San Marco in Firenze in Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Tuscany, Italy — Southern and Western Europe (Mediterranean)

Mario Del Monaco

Photographed By James Hulse, June 16, 2023

1. Mario Del Monaco Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

In questa casa
il grande tenore
Mario Del Monaco
1915-1982
Visse gli anni della gioventu

English Translation:
In this house
the great tenor
Mario Del Monaco
1915-1982
He lived through his youth

Erected 2018 by Comune di Firenze.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music.

Location. 43° 46.495′ N, 11° 15.425′ E. Marker is in Firenze, Toscana (Tuscany), in Città Metropolitana di Firenze. It is in San Marco. Marker is on Via Ricasoli, 0.1 kilometers north of Via de' Pucci. The marker is located attached to the wall near a door along the west side of the street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Via Ricasoli 15, Firenze, Toscana 50122, Italy. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Arciconfraternita della Misericordia / Archconfraternity of Mercy (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Chiesa di Santa Maria in Campo / Church of Saint Mary in the Field (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Chiesa di Santa Margherita in Santa Maria dei Ricci

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(approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Chiesa e convento di San Marco / Church and Convent of Saint Mark (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Chiesa di Santa Margherita dei Cerchi / Church of Saint Margaret of the Cerchi (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Oratorio dei Buonomini di San Martino / Order of the Good Men of Saint Martin (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Croce al Trebbio / Cross to the Three Roads (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Ex Chiesa di San Pier Scheraggio / Former Church of San Pier Scheraggio (approx. 0.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Firenze.

Also see . . . Mario Del Monaco. Wikipedia

Del Monaco was born in Florence, into a musical upper-class family, to a Neapolitan father and to a mother of Sicilian descent.[2] As a young boy he studied the violin but had a passion for singing. He graduated from the Rossini Conservatory at Pesaro, where he first met and sang with Renata Tebaldi, with whom he would form something of an operatic dream team of the 1950s. His early mentors as a singer included Arturo Melocchi, his teacher at Pesaro, and Cherubino Raffaelli, who recognized
Photographed By James Hulse, June 16, 2023

2. The view of the Mario Del Monaco Marker along the street
his talent and helped launch his career.

(Submitted on July 11, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 51 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 11, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.