Croatian tenor Tino Pattiera was born in
Cavtat in 1890.
Prior to taking a repertory for which he
became famous (although today he is,
undeservedly, we might add, somewhat
forgotten), he was notable in operetta.
Tino was a handsome man with an
exceptional, dark heroic tenor voice,
that was, some say, perfectly suited for
roles like Manrico in Il Trovatore.
On
occasion compared with Caruso, Tino
acquired quite an audience in 1920s. |