Mario Cozzi Joseph Regneas

CARMELLA PONSELLE AMRI GALLI -CAMPI FRANKLYN BAUR DENNIS NOBLE MARIO COZZI Mario Cozzi's parents took him as a boy from Florence, Italy, to the United States. He became well -known in New York musical circles as assistant to Gatti -Casazza, and made his first appearance as a baritone in several sound films with Grace Moore and Lawrence Tibbett. After launching his operatic career in Italy, he returned to New York in 1933. Since then he has been heard fre- quently on the concert stage and over Station WJZ. Cozzi has achieved nation -wide popularity in a number of outstanding broadcasts, including the John Hancock program, the Continental Varieties and his own solo spot on NBC, in addition to his brilliant performances as star of the Mollé show. He has been a favorite guest star on the National networks for Bab -O, RCA -Victor, the Chase and Sanborn operas and the Radio City Party, also on the JOSEPH REGNEAS Columbia chain for Chevrolet. MARIO COZZI DENNIS NOBLE CARMELLA PONSFT.i.E When Dennis Noble of Bristol, England, was wounded Carmella Ponselle was born in Schenectady and studied while serving with the Royal Air Force, he was trans- music under private tutors. She made her début at the ferred to the entertainment staff as baritone. After the Metropolitan in 1926 as Amneris in "Aida," and later ap- war he was appointed a member of the Westminster peared in "Norma" and "La Gioconda." Abbey choir. Studies in Italy, France and England were Miss Ponselle has concertized throughout the United followed by eleven consecutive seasons at Covent Garden States. General Electric and others have presented her in and operatic and symphony concert engagements in Italy broadcast programs of genuine artistic calibre. and Central Europe. In 1931 he joined the "Waltzes of Vienna" cast in Lon- FRANKLYN BAUR don. Later he appeared in his original role in the New Franklyn Baur of New York was the youngest tenor so- York production of that operetta -"The Great Waltz." loist in the Riverside Church and the Park Avenue Baptist One of the six pioneer radio artists in England, Mr. Church. Noble capped his career with the British Broadcasting The leading tenor of the 1927 Follies, two years later he Company by his performances of "Boris Godunoff." sang over a coast -to -coast hook -up as the original Voice In 1934 he was heard on the NBC networks in a charac- of Firestone, and was featured in the Maxwell House and terization from "The Great Waltz," and more recently for Royal Typewriter series. the Drama League of New York. Upon his return from two years of study in Paris, he was hailed at his Town Hall recital as "America's finest Debussy AMRI GALLI -CAMPI singer." Amri Galli -Campi is an American of Italian and German parentage. Her piano training started at four years of JOSEPH REGNEAS age, and her vocal studies at eight. She has sung in Joseph Regneas, the noted New York vocal instructor opera in Italy, France and Germany. Engaged as colora- and coach, was born in Maryland. After obtaining his mu- tura soprano of the Chicago Civic Opera Company just sical education in Italy, Germany and America, he was before its dissolution in 1932, she made her operatic début heard as soloist with the outstanding orchestras and ora- in this country with the Cincinnati Grand Opera Corn - torio societies in the United States, also in leading bass pany. That same year the mayor of Los Angeles rewarded roles in opera here and abroad. He was the first American the success of her first American concert by appointing to sing the parts of Hans Sachs in "Die Meistersinger" and her musical ambassadress of that city. Gurnamanz in "Parsifal.' Recently her lovely voice was heard on WJZ with a Since 1932 WOR has sponsored his program- Singing symphony orchestra under Artur Bodansky's direction. and Song Appreciation. 41541° www.americanradiohistory.com.

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