Nicola Maldacea

Nicola Maldacea was an Italian actor, comedian and singer, well-known for his expertise in the theatrical genre of 'macchietta', where he was one of the pioneers. In the golden years of the café-chantant in Italy, between 1890 and 1920, Maldacea was the star who closed the show together with the prime donne who symbolised the Belle Époque such as Lina Cavalieri or La Belle Otero. He sang duets with national and international stars, such as Emilia Persico, Amina Vargas, Eugénie Fougère, La Tortajada, Lucy Nanon, and above all with the Neapolitan Amelia Faraone, but also led his own theatre companies.