Carlo Guasco (16 March 1813 – 13 December 1876) was a celebrated Italian operatic tenor who sang in Italian and other European opera houses from 1837 to 1853.
 Although he sang in many world premieres, he is most remembered today for having created the leading tenor roles in Verdi's "I Lombardi alla prima crociata", "Ernani", and "Attila".
Riccardo Massi is an Italian operatic tenor who had performed at such Italian theatres as both the Giuseppe Verdi Theatre and La Scala.
 He became known for his role as Mario Cavaradossi in "Tosca" which he performed in autumn of 2011 at the Bavarian State Opera and then performed again at the Berlin Opera Theatre in November of that year.
 His US debut was in February 2012 as Radames in "Aida" at the Metropolitan Opera following by another summer performance that year.
 In the autumn of 2012 he sang in "Il trovatore" staged by the Canadian Opera in Toronto and in February 2013 sang Calaf in "Turandot" produced by the Royal Swedish Opera.
 He also became known for his performance as Don Alvaro in "La forza del destino" at the Australian Opera and the same year sang in another "Aida" production, this time at the Michigan Opera Theatre.
 From 2013 to 2014 he performed at the Royal Opera House and as Cavaradossi at the Liceu in Barcelona.
 Later on, he returned to Royal Swedish Opera where he sang the title role in "Andrea Chenier" and then another "Radames" at the Houston Grand Opera.
 At the Opernhaus Zurich, he sang Calaf in December 2015.
Anselmo Colzani (March 28, 1918, Budrio – March 19, 2006, Milan) was an Italian operatic baritone who had an international opera career from the late 1940s through 1980.
 He particularly excelled in the Italian repertory and was most associated with the works of Giuseppe Verdi and Giacomo Puccini.
 He began his career in Italy in 1947 where he quickly became a regular presence at that country's best opera houses, including La Scala.
 In the mid-1950s he began appearing at major opera houses throughout Europe and the United States.
 In 1960 he joined the roster at the Metropolitan Opera where he spent most of his time through 1978. "
Opera News" commented that while his voice may have "lacked the sheer beauty [of other baritones], his performances had an Italianate urgency and forthright thrust that were unique, which established himself as a powerful, striking presence."
Pollione Ronzi (before 1835 - after 1912) was an Italian operatic tenor, composer, conductor, and voice teacher.
 He sang roles at many important opera houses in Italy, including La Scala in Milan.
 In 1867, he was heard at the opera house in Livorno as Egidio in Errico Petrella's "La contessa d'Amalfi".
 In 1871, he sang the role of Rodrigo in Gioachino Rossini's "Otello" at the Teatro Regio di Torino.
 In 1874, he became manager and conductor at the Teatro Manzoni in Milan.
 In 1876, he sang in recital alongside soprano Ida Corani with Clara Schumann serving as their accompanist in the Royal Philharmonic Society's concert season in London.
 He had sung in orchestral concerts with the RPS a year earlier under conductor William Cusins.
Giovanni Martinelli (October 22, 1885 – February 2, 1969) was an Italian operatic tenor.
 He was associated with the Italian lyric-dramatic repertory, although he performed French operatic roles to great acclaim as well.
 Martinelli was one of the most famous tenors of the 20th century, enjoying a long career at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City and appearing at other major international theatres.
Enrico Caruso (] ; 25 February 1873 – 2 August 1921) was an Italian operatic tenor.
 He sang to great acclaim at the major opera houses of Europe and the Americas, appearing in a wide variety of roles from the Italian and French repertoires that ranged from the lyric to the dramatic.
 Caruso also made approximately 260 commercially released recordings from 1902 to 1920.
 All of these recordings, which span most of his stage career, remain available today on CDs and as downloads and digital streams.
Jules Granier (1770–1821) was a French composer, born in Paris, France.
 He wrote the Easter song "Hosanna" recorded by the Italian tenor Enrico Caruso.
 The song "Hosanna" describes a prayer to God, and is a hymn of praise.
Gottardo Aldighieri (6 January 1824 – 11 May 1906) was an Italian operatic baritone who had a major opera career in Italy from 1858 to 1885.
 He possessed a powerful and beautiful voice and appeared on the stages of most of Italy's great opera houses.
 He sang a broad repertoire which encompassed works by Italian, French, and German composers.
 His vocal range was wide, which enabled him to tackle some tenor roles during his career, although he mostly stayed within the baritone repertory.
 The composer Luigi Arditi devoted his famous waltz song, "Il bacio", to him.
 He was married to the soprano Maria Spezia-Aldighieri, who also had an important opera career in Italy.
 He is the great grandfather of singer George Aaron.
José Francisco Araiza Andrade (born 4 October 1950), is a Mexican operatic tenor and lied singer who has sung as soloist in leading concert halls and in leading tenor operatic roles in the major opera houses of Europe and North America during the course of a lengthy career.
 Born in Mexico City, he studied singing at the Conservatorio Nacional de Música de México and later in Germany, with Mozartian tenor Richard Holm, and lieder interpretation with Erik Werba.
 He made his operatic debut in 1970 in Mexico City as First Prisoner in Beethoven's "Fidelio".
 Araiza initially came to international prominence singing in Mozart and Rossini operas, but in the 1980s broadened his repertoire to include Italian and French lyric tenor roles and Wagnerian roles such as Lohengrin and Walther von Stolzing.
 He was made a Kammersänger of the Vienna State Opera in 1988.
 Now retired from the opera stage, he teaches singing and serves on the juries of several international singing competitions.
Jules Bastin (18 August 1933 – 2 December 1996; Waterloo) was a Belgian operatic bass.
 Born in , he made his debut in 1960 at La Monnaie, singing Charon in "L'Orfeo".
 He appeared at major opera houses throughout Europe, including the Royal Opera House, La Scala, and the Palais Garnier; he also sang at opera houses in North and South America.
 He was known for playing roles from a variety of operatic traditions, from Monteverdi to Berg, but he was perhaps most famous for singing the comic role of Ochs in Richard Strauss's "Der Rosenkavalier".

Question: Jules Granier wrote the Easter song Hosanna, that was recorded by an Italian operatic tenor who sang to great acclaim at the major opera houses of Europe and the Americas, and was born in what year?
Answer: 1873