Tito Gobbi
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Tito Gobbi was an Italian operatic baritone born on 24 October 1913 in Bassano del Grappa. He initially studied law at the University of Padua before moving to Rome in 1932 to study singing with Giulio Crimi. Gobbi made his professional debut in 1935 as Count Rodolfo in Belliniâs La sonnambula. He established his career in major Italian venues and performed at La Scala for the first time in 1942 as Belcore in L'elisir d'amore. He transitioned to film acting in 1937 and appeared in productions including The Barber of Seville (1947) and The Glass Mountain (1949). Gobbi began performing internationally after World War II, appearing at the San Francisco Opera in 1948 and the Royal Opera House in 1950. He made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1956 as Scarpia in Tosca. In 1965, he turned toward stage direction with a production of Simon Boccanegra. Gobbi amassed a repertoire of nearly 100 roles before retiring in 1979. He died on 5 March 1984 in Rome.
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- Falstaff, Act I, Scene One: So che se andiam la notte featuring Herbert von Karajan
- Falstaff, Act III, Scene One: Ehi! Taverniere!....Io, dunque, avrò vissuto tant'anni featuring Herbert von Karajan
- Falstaff, Act II, Scene One: Ve lo dirò...C'è a Windsor una dama featuring Herbert von Karajan
- Falstaff, Act II, Scene Two: Alfin t'ho colto, raggiante fior.... featuring Herbert von Karajan
- Un Ballo in Maschera, Act 1. Scene 1: Alla vita che t'arride
- Un Ballo in Maschera, Act 1. Scene 1: Il cenno mio di là con essi attendi featuring Tito Gobbi
- Un Ballo in Maschera, Act 1. Scene 1: Ogni cura si doni al diletto featuring Tito Gobbi
- Un Ballo in Maschera, Act 1. Scene 1: Volta la terrea featuring Tito Gobbi
- Gianni Schicchi featuring Tito Gobbi
- Un Ballo in Maschera, Act 2: Finisci il vaticinio featuring Tito Gobbi
- Aida: Prelude, Act I, Act II featuring Maria Callas
- Puccini: La Bohème / Act 2: "Quando m'en vo'" (Musetta's Waltz) featuring Renata Scotto
- Rigoletto, Act I: "Prelude - Della mia bella incognita borghese - Ch'io gli parli - O tu che la festa audace" by Symphony Orchestra
- Rigoletto, Act II: "Ella mi fu rapita! - Duca, duca, ebben? - Povero Rigoletto! - Mio padre!.. Dio! mia gilda - Compiuto pur quanto - Si, vendetta tremenda vendetta" by Symphony Orchestra
- Rigoletto, Act I: "Figlia! - Ah, veglia o donna - Giovanna ho dei rimorsi - à il sol dell'anima - Addio! Speranza ed anima - Gualtier maldè!" by Symphony Orchestra
- Rigoletto, Act I: "Quel vecchio maledivami - Pari siamo" by Symphony Orchestra
- Rigoletto, Act III: "La donna è mobile - Un di se ben rammentomi - Bella figlia dell'amore - Venti scudi hai tu detto? - à amabile invero - Chi mai chi è qui in sua vece?" by Symphony Orchestra
- Rigoletto, Act III: "E l'ami?" by Symphony Orchestra
- Don Carlos, Act III: "Ah! sii maledetto, sospetto fatale" featuring Elena Nicolai
- Don Giovanni Kv 527. Zweiter Akt: Già la mensa è preparata featuring Erich Kunz
- Rigoletto. Act 1. Scene 1: Ch' io gli parli featuring Tito Gobbi
- Rigoletto. Act 1. Scene 1: O tu che la festa audace featuring Tito Gobbi
- Lucia di Lammermoor, Act II, Scene 2: "Chi mi frena in tal momento" featuring Giuseppe di Stefano
- Verdi: Rigoletto, Act 2: "Sì, vendetta, tremenda vendetta" (Rigoletto, Gilda) by Tito Gobbi
