Riccardo Barthelemy, also Richard Barthélemy (2 November 1869 – 23 January 1955), was an Italian

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and

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Biography

He was born in

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. Barthelemy studied in San Pietro a Majella conservatory in Naples. His compositions included songs and stage works. He worked for 14 years as a

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and piano accompanist with famous opera singer

Enrico Caruso Enrico Caruso (, , ; 25 February 1873 – 2 August 1921) was an Italian operatic first lyric tenor then dramatic tenor. He sang to great acclaim at the major opera houses of Europe and the Americas, appearing in a wide variety of roles that r ...

. In 1912 he won a gold medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his "Marcia trionfale olimpica" ("Olympic Triumphal March").* KRAMER, Bernhard: "Richard Barthélemy: Gold Medallist in the First Olympic Music Competition at Stockholm 1912 - Enrico Caruso's Accompanist". In ''Journal of Olympic History'', vol. 11, n. 2, 2003, p. 11-13
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Works (musical)

* ''Caressing butterfly'' * ''Love's wilfulness'' * ''Adorables tourments'' * ''Triste ritorno'' * ''Chi se nne scorda cchiù?'' * ''Pesca d'ammore'' * ''Sérénade Coquette''

Works (literary)

* ''Memories of Caruso'', translated by Constance S. Camner, with introduction by James Camner. Plainsboro, N.J.: La Scala Autographs, c1979

References

External links

Caruso singing Barthelemy's composition ''Triste Ritorno''

1869 births 1955 deaths Musicians from İzmir 20th-century Italian composers 20th-century male composers Italian male composers Olympic gold medalists in art competitions Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Art competitors at the 1912 Summer Olympics Emigrants from the Ottoman Empire to Italy {{Italy-composer-stub