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Luigi Montesanto

1887Cummings, D. (1992) 'Montesanto, Luigi', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 445.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Montesanto, Luigi', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 2022.Wikipedia (2026) Luigi Montesanto. (Accessed: 20 September 2026).–1954Cummings, D. (1992) 'Montesanto, Luigi', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 445.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Montesanto, Luigi', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 2022.Wikipedia (2026) Luigi Montesanto. (Accessed: 20 September 2026). · Italian · baritoneCummings, D. (1992) 'Montesanto, Luigi', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 445.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Montesanto, Luigi', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 2022.Wikipedia (2026) Luigi Montesanto. (Accessed: 20 September 2026).

Birthplace: Palermo, Kingdom of ItalyCummings, D. (1992) 'Montesanto, Luigi', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 445.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Montesanto, Luigi', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 2022.Wikipedia (2026) Luigi Montesanto. (Accessed: 20 September 2026).

An Italian baritone who created Michele in Il tabarroCummings, D. (1992) 'Montesanto, Luigi', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 445.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Montesanto, Luigi', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 2022.Wikipedia (2026) Luigi Montesanto. (Accessed: 20 September 2026).. He studied at Palermo with Nino SantoroWikipedia (2026) Luigi Montesanto. (Accessed: 20 September 2026). and made his debut in Carmen in 1909 as EscamilloCummings, D. (1992) 'Montesanto, Luigi', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 445.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Montesanto, Luigi', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 2022.Wikipedia (2026) Luigi Montesanto. (Accessed: 20 September 2026)., reaching La Scala in the same opera three seasons laterWikipedia (2026) Luigi Montesanto. (Accessed: 20 September 2026).. He sang in Buenos Aires from 1910, taking Jochanaan in the first Salome thereCummings, D. (1992) 'Montesanto, Luigi', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 445.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Montesanto, Luigi', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 2022., and sang Rossini's Figaro in the opening season of the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris in 1913Cummings, D. (1992) 'Montesanto, Luigi', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 445.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Montesanto, Luigi', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 2022.. After the Metropolitan Opera premiere of 1918 he sang in Chicago and, until 1940, at the leading Italian housesCummings, D. (1992) 'Montesanto, Luigi', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 445.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Montesanto, Luigi', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 2022.Wikipedia (2026) Luigi Montesanto. (Accessed: 20 September 2026).. He taught in Milan, where Giuseppe di Stefano was his pupilCummings, D. (1992) 'Montesanto, Luigi', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 445.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Montesanto, Luigi', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 2022..

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