Mattia Battistini, (27 February 1856 7 November 1928)was born in Rome. He studied voice with Persechini was was also the voice teacher of Titta Ruffo and Giuseppe di Luca. Many consider his baritone the most beautiful in history. He sings this aria in Italian with such great ease and legato. He has such strong lower register and then as he ascends into the passaggio and top such great additional pull from the falsetto; and on mezzo voce such great coordinated falsetto action.

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