Riccardo Stracciari

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Riccardo Stracciari (June 26, 1875, Casalecchio di Reno – October 10, 1955, Rome) was a leading Italian baritone. His repertoire consisted mainly of Italian operatic works, with Rossini's Figaro and Verdi's Rigoletto becoming his signature roles during a long and distinguished career which stretched from 1899 to 1944. Life and career Born near Bologna, Italy, Stracciari first sang in an operetta chorus during 1894. He then entered the Bologna Conservatory, undertaking vocal studies with Ulisse Masetti. He made his professional debut in 1899, at the Teatro Communale in Bologna, in Pesori's sacred work La risurrezione di Christo. The following year he made his operatic debut as Marcello in Puccini's La bohème in Rovigo. After appearing in various Italian opera houses, he made his debut at Italy's leading operatic venue, La Scala, Milan, in 1904. Stracciari's career quickly became international, with debuts at the Royal Opera House in London in 1905, followed by his first appearance at the New York Metropolitan Opera on December 1, 1906, as Germont in La traviata with Marcella Sembrich and Enrico Caruso. During his two seasons at the Met, his roles included: Rigoletto, Ashton, Amonasro, Nélusko, Valentin, Marcello, Sharpless, Lescaut, Alfio, Tonio, and Di Luna. He also appeared with the Chicago Opera, the San Francisco Opera, the Paris Opéra, the Teatro Real in Madrid and the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. Stracciari performed widely, too, in his native Italy and retired from

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The Barber of Seville (IL Barbiere di Siviglia)

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Rigoletto

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Lebendige Vergangenheit - Riccardo Stracciari (Vol.2)

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Lebendige Vergangenheit - Riccardo Stracciari

Prima Voce

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Lebendige Vergangenheit - Riccardo Stracciari (Vol.3)

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The Glory Of Italy: Jewels Of Italian Song

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The Record of Singing 1899-1952

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Verdi: Rigoletto

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Great Singers 1909 - 1938

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The World's Vocal Arts

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1875-1955

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