Francesco Dominici
Birthplace: Havana, Captaincy General of CubaWikipedia (2026) Francesco Dominici. (Accessed: 25 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Dominici, Francesco', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 766-767.La Voce Antica (n.d.) Dominici Francesco. (Accessed: 25 September 2026).
A Cuban-bornWikipedia (2026) Francesco Dominici. (Accessed: 25 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Dominici, Francesco', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 766-767.La Voce Antica (n.d.) Dominici Francesco. (Accessed: 25 September 2026). ItalianWikipedia (2026) Francesco Dominici. (Accessed: 25 September 2026).La Voce Antica (n.d.) Dominici Francesco. (Accessed: 25 September 2026). tenorWikipedia (2026) Francesco Dominici. (Accessed: 25 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Dominici, Francesco', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 766-767. who turned from lyric to comic rolesKutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Dominici, Francesco', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 766-767.. He studied in Havana and in ItalyLa Voce Antica (n.d.) Dominici Francesco. (Accessed: 25 September 2026)., and made his debut in 1914 as Fernando in La favoritaWikipedia (2026) Francesco Dominici. (Accessed: 25 September 2026).La Voce Antica (n.d.) Dominici Francesco. (Accessed: 25 September 2026).. He created Prunier in La rondine at Monte Carlo in 1917Wikipedia (2026) Francesco Dominici. (Accessed: 25 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Dominici, Francesco', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 766-767. and sang it across ItalyWikipedia (2026) Francesco Dominici. (Accessed: 25 September 2026).La Voce Antica (n.d.) Dominici Francesco. (Accessed: 25 September 2026).. A gifted actor, he moved into tenor buffo partsKutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Dominici, Francesco', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 766-767., and from 1921, when he sang Dr Caius at the reopening of La Scala under Toscanini, spent a decade there as David, Monostatos and Filipeto in I quattro rusteghiKutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Dominici, Francesco', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 766-767., creating the Emperor Altoum in Turandot in 1926Wikipedia (2026) Francesco Dominici. (Accessed: 25 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Dominici, Francesco', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 766-767.. In 1931 he returned to Havana to teachKutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Dominici, Francesco', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 766-767..
Creations
- Prunier — La rondine (Monte Carlo, 1917)
- L'imperatore Altoum — Turandot
Written from
- Operissimo (n.d.) Dominici, Francesco. (Accessed: 25 September 2026).
- La Voce Antica (n.d.) Dominici Francesco. (Accessed: 25 September 2026).
- Wikipedia (2026) Francesco Dominici. (Accessed: 25 September 2026).
- Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Dominici, Francesco', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 766-767.