Paolo Silveri

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Paolo Silveri

Paolo Silveri (born December 28, 1913 in Ofena , † July 3, 2001 in Rome ) was an Italian opera singer ( baritone ) and singing teacher .

Life

Silveri began his vocal training with Don Diego, a Franciscan from Capestrano, and then went to Rome, where he studied with Luigi Perugini . In 1933 he was called up for military service. Discharged because of an injury, he continued his training with Perugini and studied at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia with Riccardo Stracciari . In 1939 he made his semi-professional debut at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma as "Hans Schwarz" in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg . With the support of Nazzareno De Angelis , he was able to continue his education at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia. On the advice of Beniamino Gigli , he switched from bass to baritone in 1943 and made his debut the following year at the Teatro dell'Opera as “Germont” in La traviata .

In the following years he appeared mainly in theaters in southern Italy in operas such as Il trovatore , Rigoletto , The Barber of Seville , La Wally , Tosca and Pagliacci . In 1946 he made a guest appearance at the Covent Garden Opera with the ensemble of the Teatro San Carlo in Naples , where he appeared in the first English-language performance of Rigoletto the following year . At the Teatro alla Scala he made his debut in 1949 as a substitute for the sick Gino Bechi in Il Trovatore . He belonged to the ensemble of the opera until 1955 and played a. a. in Faust , I puritani , Otello , Carmen , Andrea Chénier and Lucia di Lammermoor .

Silveri made his debut at the New York Metropolitan Opera in 1950 under the direction of Fritz Reiner as Don Giovanni and was so successful that he received a contract for the following three seasons. In 1959 he sang a tenor role with Otello in Dublin for the only time. In addition to his stage appearances, Silveri sang several complete recordings of operas on vinyl, including La traviata , Don Carlo , Nabucco , Simone Boccanegra , L'Arlésienne , Tosca and La Gioconda (with Maria Callas ). In 1967 he retired from the opera stage and then taught at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome and at the Royal Academy of Music in London.

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SURNAME Silveri, Paolo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian opera singer (baritone) and singing teacher
DATE OF BIRTH December 28, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Ofena
DATE OF DEATH July 3, 2001
Place of death Rome