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Carlo Tagliabue (Mariano Comense, January 13, 1898 – Monza, April 5, 1978) was an Italian baritone. After studies with Leopoldo Gennai and Annibale Guidotti he made his debut in Lodi, Lombardy, in Loreley and Aida. His debuts in Genoa (1923), Torino, La Scala (1930), Rome (1931), and Naples (1931) were all in Tristan und Isolde (sung in Italian). He also performed in Wagner's Götterdämmerung, Tannhäuser and Lohengrin. However, Tagliabue would go on to excel in the Verdian repertoire, especially La forza del destino, Aida, Rigoletto, La traviata, Nabucco, and Otello. He created the role of Basilio in Respighi's La fiamma in 1934. His international career included Buenos Aires' Teatro Colón (1934), the Metropolitan Opera, New York (1937–39), and San Francisco Opera and Covent Garden, London (1938). Tagliabue's last performance was in 1955 at La Scala, at the famous performance of La traviata conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini and directed by Luchino Visconti, where Maria Callas scandalized the public by throwing her shoes off. In his book Voci Parallele Giacomo Lauri-Volpi wrote, "[Tagliabue] is the only survivor of a school that knows that in Rigoletto, in Ballo in Maschera, Trovatore, Traviata a melodramatic piece should be sung, measured and breathed musically in line with the mastery of great art." User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
Tanhäuser - O Tu Bell'astro Incantator
852La Forza del Destino (1997 - Remaster), Act II: Al suon del tamburo
163La Forza del Destino (1997 - Remaster), Act II: Viva la buona compagnia!
154La Forza del Destino (1997 - Remaster), Act II: Son Pereda, son ricco d'onore
155Ernani: Gran Dio!... O de´ verd´anni miei
156La Forza del Destino (1997 - Remaster), Act II: La cena e pronta!
147La Forza del Destino (1997 - Remaster), Act II: Viva la guerra!
148La Forza del Destino (1997 - Remaster), Act II: Poich'e imberbe l'incognito
149Di Provenza il mar (La Traviata)
1310La Forza del Destino (1997 - Remaster), Act III: Urna fatale del mio destino
12A Classical Encyclopedia: W as in Wagner
Verdi: La forza del destino
A Tribute to Giuseppe Verdi
Verdi: Il Trovatore
Lebendige Vergangenheit - Carlo Tagliabue
Il mito dell'opera: Carlo Tagliabue (Recorded 1928-1951)
Giuseppe Pietri: Maristella (Highlights)
Lebendige Vergangenheit - Carlo Tagliabue (Vol. 2)
Carlo Tagliabue - Collection
Four Famous Italian Baritones
Carlo Tagliabue: Recital
Famous Italian Baritones Of The Past ( Vol. 2 )