The Argentine soprano Hina Spani (above) sings "In quelle trine morbide" from Puccini's MANON LESCAUT.
Spani's career was centered in Italy - at La Scala and other major opera houses - and in Buenos Aires. Between 1915 and 1940, she performed over seventy operatic roles.
On December 3rd, 1924, at Toscanini's request, Hina Spani sang at Puccini's funeral in Milan.