Portrait of Assis Pacheco.

There is an anecdote in Theatro Municipal saying that during the 1950s, when the tenor Beniamino Gigli was performing in Rio de Janeiro, it was heard a beautiful voice coming out from one of the dressing-rooms. The employees of the Theatro and part of the choir stopped in front of its door as a way to not loose the opportunity of hearing the great tenor rehearsing. But when the door opened, the great Assis Pacheco (tenor) leaves the room! He was one of the few Brazilian singers who made his living only by his art.