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sound were made by Warner Bros. in 1927 and featured such vocal giants as Giovanni Martinelli and Titta Ruffo singing arias (in costume) from Pagliacci and The Barber of Seville. In Hollywood, the first important operatic star to make a feature film was lawrence Tibbett, who was introduced in an adaptation of Franz Lehar ts Gypsy Love, called The Rogue Song. This Technicolour film released in 1930 by M-G-M, was directed by one of America's greatest actors — Lionel Barrymore, Its cast boasted the presence of two comedians who were subsequently starred in their own features laurel and Hardy, This was an exciting production with Mr. Tibbett doing wonderful double duty as actor and singer. The following January, Lawrence Tibbett co-starred with another Metropolitan Opera luminary Grace Moore. Their joint effort was M-G-M’s version of Sigmund Romberg’s New Moon. The score remained basically the same with some deletions, notably "Softly As In A Morning Sunrise", plus the addition of the vehemently sung "What is Your Price Madame", by Mr. Tibbett. A most effective scene! The story and locale were completely changed from southern United States to Russia! .... and none the worse for the alteration. This film was re-released five years later to trade on Miss Moore’s subsequent success with One Night of Love. Although ‘the moon was new? the cash customers remained cold. In November of 1930, Grace Moore had made her film debut in a highly fictionalized treatment of the career and loves of Jenny Lind, entitled A lady's Morals, also for M-G-M. This film did not meet with public favour.
The year 1930 also served as the film debut for a handsome young tenor from Verona — Nino Martini. Mr, Martini was presented by Maurice Chevalier in one of the episodes from Paramount on Parade, which made use of practically the whole Paramount roster of stars. Nino Martini was later to make a short subject or two, but did not appear ina feature film until 1935, when Fox starred him in "Here’s to Romance”, This most delightful film had in its cast Madame Ernestine
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