Bella Vista in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Giannini Family

Photographed by Don Morfe, March 11, 2015

1. Giannini Family Marker

Inscription. Acclaimed operatic family. Father, tenor Ferruccio (1868-1948), sung on first disc, 1896. Daughter Dusolina (1900-86) was a Metropolitan Opera soprano. Son Vittoria (1903-66) was a composer & taught at Curtis Institute an Juilliard. Resided here.

Erected 2005 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1896.

Location. 39° 56.306′ N, 75° 9.337′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Bella Vista. It is on Christian Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 735 Christian Street, Philadelphia PA 19147, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the

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Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: House of Industry (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi Parish (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial (about 300 feet away); Mario Lanza (about 300 feet away); Frank Gasparro (about 500 feet away); La Festa della Repubblica (about 600 feet away); Frank Sinatra Weds Ava Gardner in Philadelphia (about 600 feet away); South 9th Street Curb Market (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Photographed by Don Morfe, March 11, 2015

2. Giannini Family Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 17, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 737 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 17, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.