born in Torremaggiore, Italy and came to the United States in 1895. Mr. Gallo was manager of the Lombardi Opera Company, and then founded his own opera company, the San Carlo Grand Opera Company. He was married to Sofia Charlebois (aka Sofia Wood) in 1912, marrying her in Chicago in January, and then again in May later that same year in San Francisco. He was credited with having done more than any other man in popularizing opera.
Opera impressario, he was born in Torremaggiore, Italy and came to the United States in 1895. Mr. Gallo was manager of the Lombardi Opera Company, and then founded his own opera company, the San Carlo Grand Opera Company. He was married to Sofia Charlebois (aka Sofia Wood) in 1912, marrying her in Chicago in January, and then again in May later that same year in San Francisco. He was credited with having done more than any other man in popularizing opera.
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