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Gobbi in 1973 (photo by Allan Warren) Tito Gobbi (24 October 1913 – 5 March 1984) was an Italian operatic baritone with an international reputation. He made his operatic debut in Gubbio in 1935 as Count Rodolfo in Bellini's La sonnambula and quickly appeared in Italy's major opera houses. By the time he retired in 1979 he had acquired a ...
Reissue of original 1953 LP cover. The 1953 EMI recording of Giacomo Puccini's Tosca conducted by Victor de Sabata, with Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano and Tito Gobbi, is considered by many opera critics to be one of the most notable opera recordings of the 1950s.
The Barber of Seville (Italian: Il barbiere di Siviglia) is a 1947 Italian opera film directed by Mario Costa and starring Ferruccio Tagliavini, Tito Gobbi and Nelly Corradi. It is an adaptation of Gioachino Rossini's 1816 opera The Barber of Seville. [1]
It features acclaimed classical vocalists Elena Rizzieri [3] as herself and Tito Gobbi as himself, with the orchestra and chorus of the Venice Opera House. [4] The theme music by Nino Rota is memorable, and was also a contemporary hit. [5] [6] It was mainly filmed on location in the Dolomites and at Venice's La Fenice Opera House.
The film stars Tito Gobbi and Gina Lollobrigida. It recounts the tragedy of Canio, the lead clown (or pagliaccio in Italian) in a commedia dell'arte troupe, his wife Nedda, and her lover, Silvio. When Nedda spurns the advances of Tonio, another player in the troupe, he tells Canio about Nedda's betrayal.
Forbidden Music (Italian: Musica proibita) is a 1942 Italian drama film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Tito Gobbi, María Mercader and Giuseppe Rinaldi. [1] An elderly composer recalls his youthful romance with a woman while a student in Florence. It was made at the Fert Studios in Turin.
The Force of Destiny (Italian: La forza del destino) is a 1950 Italian musical melodrama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Nelly Corradi, Tito Gobbi and Gino Sinimberghi. [1] It is based on Giuseppe Verdi's opera La forza del destino. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gastone Medin.
Before Him All Rome Trembled (Italian: Avanti a lui tremava tutta Roma) is a 1946 Italian musical war melodrama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Anna Magnani, Tito Gobbi and Hans Hinrich.