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Giulio Crimi (May 10, 1885 – October 29, 1939) was an Italian operatictenor.
Crimi was born inPaternò,Italy. He studied inCatania with Adernò and made his debut inPalermo, as Manrico inIl trovatore, in 1910, later appearing inTreviso as Hagenbach inLa Wally. He sang throughout Italy, Rome,Milan, etc., and created inTurin the role of Paolo inZandonai'sFrancesca da Rimini in 1914. That same year saw his debut in London, where he sang the role of Avito in the local premiere ofL'amore dei tre re, at theRoyal Opera House.
In 1916, he made his debut at theTeatro Colón in Buenos Aires, and at theLyric Opera of Chicago. HisMetropolitan Opera debut took place in November 1918, as Radames inAida, the following month (on December 14) he created the roles of Luigi and Rinuccio in thePuccini operasIl tabarro andGianni Schicchi. He remained at the Met until 1922, singingRodolfo,Alfredo,Turiddu,Canio,Chénier,Milio.
Other notable roles includeddes Grieux,Alvaro,Walther,Vasco, etc. He retired from the stage in 1927, and taught inRome, where he died in 1939. Amongst his pupils wereGino Del Signore andTito Gobbi.
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