Roberto Tagliavini, born 1976 in
Parma
Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmigiano-Reggiano, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 ...
, is an Italian operatic
bass
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.
Biography
Roberto Tagliavini studied singing with Romano Franceschetto, baritone.
He appeared first of all in Italian opera houses including
Teatro Regio, Parma and
Teatro Comunale Bologna among others.
He has subsequently appeared in many of the world's leading opera houses including
La Scala
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, Milan, the
Deutsche Oper Berlin, the
Paris Opéra and many others.
He made his debut at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York, as Colline in ''
La Boheme'' in 2016.
In 2017 he appeared at the
Salzburg Festival
The Salzburg Festival (german: Salzburger Festspiele) is a prominent festival of music and drama established in 1920. It is held each summer (for five weeks starting in late July) in the Austrian town of Salzburg, the birthplace of Wolfgang Amad ...
as Loredano in
Verdi
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (; 9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer best known for his operas. He was born near Busseto to a provincial family of moderate means, receiving a musical education with the h ...
's ''
I due Foscari''.
Tagliavini won acclaim for his "beautiful singing" as Raimondo in
Donizetti
Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797 – 8 April 1848) was an Italian composer, best known for his almost 70 operas. Along with Gioachino Rossini and Vincenzo Bellini, he was a leading composer of the '' bel canto'' opera style dur ...
's ''
Lucia di Lammermoor'' at the
Teatro Real Madrid in 2018. He sings a wide repertory of bass parts including roles by
Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his ra ...
,
Rossini
Gioachino Antonio Rossini (29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868) was an Italian composer who gained fame for his 39 operas, although he also wrote many songs, some chamber music and piano pieces, and some sacred music. He set new standards f ...
, Verdi, and others in staged operas as well as contributing to numerous concert performances.
Select discography
*
I due Foscari, with
Leo Nucci
Leo Nucci (born 16 April 1942) is an Italian operatic baritone, particularly associated with Verdi and ''Verismo'' roles.
Biography
Born at Castiglione dei Pepoli, near Bologna, Nucci studied with Giuseppe Marchese. He made his stage debut ...
, Roberto de Biasio, Tatiana Serjan cond Donato
[
*]Les Pêcheurs de perles
' (''The Pearl Fishers'') is an opera in three acts by the French composer Georges Bizet, to a libretto by Eugène Cormon and Michel Carré. It was premiered on 30 September 1863 at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris, and was given 18 performances in ...
, with Patrizia Ciofi, Dmitry Korchak
References
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1976 births
Musicians from Parma
Italian opera singers
Living people