Ferruccio Tagliavini
Nearly any time opera lovers discuss inherently beautiful voices, Tagliavini's name is sure to come up. His smooth lyric tenor had a luxurious timbre, reminiscent of Tito Schipa's, and was also warm and extremely expressive. In another resemblance to Schipa, he had a particular gift for vocally caressing a phrase without making it sound like a studied effect, and could sing piano and pianissimo without crooning. He excelled in the lighter, lyric repertoire, and for many was the definitive Nemorino, Nadir (Les Pêcheurs de Perles), Ernesto (Don Pasquale), and Fritz (L'Amico Fritz) of his generation, or for some, even the century. He and composer Pietro Mascagni became close friends, and Mascagni claimed that Tagliavini was instrumental in making L'Amico Fritz a success. During his early years, he focused on this lyric repertoire, but as his career advanced, he added heavier roles, such as Loris Ipanov in Giordano's Fedora, Riccardo in Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera, and Cavaradossi in Puccini's Tosca. These roles were not as well-suited to his voice, and after taking these on, he showed definite signs of vocal wear.
As a young man, he played and sang along with Melba and Caruso recordings, and several local opera lovers, including his father, urged him to consider a musical career. He himself preferred the idea of becoming an engineer and studied for that, and then spent a year overseas in Africa as part of the Fascist army there, and so it was not until he was 24 that he let himself be persuaded to enter the Parma Conservatory. There, he studied with Branucci, and later in Florence with Amadeo Bassi. His opera debut was in Florence as Rodolfo in La bohème in 1938. After World War II, he gathered a wide following among American GIs still based in Italy. His La Scala debut was in 1942, also as Rodolfo, as was his United States debut in Chicago in 1946, and his Met debut in 1957. In addition to his stage performances and recordings, he also appeared in many popular films, mostly of the light and sentimental type. He retired from the stage in 1965, but gave annual performances at Carnegie Hall through 1981. He was married to soprano Pia Tassinari, whom he met in 1940, (they later divorced), and during their marriage they frequently appeared together, as their repertoire was very often complementary. Their recording of L'Amico Fritz, conducted by the composer (Fonit Cetra CDO 18) is a classic.
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Massenet - Werther
Ferruccio Tagliavini, Leyla Gencer, Carlo Felice Cillario, Orchestra del Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Opéra - Paru chez G.O.P. le 8 janv. 2018
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Puccini: La bohème (Mono Version)
Rosanna Carteri, Ferruccio Tagliavini, Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI di Torino, Gabriele Santini
Divers - Paru chez BNF Collection le 1 janv. 1953
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Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Mono Version)
Maria Callas, Ferruccio Tagliavini, Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus, Tullio Serafin
Classique - Paru chez BNF Collection le 1 janv. 1953
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Puccini: La bohème (Mono Version)
Ferruccio Tagliavini, Rosanna Carteri, Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI, Gabriele Santini
Divers - Paru chez BNF Collection le 1 janv. 1900
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Puccini: La bohème, extraits (Mono Version)
Ferruccio Tagliavini, Cesare Siepi, Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI di Torino, Gabriele Santini
Divers - Paru chez BNF Collection le 1 janv. 1957
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Verdi & Flotow: Airs d'opéras (Mono Version)
Divers - Paru chez BNF Collection le 1 janv. 1952
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Donizetti: Airs d'Edgardo extraits du troisième acte de Lucia de Lammermoor (Mono Version)
Divers - Paru chez BNF Collection le 1 janv. 1952
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Pizzichi e vase / Mattinata (Mono Version)
Pop - Paru chez BNF Collection le 1 janv. 1952
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Great Voices · Ferruccio Tagliavini
Opéra - Paru chez G.O.P. le 16 mars 2018
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Ave Maria (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, December 16, 1951)
Musiques de Noël - Paru chez SOFA - AV Catalog DD le 16 oct. 2021
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Pagine scelte dall'Opera: La Boheme
Ferruccio Tagliavini, Cesare Siepi, GiuseppeTaddei
Opéra - Paru chez MVE le 30 oct. 2016
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La Bohème
Gabriele Santini, Giuseppe Taddei, Ferruccio Tagliavini
Opéra - Paru chez Urania le 21 mai 2004
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Jules Massenet - Werther
Ferruccio Tagliavini, Giulietta Simionato, Franco Capuana, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala
Opéra - Paru chez G.O.P. le 31 août 2016
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Jules Massenet - Werther
Ferruccio Tagliavini, Pia Tassinari, Francesco Molinari Pradelli, Orchestra di Torino della Rai
Opéra - Paru chez G.O.P. le 31 août 2016
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Tu non mi lascerai
Pop - Paru chez Replay Music le 15 sept. 2011
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Ferruccio Tagliavini in Opere & Songs
Pop - Paru chez Replay Music le 1 janv. 2007
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I grandi tenori - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Pop - Paru chez Replay Music le 11 oct. 2013
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Voglio vivere così
Pop - Paru chez JB Production le 24 déc. 2017
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Voglio Vivere Così (1942)
Ferruccio Tagliavini, Orchestra Di C. Gallino
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Voglio vivere così
Pop - Paru chez JB Production le 24 déc. 2017
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