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1913–94 Italian baritone Gobbi studied in Rome, and sang regularly at the Opera from 1938. He made his La Scala debut in 1942, when he also sang Berg’s Wozzeck in Rome. He made his US debut in San Francisco in 1948, and his Metropolitan Opera debut in 1956. He often appeared at Covent Garden, in roles by ...

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1913–84, Italian Gobbi’s baritone voice, although accomplished, was overshadowed by his magnificent stage presence. After studying in Rome and making his debut in 1935, he enjoyed his first success as Wozzeck in the 1942 Italian premiere of Berg’s opera. Gobbi’s La Scala debut also took place that year, and he became popular in London for his ...

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By 1945 he was singing professionally, and the development of his international career was dominated by Verdi bass roles. Christoff had an antagonistic relationship with his brother-in-law, Tito Gobbi, and during a production of Don Carlos this reached its breaking point. Further disputes embittered his working relationship with Maria Callas – during a rehearsal of Medea in Rome ...

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Giuseppe De Luca, who created Sharpless, the American Consul in Madama Butterfly, at La Scala and the title role of Gianni Schicchi at the Metropolitan Opera. Tito Gobbi sang Scarpia to the Tosca of Maria Callas (1923–77), and was also an excellent Michele in Il tabarro and a superb Gianni Schicchi. The English soprano Dame Eva Turner (1892–1990), ...

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and Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov, the latter a majestic interpretation preserved on record under both Karajan and Abbado (La Scala, 1978). Introduction | Contemporary | Classical Personalities | Tito Gobbi | Contemporary | Classical ...

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the Beast’, 1994) and Les enfants terribles (1996). Introduction | Modern Era | Opera Major Operas | Einstein on the Beach by Philip Glass | Modern Era Personalities | Tito Gobbi | Modern Era | Opera Techniques | Minimalism | Modern Era | Opera ...

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That may tell us more about the roles they take than about the singers themselves, but certainly the finest baritones excel in both skills, none more than Tito Gobbi, whose most noted roles were Falstaff in Verdi’s eponymous opera, and Scarpia in Puccini’s Tosca. By contrast, Fischer-Dieskau was at home in Wagner and Strauss, while ...