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[[File:Giuseppecampora.jpg|right|thumb|Giuseppe Campora.]] '''Giuseppe Campora''' (30 September 1923 – 5 December 2004) was an [[Italy|Italian]] [[opera]]tic [[tenor]]. Campora was one of the greatest [[Giacomo Puccini|Puccini]]an tenors of his generation.{{POV-statement|date=January 2013}} With his striking {{POV-statement|date=January 2013}} blue eyes and histrionic talent, his unique connection with his audience was much talked about during his lifetime.{{citation needed|date=January 2013}} |
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[[File:Giuseppecampora.jpg|right|thumb|Giuseppe Campora.]] '''Giuseppe Campora''' (September 30, 1923 – December 5, 2004) was an Italian [[opera]]tic [[tenor]]. |
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==Early life== |
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In 1954 he was the dubbed voice for Nicolai Filacuridi as Pinkerton in the Carmine Gallone directed film of Madama Butterfly. |
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Giuseppe Campora was born on September 30, 1923, in [[Tortona]], [[Italy]]. |
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| ⚫ | Campora enjoyed successes in all the major theatres of Italy (including Maurizio in ''Adriana Lecouvreur'' with [[Magda Olivero]] at the [[Teatro alla Scala]], 1958), as well as at the [[Metropolitan Opera]] in [[New York]], where his performances of the 1950s and 1960s are still fondly remembered.{{citation needed|date=January 2012}} He was the Edgardo in ''Lucia di Lammermoor'', in [[Maria Callas]]'s only Met broadcast, in 1956. |
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==Career== |
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Campora was a celebrity in his native town of [[Tortona]] ([[Piedmont]]); his death produced glowing {{POV-statement|date=January 2013}}obituaries in every newspaper in that region.{{citation needed|date=January 2012}} |
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| ⚫ | Campora was a [[Giacomo Puccini|Puccini]]an tenor. In 1954 he was the dubbed voice for [[Nicola Filacuridi|Nicolai Filacuridi]] as Pinkerton in the [[Carmine Gallone]] directed film of [[Madame Butterfly (1954 film)|Madama Butterfly]]. Campora enjoyed successes in all the major theatres of Italy (including Maurizio in ''Adriana Lecouvreur'' with [[Magda Olivero]] at the [[Teatro alla Scala]], 1958), as well as at the [[Metropolitan Opera]] in [[New York City]], where his performances of the 1950s and 1960s are still fondly remembered.{{citation needed|date=January 2012}} He was the Edgardo in ''[[Lucia di Lammermoor]]'', in [[Maria Callas]]'s only Met broadcast, in 1956. In 1973, he debuted at the [[New York City Opera]] as the Chevalier des Grieux, in ''Manon''. In 1980, he was heard at the [[San Diego Opera]] in ''Die Fledermaus'', opposite Dame [[Joan Sutherland]] and [[Beverly Sills]], in their only joint appearance. He also frequently sang the music of fellow Tortonese [[Lorenzo Perosi]]. |
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His discography includes recordings of ''La forza del destino'' (1952), ''La Gioconda'' (1952), ''Madama Butterfly'' (with [[Renata Tebaldi]], 1952), ''Simon Boccanegra'' (with [[Victoria de los Ángeles]], [[Tito Gobbi]] and [[Boris Christoff]], 1957), ''Tosca'' (with Tebaldi and [[Enzo Mascherini]], 1952) and'' La traviata'' (1952). |
His discography includes recordings of ''La forza del destino'' (1952), ''La Gioconda'' (1952), ''Madama Butterfly'' (with [[Renata Tebaldi]], 1952), ''Simon Boccanegra'' (with [[Victoria de los Ángeles]], [[Tito Gobbi]] and [[Boris Christoff]], 1957), ''Tosca'' (with Tebaldi and [[Enzo Mascherini]], 1952) and'' La traviata'' (1952), ''Beatrice de Tenda'' (with Sutherland, Kabaivanska, Dondi, Votto & La Scala, 1961). Disc of arias for Decca, (1954). |
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==Death== |
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Campora died on December 5, 2004, in [[Tortona]], [[Piedmont]], [[Italy]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Giuseppe Campora {{!}} Actor |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0133172/ |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Giuseppe Campora (September 30, 1923 – December 5, 2004) was an Italian operatic tenor.
Early life[edit]
Giuseppe Campora was born on September 30, 1923, in Tortona, Italy.
Career[edit]
Campora was a Puccinian tenor. In 1954 he was the dubbed voice for Nicolai Filacuridi as Pinkerton in the Carmine Gallone directed film of Madama Butterfly. Campora enjoyed successes in all the major theatres of Italy (including Maurizio in Adriana Lecouvreur with Magda Olivero at the Teatro alla Scala, 1958), as well as at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, where his performances of the 1950s and 1960s are still fondly remembered.[citation needed] He was the Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor, in Maria Callas's only Met broadcast, in 1956. In 1973, he debuted at the New York City Opera as the Chevalier des Grieux, in Manon. In 1980, he was heard at the San Diego Opera in Die Fledermaus, opposite Dame Joan Sutherland and Beverly Sills, in their only joint appearance. He also frequently sang the music of fellow Tortonese Lorenzo Perosi.
His discography includes recordings of La forza del destino (1952), La Gioconda (1952), Madama Butterfly (with Renata Tebaldi, 1952), Simon Boccanegra (with Victoria de los Ángeles, Tito Gobbi and Boris Christoff, 1957), Tosca (with Tebaldi and Enzo Mascherini, 1952) and La traviata (1952), Beatrice de Tenda (with Sutherland, Kabaivanska, Dondi, Votto & La Scala, 1961). Disc of arias for Decca, (1954).
Death[edit]
Campora died on December 5, 2004, in Tortona, Piedmont, Italy.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ "Giuseppe Campora | Actor". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
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