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Battistini Mattia (27 II 1856, Rome - 7 XI 1928, Contigliano, Rieti) - Italian singer (dramatic baritone). After graduating from the medical faculty of the University of Rome, he devoted himself to vocal art. He took singing lessons from E. Terziani and V. Persikini. In 1878 he made his debut in the theater "Argentina" (Rome), after which he sang in Turin. He gained wide fame after performances in theaters "Opera di Roma" (1885), "San Carlo" (Naples, 1886), and "La Scala" (Milan, 1887-88). He toured in Argentina, Great Britain, Brazil, Spain, France, Germany, Austria, Romania, Czechoslovakia and other countries. Repeatedly sang in USA for the first time in 1893).