Carlo Tagliabue

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." read less