Ugo Savarese (2 December 1912,

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– 19 December 1997,

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) was an Italian operatic

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, particularly associated with the Italian repertory. Savarese began his vocal studies in 1930 at the Conservatorio San Pietro a Majella in Naples with Maestro Conte. He made his stage debut in 1934, at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, singing small roles. He sang his first major role,

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, there in 1938, followed by Rigoletto and

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. Like most singers of his generation, his career was interrupted by military service. He resumed his career after being a prisoner in a German war camp. From then on, his career steadily progressed, with guest appearances at both the

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and the

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in Paris, the

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in Lisbon, the Liceu in Barcelona, the

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in Madrid, and also appearing in London, Monte Carlo, Zurich, Brussels, Leningrad (

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roles. He sang most of the baritone roles of the Italian repertory in opera such as ''

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'', '' Il trovatore'', ''

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'', '' Aida'', '' La Gioconda'', ''

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'', ''

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'', etc. The baritone appeared at

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in ''Aida'' (opposite

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, and

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, 1948), ''La Gioconda'' (1948), ''Aida'' again (with Mario del Monaco, conducted by Victor de Sabata, 1951), ''Cavalleria rusticana'' (with Gigliola Frazzoni, conducted by

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, 1955), and ''Andrea Chénier'' (opposite

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, conducted by

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, 1960). Saverese did not reached the fame of some of his contemporaries such as

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, Giuseppe Valdengo, and

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, but his recordings demonstrate a well-schooled voice and sturdy performer. He sang until the early 1970s, and taught from 1974 to 1996.

Studio Discography

* Puccini: ''La fanciulla del West'' (Gavazzi, Campagnano; Basile, 1950)

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/Bel Canto Society * Giordano: ''Andrea Chénier'' (Tebaldi, Soler; Basile, 1953) Cetra * Verdi: ''La traviata'' (Callas, F.Albanese; Santini, 1953) Cetra * Verdi: ''Il trovatore'' (Tebaldi, Simionato, del Monaco, Tozzi; Erede, 1956)

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References

Sources

Operissimo.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Savarese, Ugo 1912 births 1997 deaths Italian operatic baritones 20th-century Italian male opera singers