Francesco Albanese
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Francesco Albanese, born on August 13, 1912, in Torre del Greco, Naples, Italy, was an Italian opera singer known for his lyrical tenor voice. He moved to the United States at a young age and studied in Boston, where he won a significant national competition. Returning to Italy, Albanese made his stage debut in 1940 at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma as Evandre in Gluck's Alceste. During World War II, he recorded a version of the fascist song "Battaglioni della morte". Post-war, he performed internationally and collaborated with Maria Callas in productions such as Rossini's Armida and Verdiâs La Traviata at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in 1952. Albanese retired from performing in 1961 after appearing in Francesco Provenzale's Lo schiavo di sua moglie at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples. He passed away on June 11, 2005, in Rome.
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- Ifigenia in Tauride, Wq. 46, Act 4: "Scoverti sono alfin tuoi fini pravi ... Dunque vuoi che lo tragga all'ara" (Toante, Ifigenia, Chorus, Oreste, Pilade) by Francesco Albanese
- Armida, Act 3: "Sia lode al ciel!' (Ubaldo, Carlo, Rinaldo, Armida) by Francesco Albanese
- Armida, Act 3: "Se al mio crudel tormento" (Armida, Rinaldo, Ubaldo, Carlo) by Francesco Albanese
- Armida, Act 3: "S'hai cor bastante in petto" (Carlo, Rinaldo, Ubaldo, Armida) by Francesco Albanese
- La Sagra Di Giarabub
- Ifigenia in Tauride, Wq. 46, Act 4: "Trascorso il tempo omai" (All) featuring Francesco Albanese
- Mamma
- Ifigenia in Tauride, Wq. 46, Act 2: "Un sol desìo mi preme" (Pilade) by Francesco Albanese
- Armida, Act 3 "Oh quanto, amico, d'Ascalona al saggio" (Ubaldo, Carlo, Chorus, Armida, Rinaldo) by Francesco Albanese
- Ifigenia in Tauride, Wq. 46, Act 2: "Sventurati stranier, io vi debbo separa" (Minister, Pilade, Oreste) by Francesco Albanese
- Ifigenia in Tauride, Wq. 46, Act 2: "Oh silenzio feral! " (Pilade, Oreste) by Francesco Albanese
- Verdi : La Traviata : Act 2 "De' miei bollenti spiriti" [Alfredo] featuring Francesco Albanese
- Ifigenia in Tauride, Wq. 46, Act 2: "Perché di tanto affanno turbar colui che t'ama!" (Pilade) by Francesco Albanese
- Verdi : La Traviata : Act 1 "E' strano!... E' strano!..." [Violetta] featuring Francesco Albanese
- Verdi : La Traviata : Act 1 "Ah, fors'è lui che l'anima" (Violetta) featuring Francesco Albanese
- La traviata, Act III: "Addio, del passato" featuring Francesco Albanese
- Verdi : La Traviata : Act 1 "Follie! ... Sempre libera" (Violetta, Alfredo) featuring Francesco Albanese
- Ifigenia in Tauride, Wq. 46, Act 1: "Qual destin, qual follia vi spingea, o sciagurati" (Toante, Pilade, Oreste, Chorus) by Francesco Albanese
- Verdi : La Traviata : Act 2 "Lunge da lei per me non v' ha diletto!" [Alfredo] featuring Francesco Albanese
- Verdi : La Traviata : Act 2 "Invitato a qui seguirmi" [Violetta, Alfredo, Flora, Gastone, Barone, Marchese, Chorus] featuring Francesco Albanese
- Verdi : La Traviata : Act 2 "Ogni suo aver tal femmina" [Alfredo, Flora, Gastone, Barone, Marchese] featuring Francesco Albanese
- Verdi : La Traviata : Act 2 "Di sprezzo degno se stesso rende" [Germont, Alfredo, Violetta, Barone, Tutti] featuring Francesco Albanese
- La Traviata, Act I: "Ah! Fors'è lui che l'anima" by Francesco Albanese
- La traviata, Act I: "Libiamo ne' lieti calici" featuring Francesco Albanese
