Giuseppe taddei biography

Giuseppe Taddei (26 June 1916 – 2 June 2010) was an Italian baritone, who, during his career, performed multiple operas composed by numerous composers.
Giuseppe Taddei was an Italian baritone, who, during his career, performed multiple operas composed by numerous composers.
Born on June 26, 1916, baritone Giuseppe Taddei's path to a successful career was rather unconventional.

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Giuseppe Taddei

Italian opera singer

Giuseppe Taddei (26 June 1916 – 2 June 2010^[1]) was an Italian baritone, who, during his career, performed multiple operas composed by numerous composers.

Taddei was born in Genoa, Italy, and studied in Rome, where he made his professional debut in 1936 as the Herald in Wagner's Lohengrin. He sang at the Rome Opera until he was conscripted into the army in 1942. After the war, he resumed his opera career and appeared for two seasons at the Vienna State Opera. He made his debut in London in 1947, at the Cambridge Theatre. The following year, 1948, saw his debut at the Salzburg Festival, La Scala in Milan, and the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples.

His American debut took place at the San Francisco Opera in 1957, followed by his appearance with Lyric Opera of Chicago in 1959. He sang regularly at the Royal Opera House in London from 1960 to 1967.

Taddei was equally effective in comedy and drama. His acting repertoire included the two Figaros, from The Marriage of Figaro and The Barber of Seville, both Leporello and Don G

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Opera Profile: Tang Xianzu’s ‘The Peony Pavilion’

Born on June 26, 1916, baritone Giuseppe Taddei’s path to a successful career was rather unconventional.

He studied in Rome and made his professional debut in “Lohengrin.” In 1942, he was conscripted into the army but returned to singing after World War II, appearing for two seasons in Vienna. He went to sing in London in 1947, followed by the Salzburg Festival, the Teatro di San Carlo, and La Scala, in 1948.

The 1950s saw him appear in San Francisco and Chicago and in 1960, he was a regular at the Royal Opera House in London.

Shockingly, Taddei did not arrive at the Metropolitan Opera until 1985 when he was 69. The Met’s general manager Rudolf Bing had seen him at La Scala in 1951 and asked for a private audition, but Taddei refused, citing his prestigious career. The Met continued its courtship, offering him $600 a week, which he turned down.

But the Met continued its courtship of Taddei, eventually convincing him to make the famed debut.

He died on June 2, 2010.

Signature Roles

Taddei dominated a vast

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Largo al factotum – Giuseppe Taddei, 1950

Giuseppe Taddei

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bass-baritone

Giuseppe Taddei (born June 26, 1916) is an Italian baritone who enjoyed a long and distinguished career, particularly in operas by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Giuseppe Verdi.

Taddei was born in Genoa, Italy and studied in Rome, where he made his professional debut at the in 1936 as the Herald in Lohengrin. He sang at the Rome Opera until being conscripted into the army in 1942. After the war, he resumed his opera career and appeared for two seasons at the Vienna State Opera. He made his debut in London in 1947, at the Cambridge Theatre. The following year, 1948, saw his debut , at the Salzburg Festival, La Scala in Milan, the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples.

His American debut took place at the San Francisco Opera in 1957, followed by the Lyric Opera of Chicago in 1959. He sang regularly at the Royal Opera House in London from 1960 to 1967.

A versatile singer and ressourceful actor, Taddei was equally effective in comic and dramatic. His huge repertory included most notably the two Figaros, fr