Luca Botta (16 April 1882 – 29 September 1917) was an Italian operatic

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He was born in Amalfi, Italy on 16 April 1882. He studied singing at the Naples Conservatory before making his operatic debut as Alfredo in '' La traviata'' in 1909. He made his

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debut as Rodolfo in ''

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'' on November 21, 1914, and appeared in 91 performances with the company until his early death. He died of cancer in

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on 29 September 1917 at age 35. His funeral was planned to be held at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament but was moved to St. Patrick's Cathedral. He was buried in the Cemetery of Poggioreale, Naples and his pallbearers were:

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 ...

Giuseppe de Luca Giuseppe De Luca (25 December 1876 – 26 August 1950), was an Italian baritone who achieved his greatest triumphs at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. He notably created roles in the world premieres of two operas by Giacomo Puccini: Sha ...

, Leon Rothier,

Antonio Scotti Antonio Scotti (25 January 1866 – 26 February 1936) was an Italian baritone. He was a principal artist of the New York Metropolitan Opera for more than 33 seasons, but also sang with great success at London's Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, a ...

, Francesco Romei, Giulio Setti, Gennaro Papi, Fernando Carpi,

Giulio Crimi Giulio Crimi (May 10, 1885 – October 29, 1939) was an Italian operatic tenor. Biography Crimi was born in Paternò, Italy. He studied in Catania with Adernò and made his debut in Palermo, as Manrico in '' Il trovatore'', in 1910, later ...

, Francis Charles Coppicus, G. Viafora, and Dr. Henry Holbrook Curtis.

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