Francesco Albanese, born on August 13, 1912, in Torre del Greco, Naples, Italy, was an Italian opera singer known for his lyrical tenor voice. He moved to the United States at a young age and studied in Boston, where he won a significant national competition. Returning to Italy, Albanese made his stage debut in 1940 at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma as Evandre in Gluck's Alceste. During World War II, he recorded a version of the fascist song "Battaglioni della morte". Post-war, he performed internationally and collaborated with Maria Callas in productions such as Rossini's Armida and Verdi’s La Traviata at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in 1952. Albanese retired from performing in 1961 after appearing in Francesco Provenzale's Lo schiavo di sua moglie at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples. He passed away on June 11, 2005, in Rome.
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