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Ad Campaign Disabled   Martinelli One evening, Giovanni Martinelli visited the opera to see a fellow Italian in the title role of Verdi's Otello. "He sings it like a truck driver," Martinelli declared. His companion, shocked by Martinelli's remark, asked him what he thought of a certain American's treatment of the role. "Ah, now he sings it," Martinelli replied, "like the truck!" Martinelli, Giovanni (1885-1969) Italian opera singer [Sources: Little, Brown Book of Anecdotes] More Giovanni Martinelli anecdotes Related Anecdote Keywords: Opera Music Singing Insults Comparisons Noise Critics Criticism Bad Reviews View/add Comments [0] 10987654321 Ratings: 9.24 [46 vote(s)]

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