
Tito Gobbi
Tito Gobbi (24 October 1913 – 5 March 1984) was an Italian operatic baritone with an international reputation. He made his operatic debut in Gubbio in 1935 as Count Rodolfo in Bellini's La sonnambula and quickly appeared in Italy major opera houses. By the time he retired in 1979 he had acquired a repertoire of almost 100 operatic roles. They ranged from Rossini's Barber through Donizetti and the standard Verdi and Puccini baritone roles to Alban Berg's Wozzeck. He had a worldwide career as operatic baritone, appearing in (or recording the singing role) for over 25 films and, from the mid-1960s onward, was the stage director for about ten different operas which were given close to 35 productions throughout Europe and North America, including a significant number in Chicago for the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Gobbi and Tilda had a daughter, Cecilia, who now runs the "Associazione Musicale Tito Gobbi", an organization devoted to preserving and celebrating the record of her father's contribution to opera. He was also the brother-in-law of one of his famous colleagues at Covent Garden, the Bulgarian-born bass, Boris Christoff. Gobbi retired in 1979 and died in Rome in 1984, aged 70.
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- 2007 ·Callas Assolutaas Self (archive footage)
- 1964 ·Maria Callas Sings Tosca, Act IIas Baron Scarpia
- 1962 ·Maria Callas: At Covent Garden, 1962 and 1964as Giacomo Puccini « Tosca, Atto II » extracts (9th February 1964)
- 1958 ·Maria Callas: Débuts à Parisas Scarpia / Figaro (Baritone)
- 1955 ·Figaro, il barbiere di Sivigliaas Figaro
- 1954 ·House of Ricordias Cantante
- 1954 ·I Pagliaccias Tonio
- 1953 ·Giuseppe Verdias Singer - baritone
- 1952 ·The Firebirdas Mario Vanni
- 1950 ·Soho Conspiracyas Tito Gobbi
- 1950 ·La forza del destinoas Don Carlos
- 1949 ·The Glass Mountainas Tito Gobbi
- 1948 ·Pagliaccias Tonio/Silvio
- 1948 ·Mad About Operaas Self
- 1948 ·First Opera Film Festivalas William Tell
- 1947 ·La signora dalle camelieas Georg Germont (singing voice)
- 1947 ·The Beautiful Days of King Muratas Prince Castelli
- 1947 ·The Barber of Sevilleas Figaro
- 1947 ·L'elisir d'amoreas Belcore
- 1946 ·Before Him All Rome Trembledas Marco
- 1946 ·O sole mioas Giovanni
- 1946 ·Rigolettoas Rigoletto
- 1942 ·Musica proibitaas Paolo Marini, detto Paolo Folchi
- 1937 ·Giovanni de Medici: The Leaderas Troubadour Nino
- Future ·Otelloas Jago