Del Pezzo Restaurant

Del Pezzo Restaurant was an eatery located at 211 West 34th Street (Manhattan). It was frequented by singers connected with the Metropolitan Opera Company in the early 1930s.^[1] Enrico Caruso and Giacomo Puccini dined there during the latter's visit to the United States in December 1906. They were joined by Marziale Sisca, the dean of Italian-American publishers. He owned the newspaper La Follin.^[2]

References

1. ^ Police Slay Thug Who Defied Search, New York Times, January 20, 1931, pg. 5.
2. ^ Puccini in America, American Heritage, April 1959, Volume X Issue 3.