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Antonio Cortis

also Antonio Corts, Antonio Montón Corts

1891Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Cortis, Antonio', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 578.Rosenthal, H. (1992) 'Cortis [Corts], Antonio', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, pp. 963-964.Wikipedia (2026) Antonio Cortis. (Accessed: 20 September 2026).–1952Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Cortis, Antonio', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 578.Rosenthal, H. (1992) 'Cortis [Corts], Antonio', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, pp. 963-964.Wikipedia (2026) Antonio Cortis. (Accessed: 20 September 2026). · Spanish · tenorKutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Cortis, Antonio', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 578.Rosenthal, H. (1992) 'Cortis [Corts], Antonio', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, pp. 963-964.Wikipedia (2026) Antonio Cortis. (Accessed: 20 September 2026).

Birthplace: At sea, off Altea, on a ship from North AfricaKutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Cortis, Antonio', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 578.Rosenthal, H. (1992) 'Cortis [Corts], Antonio', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, pp. 963-964.

A Spanish tenor, born at seaKutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Cortis, Antonio', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 578.Rosenthal, H. (1992) 'Cortis [Corts], Antonio', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, pp. 963-964.Wikipedia (2026) Antonio Cortis. (Accessed: 20 September 2026). and known as the Spanish CarusoRosenthal, H. (1992) 'Cortis [Corts], Antonio', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, pp. 963-964.. He worked up from comprimario parts to leading roles in Spain and South AmericaWikipedia (2026) Antonio Cortis. (Accessed: 20 September 2026).Rosenthal, H. (1992) 'Cortis [Corts], Antonio', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, pp. 963-964., where Caruso himself encouraged him in 1917Wikipedia (2026) Antonio Cortis. (Accessed: 20 September 2026).. From 1920 he spent three years at the Teatro Costanzi in RomeWikipedia (2026) Antonio Cortis. (Accessed: 20 September 2026).Rosenthal, H. (1992) 'Cortis [Corts], Antonio', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, pp. 963-964.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Cortis, Antonio', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 578.Kutsch-Riemens dates his time at the Costanzi from 1921; Grove gives 1920 to 1923 and the English Wikipedia article a three-year contract signed in 1920, and 1920 is followed, every other source giving it., where in 1922 he created Luigi in the second version of Il tabarroSchickling, D. (2003) 'Il tabarro', in Giacomo Puccini: catalogue of the works, no. 84i. Kassel: Bärenreiter. Online edition, Centro Studi Giacomo Puccini. (Accessed: 25 October 2026)., and sang with the Chicago Civic Opera from 1924 to 1932Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Cortis, Antonio', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 578.Rosenthal, H. (1992) 'Cortis [Corts], Antonio', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, pp. 963-964.Wikipedia (2026) Antonio Cortis. (Accessed: 20 September 2026).. His one Covent Garden season, in 1931, brought his CalafRosenthal, H. (1992) 'Cortis [Corts], Antonio', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, pp. 963-964.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Cortis, Antonio', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 578.. He founded a singing school at Valencia in 1940Wikipedia (2026) Antonio Cortis. (Accessed: 20 September 2026)..

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