Mario Trevi, stage name of Agostino Capozzi (born November 2, 1941 in
Melito di Napoli) is an Italian singer, film actor, and theater
actor.Mario Trevi was born in Melito di Napoli, Italy, on November 2,
1941. He is the son of Domenico and Maddalena Capozzi Ciletti and the
first of nine children. Mario is the head of a family set in the
melodic song in the heart of Naples, Italy. He is the brother of Lino
Capozzi, Stefano Fany, and Franco Moreno. He is also the uncle of
Salvatore Capozzi and Mimmo Moreno and grandfather of Tony Mariano.
Mario Trevi spent his childhood in poverty during Italy's post-war. At
a young age he began working as a bricklayer, and some evenings he
sang for free in the basement of a local puppet theatre where he
entratained small audiences. Agostino, in art known as Mario Trevi,
soon changed job from a bricklayer to a fabric cutter in a fabric shop
at Piazza Nicola Amore in Naples, but did not give up singing. Instead
his passion for singing grew, and he soon became a fan of Sergio
Bruni, a well-known Neapolitan singer. At the age 14, he took on
singing lessons with Maestro Attilio Staffelli, a professor at the
Conservatory of San Pietro a Majella. Soon, Mario's voice was heard in
one of Galleria Umberto I, thanks to one of his uncles. At that event,
Vincenzo Acampora noticed Mario's talent and proposed him to sing at
the Piedigrotta Festival, a well-known local show. Mario started his
career at the age of 17, when he sang Nuvole D'Ammore. That night, he
shared the stage with famous artists such as Giacomo Rondinella, Tecla
Scarano and Nicla Di Bruno. Soon, his fame started to build as he
performed with famous singers Gennaro Pasquariello and Claudio Villa
in Porta Capuana. In 1961, Mario Trevi was invited to Totò's house, a
well-known comedian, in Rome, who asked him to sing Malafemmena, a
famous song written by Totò himself. In that same year Trevi married
Titina Spagnolo, the daughter of a Neapolitan record dealer. In 1965,
two days after the birth of their second child, Titina died of
aneurism. Among many who honored her at her funeral was Sergio Bruni.
In 1967, despite family opposition, Trevi married Titina's younger
sister, Teresa, with whom he had two more daughters.During his career,
Mario Trevi has recorded more than eight hundred songs and has
participated in ten Festival of Naples. In 1959, he recorded the first
series of 78's with the Royal records. Among Mario Trevi's famous
songs several have become classics, such as Indifferentemente (1963),
Mare Verde (1961, written by Giuseppe Marotta), Me Parlano 'e Te
(1964, written by the poet Salvatore Palomba and music by Antonio
Vian), Settembre Cu' Mme' (1962, written by Renato flowers and music
by Antonio Vian), and Cara Busciarda (1969, directed by Eduardo
Alfieri). Because of his successful career, Mario Trevi was appointed
to the Encyclopedia of the Neapolitan song by Ettore De Mura.
Melito di Napoli) is an Italian singer, film actor, and theater
actor.Mario Trevi was born in Melito di Napoli, Italy, on November 2,
1941. He is the son of Domenico and Maddalena Capozzi Ciletti and the
first of nine children. Mario is the head of a family set in the
melodic song in the heart of Naples, Italy. He is the brother of Lino
Capozzi, Stefano Fany, and Franco Moreno. He is also the uncle of
Salvatore Capozzi and Mimmo Moreno and grandfather of Tony Mariano.
Mario Trevi spent his childhood in poverty during Italy's post-war. At
a young age he began working as a bricklayer, and some evenings he
sang for free in the basement of a local puppet theatre where he
entratained small audiences. Agostino, in art known as Mario Trevi,
soon changed job from a bricklayer to a fabric cutter in a fabric shop
at Piazza Nicola Amore in Naples, but did not give up singing. Instead
his passion for singing grew, and he soon became a fan of Sergio
Bruni, a well-known Neapolitan singer. At the age 14, he took on
singing lessons with Maestro Attilio Staffelli, a professor at the
Conservatory of San Pietro a Majella. Soon, Mario's voice was heard in
one of Galleria Umberto I, thanks to one of his uncles. At that event,
Vincenzo Acampora noticed Mario's talent and proposed him to sing at
the Piedigrotta Festival, a well-known local show. Mario started his
career at the age of 17, when he sang Nuvole D'Ammore. That night, he
shared the stage with famous artists such as Giacomo Rondinella, Tecla
Scarano and Nicla Di Bruno. Soon, his fame started to build as he
performed with famous singers Gennaro Pasquariello and Claudio Villa
in Porta Capuana. In 1961, Mario Trevi was invited to Totò's house, a
well-known comedian, in Rome, who asked him to sing Malafemmena, a
famous song written by Totò himself. In that same year Trevi married
Titina Spagnolo, the daughter of a Neapolitan record dealer. In 1965,
two days after the birth of their second child, Titina died of
aneurism. Among many who honored her at her funeral was Sergio Bruni.
In 1967, despite family opposition, Trevi married Titina's younger
sister, Teresa, with whom he had two more daughters.During his career,
Mario Trevi has recorded more than eight hundred songs and has
participated in ten Festival of Naples. In 1959, he recorded the first
series of 78's with the Royal records. Among Mario Trevi's famous
songs several have become classics, such as Indifferentemente (1963),
Mare Verde (1961, written by Giuseppe Marotta), Me Parlano 'e Te
(1964, written by the poet Salvatore Palomba and music by Antonio
Vian), Settembre Cu' Mme' (1962, written by Renato flowers and music
by Antonio Vian), and Cara Busciarda (1969, directed by Eduardo
Alfieri). Because of his successful career, Mario Trevi was appointed
to the Encyclopedia of the Neapolitan song by Ettore De Mura.
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