Roberto Scandiuzzi (born 14 July 1958) is an Italian opera singer noted for his powerful, sonorous

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voice and stage presence. Blyth, Alan (2008)
"Scandiuzzi, Roberto"
pp. 427–428. ''The Grove Book of Opera Singers''. Oxford University Press. Scandiuzzi was born in

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in the

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and studied at the conservatory in Treviso. He made his operatic debut in 1981 at the Cantiere Internazionale d'Arte, where he created the role of King Bass, The Sorcerer in

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's '' La figlia del mago''. The following year he made his

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debut as Bartolo in ''

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'' and thereafter sang throughout Italy and in the major opera houses of Europe and the United States in leading bass roles, primarily in the Italian repertoire. Among his many recordings are Verdi's ''

Don Carlos ''Don Carlos'' is a five-act grand opera composed by Giuseppe Verdi to a French-language libretto by Joseph Méry and Camille du Locle, based on the dramatic play '' Don Carlos, Infant von Spanien'' (''Don Carlos, Infante of Spain'') by Friedri ...

'' for

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(as King Philip II), ''

Simon Boccanegra ''Simon Boccanegra'' () is an opera with a prologue and three acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on the play ''Simón Bocanegra'' (1843) by Antonio García Gutiérrez, whose play ''El trovador'' had been ...

'' for

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(as Jacopo Fiesco), ''

Jérusalem ''Jérusalem'' is a grand opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The libretto was to be an adaptation and partial translation of the composer's original 1843 Italian opera, ''I Lombardi alla prima crociata''. It was the one opera which he regarded ...

'' for Philips (as Roger), and ''

Aroldo ''Aroldo'' () is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on and adapted from their earlier 1850 collaboration, ''Stiffelio''. The first performance was given in the Teatro Nuovo Comunale in Rim ...

'' for Philips (as Briano). Scandiuzzi's daughter

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is also an opera singer.Franco, Enrique (23 August 2004)
"Una nueva estrella lírica"
''

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''. Retrieved 5 March 2016 .

Videography

* ''

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'' (1996), Deutsche Grammophon DVD, B0004602-09

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Scandiuzzi, Roberto Italian opera singers Operatic basses 1958 births People from the Province of Treviso Living people