Finocchi

The climax came on a late December afternoon, when, after a three hours 'struggle with a single passage, the contralto went into hysterics, the soprano flew into a rage that promised to keep her off the boards for a week, and Finocchi retired to his dressing-room vowing to resign his part.

The Genius Margaret Horton Potter

What wretchedness it was to listen, day by day, from his empty box, to the throaty warblings of Finocchi -- whose pronunciation of

The Genius Margaret Horton Potter

But Ivan had the relief of seeing Finocchi of the hopeless ear replaced by Limpadello, through whom the quartet was now firmly united and became the sensation of the whole, sensational piece.

The Genius Margaret Horton Potter

_Finocchi_, too, are here, tasting like anisette, and good to mix in the salads.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 31, May, 1860 Various