Giuseppe Patané
Giuseppe Patanè was a leading conductor of the middle years of the 20th century, particularly well known for his work in opera.
His father was also a conductor, Franco Patanè (1908-1968), who introduced his son to music. Giuseppe studied piano and conducting at the Conservatorio San Pietro à Majella in Naples. While there, he was chosen at the age of 19 to conduct a performance of La Traviata at the Teatro Mercadante in Naples.
He began a typical apprenticeship for a European operatic conductor, serving as a repetiteur and assistant conductor (1951-1956) then moved to become principal conductor in a smaller provincial theater, the Linz Landestheater, in 1961. In the meantime, he began making guest conducting appearances in several European cities.
Successful fulfillment of a leadership role in a small part typically leads to engagement on the conducting staff of a major house in the standard conductors' career path, and in Patanè's case this was as a resident conductor at the Deutsche Oper in Berlin (1962-1968).
He made his conducting debut at La Scala in 1969 in Rigoletto and debuted at London's Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in 1973 in La forza del destino. He also conducted frequently at the Vienna State Opera, Copenhagen, and San Francisco. He made his Metropolitan Opera debut in 1978.
While best known for opera, he also was highly respected as an orchestral conductor and was co-principal conductor of the American Symphony Orchestra in New York from 1982 to 1984, chief conductor of the Mannheim National Theater (1984 - 1987), and chief conductor of the Munich Radio Orchestra in 1988. He died suddenly while conducting a performance of Il barbieri di Siviglia at the Bavarian State Opera.
He recorded several operas in the Italian repertory, particularly by Puccini, and several symphonic performances. His style was brilliant, energetic, with a tense, tight line reminiscent of Toscanini. He is particularly known for recordings in which he accompanied soprano Maria Callas.
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Discography
18 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Rossini: Arias
Cecilia Bartoli, Wiener Volksopernorchester, Giuseppe Patané
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1989
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Donizetti: Maria Stuarda
Agnes Baltsa, Edita Gruberova, Francisco Araiza, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Giuseppe Patané
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1990
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Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Leo Nucci, Cecilia Bartoli, Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Giuseppe Patané
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1989
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VERDI, G.: Forza del destino (La) [Opera] (Highlights) (Sung in German) (Patane)
Staatskapelle Dresden, Chor der Staatsoper Dresden, Giuseppe Patané
Opera - Released by Eterna on 1 Jan 1966
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Puccini: Gianni Schicchi
Classical - Released by RCA Red Seal on 1 Jan 1988
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Leoncavallo: Pagliacci
Luciano Pavarotti, Mirella Freni, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Giuseppe Patané
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 3 Dec 1978
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Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila
Classical - Released by RCA Red Seal on 6 Jul 1973
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VERDI, G.: Traviata (La) [Opera] (Highlights) (Sung in German) (Patane)
Opera - Released by Berlin Classics on 3 May 1993
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Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Highlights - Sung in Italian)
Chor der Staatsoper Berlin, Staatskapelle Berlin, Giuseppe Patané
Opera - Released by Eterna on 1 Jan 1971
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Puccini: Gianni Schicchi
Classical - Released by RCA Classics on 1 Jan 1988
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VERDI, G: Messa da Requiem (Patane)
Classical - Released by Berlin Classics on 10 Feb 2009
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PUCCINI, G.: Turandot (Sung in German) [Opera] (Bjoner)
Staatskapelle Dresden, Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Philharmonischer Kinderchor Dresden, Giuseppe Patané
Full Operas - Released by Eterna on 1 Jan 1974
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Verdi: La Traviata (Highlights - Sung in German)
Staatskapelle Dresden, Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Giuseppe Patané
Opera - Released by Eterna on 1 Jan 1972
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BIZET, G.: Carmen [Opera] (Highlights) (Sung in German) (Fassbaender)
Staatskapelle Dresden, Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Philharmonischer Kinderchor Dresden, Giuseppe Patané
Opera - Released by Eterna on 1 Jan 1973
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Verdi: Aida (Highlights - Sung in German)
Staatskapelle Dresden, Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Giuseppe Patané
Opera - Released by Eterna on 1 Jan 1974
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Giuseppe Patané: The last italian concerts (1988) (Live)
Alternative & Indie - Released by IMD MUSIC & WEB on 22 Dec 2020
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Schumann: Symphony No. 2 / Schubert: Rosamunde (Excerpts)
Hungarian State Orchestra, Giuseppe Patané, Ádám Fischer
Classical - Released by Hungaroton on 15 Jul 2014
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Verdi: Messa da Requiem
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Leipzig, Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Giuseppe Patané
Classical - Released by Eterna on 10 Feb 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo