

19 minutes to crown a voice that made kings weep.
The life and career of Puerto Rican tenor Antonio Paoli, also known as The King of Tenors and The Tenor of Kings.
Sound
Paoli's preserved recordings—time travel through vocal cords.
Direction
Nemcik lets silence do the heavy lifting.
Director
William Nemcik
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Paoli was the first Puerto Rican to record opera—the cylinders still exist, buried in archives.
His nickname 'King of Tenors, Tenor of Kings' wasn't hype; royalty literally requested private performances.
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