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Giannini Family marker & site of Verdi Hall
- Neighborhood
- Bella Vista/Hawthorne/Italian Market
- Related Story
- Giannini Family Marker
- Street Address
- 713 Christian St
- Creator Name
- Louis Meehan
- Date Created
- February 5 2009
- Description
- Giannini Family marker & site of Verdi Hall. Reads: "Acclaimed operatic family. Father, tenor Ferruccio (1868-1948) sung on first disc, 1896. Daughter Dusolina (1900-86) was a Metropolitan Opera soprano. Son Vittorio (1903-66) was a composer & taught at Curtis Institute and Julliard. Resided here."
- Contributing Institution
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- Collection
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania: PhilaPlace Collection
- Tags
- Dusolina Giannini, Ferruccio Giannini, Historical markers, Italian Americans, Lost architecture, Singers, Theaters (buildings), Vittorio Giannini
- Topics
- Verbal & Artistic Expression
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- http://www.hsp.org/default.aspx?id=135