Emilio De Marchi (tenor)

Emilio De Marchi as Cavaradossi, a role that he created in 1900.

Emilio De Marchi (Italian pronunciation: [eˈmiːljo de ˈmarki]; 6 January 1861 – 20 March 1917) was an Italian operatic tenor. He had a significant career during the late 19th and early 20th century, appearing at major theatres on both sides of the Atlantic. In 1900, he entered the annals of musical history as the creator of the role of Cavaradossi in Giacomo Puccini's Tosca. Today, however, he has largely been forgotten because, unlike many of his contemporaries, he did not leave a legacy of commercial gramophone or phonograph recordings.