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Ezio Pinza was an Italian opera singer. Pinza possessed a rich, smooth and sonorous voice, with a flexibility unusual for a bass. He spent 22 seasons at New York's Metropolitan Opera, appearing in more than 750 performances of 50 operas. At the San Francisco Opera, Pinza sang 26 roles during 20 seasons from 1927 to 1948. Pinza also sang to great acclaim at La Scala, Milan and at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London.
Birth Name
Fortunato Pinza
Born
Wednesday, 18 May 1892
Died
Thursday, 09 May 1957
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Broadway: The American Musical | Emile de Becque | 2004 |
| History's Mysteries | Self | 1998 |
| Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years | Actor 'South Pacific' | 1997 |
| Only You | Self | 1994 |
| Great Performances | Feodor Chaliapin in "Tonight We Sing" | 1971 |
| The Martha Raye Show | Self | 1954 |
| The Dave Garroway Show | Self | 1953 |
| Person to Person | Self - Singer | 1953 |
| Bonino | Bonino / Babbo Bonino | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Pio | 1953 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Broadway: The American Musical | Emile de Becque | 2004 |
| History's Mysteries | Self | 1998 |
| Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years | Actor 'South Pacific' | 1997 |
| Only You | Self | 1994 |
| Great Performances | Feodor Chaliapin in "Tonight We Sing" | 1971 |
| The Martha Raye Show | Self | 1954 |
| The Dave Garroway Show | Self | 1953 |
| Person to Person | Self - Singer | 1953 |
| Bonino | Bonino / Babbo Bonino | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Pio | 1953 |
| Tonight We Sing | Feodor Chaliapin | 1953 |
| The U.S. Royal Showcase | Self | 1952 |
| The Name's the Same | Self - Contestant | 1951 |
| The Ezio Pinza Show | Self - Host | 1951 |
| The Kate Smith Evening Hour | Self | 1951 |
| Strictly Dishonorable | Count Augustino 'Gus' Caraffa / Count Augustino Caraffa | 1951 |
| The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story | (archive footage) | 1951 |
| Mr. Imperium | Mr Imperium / Prince Alexis aka Mr. Imperium | 1951 |
| All Star Revue | Self - Guest Opera Bass Singer / Self / Self - Host / Guest Opera Bass Vocalist | 1950 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self - Guest Host | 1950 |
| The Arthur Murray Party | Self - Singer | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Himself - Mystery Guest / Himself - Guest Panelist | 1950 |
| Robert Montgomery Presents | Tony Valeri | 1950 |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Himself | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| The Milton Berle Show | Self - Singer | 1948 |
| We, the People | Self - Vocalist / Self - Opera Singer | 1948 |
| Carnegie Hall | Ezio Pinza / Himself | 1947 |
