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Ruggero Raimondi (born 3 October 1941) is an Italian bass-baritone opera singer who has also appeared in motion pictures.

Raimondi in concert, 1982
Raimondi in concert, 1982

Life and career



Early training and career


Ruggero Raimondi was born in Bologna, Italy, during World War II. His voice matured early into its adult timbre, and at the age of 15, he auditioned for conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, who encouraged him to pursue an operatic career. He began vocal studies with Ettore Campogalliani, and was accepted at age 16 as a student at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan. He then continued his studies in Rome, under the guidance of Teresa Pediconi and Armando Piervenanzi.

After having won the National Competition for young opera singers in Spoleto, he made his debut in the same city in the role of Colline in La bohème in the Festival dei Due Mondi. Subsequently, an opportunity arose for him at the Teatro dell'Opera in Rome when he was called upon to substitute in the role of Procida in Giuseppe Verdi's I vespri siciliani, and he received enormous success from the public and the critics. The young singer was very shy and stiff at first, but his early directors helped him, and he was soon an accomplished opera actor.


Opera, film and television


Raimondi's career soon extended to the major opera houses in Italy, such as La Fenice in Venice, the Teatro Regio in Turin, Teatro Comunale in Florence and abroad, beginning with the Glyndebourne Festival (Don Giovanni in 1969). His La Scala debut was as Timur in Turandot in 1968, his Metropolitan Opera debut was as Silva in Ernani in 1970, and his Covent Garden debut was as Fiesco in Simon Boccanegra in 1972. In 1975, he made his Paris Opera debut as Procida, followed by the title role in Boris Godunov, and his Salzburg Festival debut in 1980 as the King in Aida. In 1986, he first directed a production of Don Giovanni, and decided to continue his career as a director as well.

Some of his most important roles have been King Philip in Verdi's Don Carlos; Fiesco; the title roles in Boris Godunov (including the Andrzej Żuławski film) and Attila; Silva; Escamillo in Bizet's Carmen (including the Francesco Rosi film, 1984, with Plácido Domingo and Julia Migenes); the title role in Don Giovanni (including the Joseph Losey film, 1979); Count Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro; and Don Alfonso in Così fan tutte; the title role in Don Quichotte by Massenet; and Scarpia in a recording of Tosca later filmed live from Rome, with Plácido Domingo and Catherine Malfitano, conducted by Zubin Mehta. He also made the television film Six Characters in Search of a Singer.[citation needed] In 2008, Raimondi made his television debut in the mini-series Le Sanglot des anges on French TV, in which he played the role of an Italian opera singer.[1] In July 2011 he played the role of Pagano in Verdi's I Lombardi alla prima crociata on the rooftop of Milan Cathedral. The concert was organized by the Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo di Milano to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Italian unification.


Recordings



Audio recordings



TV



Filmography



Honours



See also



References


  1. Armelle Cressard (25 May 2007). "Marthe Keller et Ruggero Raimondi dans un thriller musical sur France 2". Le Monde (in French).
  2. Sovereign Ordonnance n° 14.274 of 18 Nov. 1999 : promotions or nominations

Further reading





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- [en] Ruggero Raimondi

[es] Ruggero Raimondi

Ruggero Raimondi (Bolonia, 3 de octubre de 1941) es un bajo-barítono italiano, cantante de ópera y ocasional actor en cine y televisión.

[ru] Раймонди, Руджеро

Рудже́ро Раймо́нди (итал. Ruggero Raimondi; род. 3 октября 1941, Болонья, Италия) — итальянский оперный певец (бас-баритон)[1][2], киноактёр и оперный режиссёр, командор и великий офицер ордена «За заслуги перед Итальянской Республикой»[3]. Наиболее известен как исполнитель партии Дон Жуана («Дон Жуан» В. А. Моцарта, более 400 выступлений[4]) и барона Скарпиа («Тоска» Дж. Пуччини). Режиссёры и критики отмечают, что у Раймонди вокальная одарённость сочетается с драматическим талантом[5][6].


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