Tito Gobbi
Tito Gobbi (born October 24, 1913 in Bassano del Grappa , † March 5, 1984 in Rome ) was an Italian opera singer ( baritone ).
Life
Tito was born in Bassano del Grappa and studied law at the University of Padua before taking a vocal training course. He made his operatic debut in 1935 as Conte Rodolfo in Vincenzo Bellini's La sonnambula . In 1942 he appeared for the first time at La Scala in Milan and in 1951 at Covent Garden in London as Belcore in Gaëtano Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore . Tito Gobbi was considered a congenial opponent of Maria Callas as "Scarpia" in Giacomo Puccini's opera Tosca .
He was considered an excellent bel canto singer with a talent for verism ( naturalistic representation in opera). With his wife Tilda he had a daughter named Cecile.
Filmography (selection)
- 1937: Condottieri
- 1946: Il barbiere di Siviglia
- 1947: Rigoletto (Rigoletto)
- 1948: Bajazzo (I pagliacci)
- 1949: Echo of Love (The Glass Mountain)
- 1952: Firebird (Eldfäglen)
- 1954: Verdi, a life in melodies (Giuseppe Verdi)
- 1955: The Barber of Seville (Figaro, il barbiere di Siviglia)
Web links
- Works by and about Tito Gobbi in the catalog of the German National Library
- Tito Gobbi in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
- Tito Gobbi in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tito Gobbi. In: Akuma.de .
- ↑ How old was Tito Gobbi at death? In: Answers.com.
- ↑ Died: Tito Gobbi . In: Der Spiegel . No. 11 , 1984, pp. 276 ( online ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gobbi, Tito |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian opera singer (baritone) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 24, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bassano del Grappa |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 5, 1984 |
| Place of death | Rome |