Titta Ruffo
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Biography
Titta Ruffo was an Italian operatic baritone who was born in 1877. He achieved early professional recognition after his debut as the Herald in Richard Wagnerâs Lohengrin (1898) at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome. Ruffo is famous for his powerful, resonant voice and vibrant upper register, earning the nickname âVoce del leoneâ (âvoice of the lionâ). His international career included major debuts in London (1903), Milan (1904), and the Paris Opéra (1911). He made an American debut in Philadelphia in 1912 and performed at the Metropolitan Opera between 1922 and 1929. His repertoire included the title roles in Hamlet and Rigoletto, as well as Amonasro in Aida. Ruffo was a prolific recording artist who produced over 130 records, including the notable duet âSì, pel ciel marmoreo giuro!â (1914) with Enrico Caruso. Following his retirement in 1931, he returned to Italy where he was arrested in 1937 for opposing the Fascist regime. He died in 1953.
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Orchestra, Titta Ruffo
Gounod: Faust, CG 4: Valentinâs Prayer (Dio possente, Dio dâamor)
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- Rigoletto: "Paingi, Fanciulla"
- Rigoletto: "Lassu in Cielo"
- Merrigiata
- Marechiare featuring Titta Ruffo
- Rigoletto:Miei Signori
- Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia: Largo al factotum by Orchestra
- Rigoletto: Veglia O Donna
- Rigoletto: Povero Rigoletto!
- La forza del destino: Solenne in quest'ora featuring Beniamino Gigli
- Zazà : "Zazà , piccola zingara" (Reg. 1912)
- Favortia: Vien Leonora
- Faust: Dio Possente
- Meriggiata
- Merrigiato
- Dinorah: "Sei Vendicata Assai"
- Malena: Disse Il Saggio
- Chatterton: Tu Sola A Me
- Puritani: Suoni La Tromba
- Malena: Ma Tu Sfiorata
- Il Trovatore: Act I featuring Riccardo Stracciari
- Hamlet: Nega Se Puoi La Luce
- Hamlet: Come Il Romito Fior (Arioso Des Hamlet)
- Massenet: Thaïs - Ecco dunque l'orribil cittÃ
- E Canto Il Grillo
