- Giovanni Malipiero
Giovanni Malipiero (
April 20 ,1906 -April 10 ,1970 ) was an Italian operatictenor , particularly associated with the Italian repertory.Born in
Padua ,Italy , where he also studied. He made his debut inCremona , as the Duke of Mantua in "Rigoletto ".He was quickly singing throughout Italy, making his debut at the
Teatro alla Scala in Milan, as Ramiro in "La cenerentola ", in 1937, and took part in the concert for its reopening in 1946, underArturo Toscanini .Much admired in lyric roles of the
bel canto composers,Rossini -Donizetti -Bellini , and inVerdi 's "Rigoletto " and "La traviata ", but also in the French repertory notably asGounod 's Faust and Roméo, he also won considerable acclaim for his characterization of Jean in "Le jongleur de Notre-Dame " byJules Massenet .Malipiero possessed a clear, well-trained voice which Italians recognized as being of the old school. He can be heard as Edgardo in a complete recording of "
Lucia di Lammermoor ", oppositeLina Pagliughi .He died in his native Padua, ten days short of his 64th birthday.
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* "Grove Music Online", J.B. Steane, Oxford University Press, April 2008.
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