The role of Don Jose as too slender for Italo Campanini's talent

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The opera: a history of its creation and performance: 1600-1941 - Pagina 299

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Thus, for the premiere, in Italian, on June ss, 1878, her chief companions were Italo Campanini (Don Jose), Del Puente (Escamillo), and Valleria (Micaela), all of whom had started out by objecting to their roles as too slender for their talents