Enzo de Muro Lomanto

Enzo de Muro Lomanto (11 April 1902 in Canosa di Puglia – 15 February 1952 in Naples)^[1] was an Italian operatic tenor, particularly associated with the lyric repertory.

Biography[]

Born Vincenzo De Muro, he studied in Naples, and added his mother's maiden name "Lomanto" to his name to avoid confusion with another tenor, Bernardo de Muro. He made his debut at Catanzaro, as Alfredo in La traviata in 1925. Shortly afterwards, he appeared at the San Carlo in Naples, as Cavaradossi in Tosca. He made his La Scala debut in 1928 as Tonio in La fille du régiment. He would sing there until 1943. He also appeared at the Paris Opéra in 1936, as Duca di Mantua in Rigoletto, and at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Florence, in The Tales of Hoffmann, in 1938. He also took part in the creation of Giordano's Il re, at La Scala, in 1929. De Muro Lomanto made a number of records and can be heard in the first complete recording of Lucia di Lammermoor, opposite Mercedes Capsir.^{[citation needed]}

He married the lyric soprano Toti Dal Monte in Sydney, Australia, during a 1928 operatic tour. The wedding party created international headlines when, according to some sources, it gave the Fascist salute on the steps of St Mary's Cathedral.^[2]

He died in 1952, aged 49, in Naples, from undisclosed causes.

References[]

^ Biography, ildiscobolo.net (in Italian)
^ "The Melba – JC Williamson Tour of 1928", andrewsopera.blogspot.com, 17 July 2006; accessed 4 June 2015.^{[better source needed]} This was disputed when the original article about the wedding was republished: "From the Archives, 1928: Near riot at opera singers' Sydney wedding", republication of an article from 24 August 1928 in The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 August 2020