Signed Document by Mario (1 results)

framed. Condition: very good. 1848 French customs declaration signed by Italian opera signer known as Mario. Framed with a etched image of Mario. Please inquire for more information. Giovanni Matteo De Candia, commonly known mononymously as Mario, was an Italian opera singer. The most celebrated tenor of his era, he was lionized by audiences in Paris and London. He was the partner of the opera singer Giulia Grisi. In order to free himself from the burdensome ancestral traditions which he had inherited, and to mitigate his father's opposition to a member of the high-born De Candia family pursuing a 'lowly' musical career, the budding singer adopted the mononym Mario as his stage name when he made his debut on 30 November 1838. Sometimes, however, he is referred to in print by the fuller appellation of "Giovanni Mario", and he is also called "Mario de Candia".