Saturno Meletti (1906 in

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– 23 September 1985 in

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) was an Italian operatic bass-baritone particularly associated with the standard Italian repertory and contemporary works. Meletti began his career in his native city as Escamillo, in 1929, later appearing in several small theatres throughout Italy. He made his debut at the

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in 1932, and sang there until 1976. He then appeared at the Teatro Comunale in

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, the Teatro Regio Parma, the San Carlo in Naples, the

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in Palermo, the

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in Florence, and La Scala in Milan, etc. He also made guest appearances in Germany, Switzerland, Egypt, and South America. He took part in many creations, notably

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's ''Antonio e Cleopatra'' (Florence, 1938),

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's ''Vanna Lupa'' (Rome, 1947),

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's ''La Luna di Cairibi'' (Milan, 1953), Renzo Rossellini's ''La Guerra'' (Naples, 1956). He can be heard on several recordings with Cetra notably as Melitone in '' La forza del destino'', under

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, and as David in ''

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'', under

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, but also in ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Adriana Lecouvreur''.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Meletti, Saturno 1906 births 1985 deaths Operatic bass-baritones 20th-century Italian male opera singers