Bonelli, Richard

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Baritone Richard Bonelli was born Richard Bunn in Port Byron, New York on Feb. 2, 1889. His voice teachers were Arthur Alexander in Los Angeles, and Jean de Reszke and William Valonat in Paris. His operatic debut was as Valentin in Gounod's Faust at the Brooklyn Academy in 1915. From 1922-24 he toured the U.S. with the San Carlo opera company. After touring in Europe with the Max Sauter Company in 1925, he was engaged at the Theatre Gaite Lyrique in Paris. That same year he was to join the Chicago Opera Company, remaining there until 1931. Between 1926 and 1942 he was a frequent guest at the San Francisco Opera, and was also a member of the Metropolitan Opera from 1932-45. After retiring from the stage he dedicated himself to voice pedagogy and was a much-appreciated teacher. He taught at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, and at the Music Academy of the West. Richard Bonelli died in Los Angeles on June 7, 1980.

From the description of Richard Bonelli Collection. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 463520510

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creatorOf Greenway, Lauder. Opera and recital collection [sound recording], 1901-1972. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Nicolas Slonimsky Collection, 1873-1997, (bulk 1920-1990) Library of Congress. Music Division
creatorOf Ruby Mercer Collection. Transcripts of taped interviews on Edward Johnson by people, A-K. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
referencedIn Richard Bonelli Collection, 1911-1986 Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound
referencedIn Richard Bonelli collection, [ca. 1928-ongoing]. Museum of Performance & Design
creatorOf Bonelli, Richard. Richard Bonelli Collection. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Trifono, Joseph J., d. 1983. How the "NH" was put back on the "New Haven" : Project 2000 : How the restoration of four F1-9 locomotives came to be / by Joe Trifono / and / Rich Bonelli Jr. Connecticut Historical Society
referencedIn Carrie Jacobs-Bond Collection, circa 1896-circa 1944 Library of Congress. Music Division
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associatedWith Bonelli, Mona Modini. person
associatedWith Greenway, Lauder. person
correspondedWith Jacobs-Bond, Carrie, 1862-1946 person
associatedWith Mona Modini Bonelli person
associatedWith RIchard Bonelli person
associatedWith Ruby Mercer Collection. corporateBody
associatedWith Slonimsky, Nicolas, 1894-1995 person
associatedWith Trifono, Joseph J., d. 1983. person
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Baritones (Singers)
Opera
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Vocalists
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Birth 1887-02-06

Death 1980-06-07

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