Aldo Protti
With nothing like Tito Gobbi's incisive voice and cunning histrionic ability, Giuseppe Taddei's sumptuous sound and witty personality, or Ettore Bastianini's bronzed vocal instrument, Aldo Protti nonetheless managed a significant career in the Italy of the 1950s and 1960s. Essentially a house baritone for London/Decca Records before the company acquired Bastianini, Protti performed leading roles in Aida, Rigoletto, La Traviata, I Pagliacci, Cavalleria Rusticana, and Otello. While lacking a glamorous presence and sound, Protti was reliable, often more than that.
At the end of WWII, Protti entered the Conservatorio Musicale di Parma and, in 1948, won first prize in Bologna's Concorso Nazionale di Canto. His debut took place on October 9, 1948, at the Teatro Pergolesi di Jesi as Rossini's Figaro. Less than two years later, Protti was at La Scala singing Amonasro in Aida. From that point forward, Protti sang in many of Italy's leading theaters as well as making guest appearances in Vienna. Beginning in 1955, Protti participated in broadcasts on Televisione Italiana, also becoming a frequent guest in productions broadcast on Italian radio. For the latter, he reached beyond Verdi to include such rarities as La Morte di Danton (Danton's Tod) and Genoveva. He also appeared in a broadcast of Lorenzo Perosi's La passione di Cristo. In 1957, Protti appeared with the Lyric Opera of Chicago as Barnaba and Marcello, but, with Gobbi, MacNeil, and Bastianini already on the roster, the company had no further need of his services.
When Herbert von Karajan recorded Otello in 1961, Bastianini was the Iago of choice. When it became clear that Bastianini had failed to learn the part, however, Karajan insisted on Protti (by then, Vienna's resident Iago) for the role. While Decca officials had serious reservations, Protti rose to create a performance leagues ahead of his 1954 recording for the company.
Much decorated, Protti was the recipient of such honors as the Viotti d'Oro in 1961, the Gazzotti d'Oro in 1963, and, in 1969, a nomination as a Cavaliere della Repubblica Italiana. Among his roles, Rigoletto was the one he performed most often, a remarkable 425 times in all; Scarpia, di Luna, Don Carlo, and Iago each figured more than 100 times on Protti's performance roster.
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Discographie
16 album(s) • Trié par Meilleures ventes
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Verdi: La forza del destino
Opéra - Paru chez Urania Records le 1 janv. 2002
4 étoiles Classica16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Verdi: La Forza Del Destino
Leyla Gencer, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Aldo Protti
Opéra - Paru chez Urania le 3 févr. 2007
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Verdi: Otello
Renata Tebaldi, Mario del Monaco, Aldo Protti, Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
Classique - Paru chez Decca Music Group Ltd. le 1 janv. 1961
Discothèque Idéale Qobuz16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Verdi: Otello
Renata Tebaldi, Mario del Monaco, Aldo Protti, Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
Classique - Paru chez Decca Music Group Ltd. le 1 janv. 1961
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Verdi: La traviata (highlights)
Renata Tebaldi, Gianni Poggi, Aldo Protti, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
Classique - Paru chez Decca Music Group Ltd. le 16 oct. 2000
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La forza del destino|The Force of Destiny|Die Macht des Schicksals (Complete Work)
Anita Cerquetti, Aldo Protti, Pier Miranda Ferraro
Opéra - Paru chez Putlabel le 25 oct. 2016
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Verdi: Rigoletto
Aldo Protti, Hilde Güden, Mario del Monaco
Opéra - Paru chez Urania le 11 août 2009
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Verdi · rigoletto
Aldo Protti, Gabriella Tucci, Arturo Basile, NHK Symphony Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez G.O.P. le 31 juil. 2023
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Verdi · rigoletto
Aldo Protti, Hilde Güden, Alberto Erede, Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia
Classique - Paru chez G.O.P. le 17 août 2023
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Verdi : Otello, extraits (Mono Version)
Mario del Monaco, Aldo Protti, Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Alberto Erede
Divers - Paru chez BNF Collection le 1 janv. 1958
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Verdi: Rigoletto, extraits (Mono Version)
Hilde Gueden, Aldo Protti, Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Alberto Erede
Divers - Paru chez BNF Collection le 1 janv. 1958
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Verdi: Aïda, extraits (Mono Version)
Renata Tebaldi, Aldo Protti, Orchestra dell'Accademia nazionale di Santa Cecilia di Roma, Alberto Erede
Divers - Paru chez BNF Collection le 1 janv. 1958
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Il mito dell'opera: Aldo Protti (Recorded 1957-1974)
Opéra - Paru chez Bongiovanni le 1 nov. 2013
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Il mito dell'opera: Flaviano Labo, Vol. III
Flaviano Labó, Artist Unknown, Franca Mattiucci, Aldo Protti, Virginia Zeani, Piero Cappuccilli
Opéra - Paru chez Bongiovanni le 28 févr. 2006
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Lebendige Vergangenheit - Aldo Protti
Classique - Paru chez Preiser Records le 14 août 2006
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Aldo Protti - Fernando Corena: Operatic Recitals (Album of 1953)
Aldo Protti, Fernando Corena, Ernest Ansermet, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Alberto Erede
Classique - Paru chez Casta Diva le 31 août 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo