Italo Campanini by Mora

Italo Campanini (1845-1896); Italian tenor.
He made his debut in 1863 as Oloferno Vitellozzo in “Lucrezia Borgia”. From 1864-1867 he sang at the Odessa Opera and the season 1870-1871 at the Scala in Milan. In the 1870s he often performed in London but also made guest appearances in Madrid, Lisbon, Vienna , Barcelona, St. Petersburg and Moscow. In 1873 he sang Radames in the American première of “Aïda” at the Academy of Music in New-York; in 1878 he sang Don José in the American première of “Carmen” with Minnie Hauk as Carmen. In 1883 he sang at the opening performance of the New-York Metropolitan Opera the role of Faust with Christine Nilsson as Marguerite.
He was the brother of the conductor Cleofonte Campanini.

On the photo he is seen as Don José in Bizet's "Carmen".