Francesco Marconi (Rome, 1853 [or 1855] - Rome 1916) is an Italian tenor.
Born in Rome, and of humble origin, he worked as a carpenter in his youth. The quality of his voice caught the attention of a singing teacher, Ottavio Bartolini, who gave him his first classes. Later in the Conservatory of Rome, he studied with Venceslao Persichini, who was also professor of two baritones of international reputation: Antonio Magini-Coletti (1855-1912) and Mattia Battistini (1856-1928).
His stage debut took place at the Teatro Real in Madrid in 1878, with Faust. Soon it began to appear regularly in the Scala of Milan, and in summer tours by America, mainly in Buenos Aires. During two seasons, in 1883 and 1884, sang in the Covent Garden of London. In 1888, in New York, he was the protagonist of the first representations in America of Otello. From then on, Marconi concentrated his career mainly in Eastern Europe, singing mainly in Poland and Russia during the decade of 1890, with great success.
In Italy, between 1903 and 1908 produced two series of recordings, mainly Arias, but also duets with Antonio Cotogni, Bice Mililotti and Maria Galvany.
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