Gianni Poggi
Gianni Poggi ( October 4, 1921 - December 16, 1989 ) was an Italian opera singer (tenor).
Life
First he studied with Valeria Manna from 1942 , but then had to do military service in the Italian Air Force. After the end he went to Milan to study with Emilio Ghirardini . He made his debut in 1947 at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo as “Rodolfo” in La Bohème . From 1947 to 1965 he was employed at La Scala in Milan.
Discography
- Puccini: Tosca ( Guerrini , Silveri ; Molinari-Pradelli , 1951) Cetra
- Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor ( Wilson , Colzani ; Capuana , 1951) Urania
- Boito: Mefistofele ( Neri , Noli; Capuana, 1952) Urania
- Ponchielli: La Gioconda ( Callas , Barbieri , Silveri, Neri; Votto , 1952) Cetra
- Verdi: La traviata (Tebaldi, Protti ; Molinari-Pradelli, 1954) Decca
- Donizetti: La favorite ( Simionato , Bastianini, Hines ; Erede , 1955) Decca
- Puccini: La Bohème (Stella, Capecchi , Modesti ; Molinari-Pradelli, 1957) Philips
- Puccini: Tosca (Stella, Taddei ; Serafin , 1957) Philips
- Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana ( Mancini , Protti; Rapalo, 1958) Philips
- Leoncavallo: Pagliacci (Beltrami, Protti; Rapalo, 1958) Philips
- Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (Stella, Bastianini; Gavazzeni , 1960) Deutsche Grammophon
- Puccini: La Bohème ( Scotto , Gobbi , Modesti; Votto, 1961) Deutsche Grammophon
Web links
- Gianni Poggi at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Poggi, Gianni |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian opera singer (tenor) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 4, 1921 |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 16, 1989 |