Ettore Bastianini

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Plaque on the house where he was born in via Paolo Mascagni, donated by the Contrade des Panthers

Ettore Bastianini (born September 24, 1922 in Siena , † January 25, 1967 in Sirmione ) was an Italian opera singer ( baritone ).

Life

Born in Siena, he studied with Flamio Contini in Florence. He made his debut as bass (Colline) in Ravenna in 1945 . In 1952 he began his career as a baritone.

In 1953 he was appointed to the Met , where he sang until 1965. 1952–1962 he was also celebrated at La Scala . In Vienna and Salzburg he sang many times under Herbert von Karajan . Above all, Verdi was his domain. His favorite role was Gérard in Andrea Chénier . He sang with Renata Tebaldi in Chicago; in Naples he was hailed as Figaro, although his dark baritone is actually not easy enough for this role. As Rodrigo in Verdi's Don Carlos , the critics certified him in 1956 after a guest performance in Florence "highest vocal intelligence and musicality". He sang with Maria Callas at La Scala in Milan and at the Verona Festival; as Count Luna in Il trovatore and as Nabucco , his achievements are regarded as the benchmark for the present.

Gifted with one of the most beautiful and expressive baritone voices of Italian opera in terms of timbre , he traveled the world, sang in Milan, Rome, Vienna, Salzburg, Berlin and New York, in France, Spain, England, Egypt and South America, until inevitably tired and signs of wear and tear led to a scandal in Milan in 1962: on the occasion of a Rigoletto performance , there was a whistle concert at La Scala. Slowly recovered Bastianini from this crisis, but then was being restored to its shape and the famous "black" vocal luster, who in his opera recordings of Andrea Chenier , La forza del Destino , Don Carlos Un ballo in maschera and Il Trovatore for development comes.

At the age of 44, he died of a tumor disease that had ended his career two years earlier.

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