Beniamino Carelli (9 May 1833 – 14 February 1921) was an Italian

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and

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. Carelli was born and died in

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, where he spent many years teaching at the Conservatory of San Pietro a Majella. One of the most sought after vocal teachers in Italy during the late 19th century and early 20th century, his pupils included opera singers

Pasquale Amato Pasquale Amato (21 March 1878 – 12 August 1942) was an Italians, Italian operatic baritone. Amato enjoyed an international reputation but attained the peak of his fame in New York City, where he sang with the Metropolitan Opera from 1908 unti ...

, Giannina Arangi-Lombardi, Francesco Maria Bonini, Maria Capuana,

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, Franco Lo Giudice, Riccardo Martin, and Raimund von zur-Mühlen, among others. His book, ''L'Arte del canto: metodo teorico-pratico'' (188?), remains an important text on the art of singing. His daughter,

Emma Carelli Emma Carelli (12 May 1877 in Naples – 17 August 1928 near Rome) was an Italian operatic soprano who was particularly associated with the dramatic soprano roles of the verismo repertoire and the works of Richard Wagner. After a singing career wh ...

, also studied under him and had a successful career as a

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before taking over the management of the Rome Opera House in 1912-1926.

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