Bruno Prevedi (December 21, 1928 – January 12, 1988) was an Italian

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, particularly associated with the Italian repertory.

Life and career

Prevedi was born at Revere, now in

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. He studied in Mantua with Alberto Sorenisa, and in Milan with Vladimiro Badiali. He made his debut as a baritone in 1958, as

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, but quickly retrained himself as a tenor, and made a second debut in 1959, as Turiddu, again at the Teatro Nuovo in Milan. He sang widely in Italy, and made his debut at

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in 1962, in Pizzetti's ''Debora e Jaele''. He also appeared in Berlin, Munich, Vienna, Budapest, London, and Buenos Aires. He played the role of Pollione in the opera ''Norma'' by Vincenzo Bellini in the Gran Teatro del Liceo in Barcelona during the winter season 1962-1963 (''I Festival de Festivales de Opera''). He made his

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debut on March 6, 1965 as Cavaradossi in ''

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'', in five seasons his roles included:

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, Manrico,

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, Alvaro,

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, and

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. He can be heard on a number of recordings for

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, including in complete performances of Verdi's ''

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'', opposite

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and Elena Suliotis, in ''

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'', opposite

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and

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, and

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, opposite Gwyneth Jones, as well as a recital of tenor arias. He died in Milan.

Sources

* ''The Metropolitan Opera Encyclopedia'', edited by David Hamilton, (Simon & Schuster, New York, 1987), {{DEFAULTSORT:Prevedi, Bruno Italian operatic tenors Musicians from the Province of Mantua 1928 births 1988 deaths 20th-century Italian male opera singers