Tito Gobbi
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 major opera houses. By the time he retired in 1979 he had acquired a repertoire of almost 100 operatic roles. They ranged from Rossini's Barber through Donizetti and the standard Verdi and Puccini baritone roles to Alban Berg's Wozzeck. He had a worldwide career as operatic baritone, appearing in (or recording the singing role) for over 25 films and, from the mid-1960s onward, was the stage director for about ten different operas which were given close to 35 productions throughout Europe and North America, including a significant number in Chicago for the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Gobbi and Tilda had a daughter, Cecilia, who now runs the "Associazione Musicale Tito Gobbi", an organization devoted to preserving and celebrating the record of her father's contribution to opera. He was also the brother-in-law of one of his famous colleagues at Covent Garden, the Bulgarian-born bass, Boris Christoff. Gobbi retired in 1979 and died in Rome in 1984, aged 70.
Giovanni de Medici: The Leader
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Callas Assoluta
as Self (archive footage)This revealing documentary from director Philippe Kohly examines the storied life of renowned...
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House of Ricordi
as CantanteThe film covers a hundred years in the lives of the Ricordi family, the Milan publishing house...
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Before Him All Rome Trembled
as MarcoAn opera singer hides an American soldier in his house in Nazi-occupied Rome.
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Rigoletto
as RigolettoThis tragic story revolves around the licentious Duke of Mantua, his hunch-backed court jester...
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Giuseppe Verdi
as Singer - baritoneThe life and loves of great composer Giuseppe Verdi are played against a background of the great...
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The Glass Mountain
as Tito GobbiAn aspiring composer, in the British Air Force for WWII, is downed in Italy and rescued by an...
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La signora dalle camelie
as Georg Germont (singing voice)A courtesan sacrifices her relationship with a youthful admirer after the man's father pleads...
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Pagliacci
as Tonio/SilvioPagliacci, is a 1948 Italian film based on Ruggero Leoncavallo's opera Pagliacci, directed by...
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Maria Callas: At Covent Garden, 1962 and 1964
as Giacomo Puccini « Tosca, Atto II » extracts (9th February 1964)Maria Callas’ legendary live performances from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, from 1962...
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L'elisir d'amore
as BelcoreNemorino is hopelessly in love with Adina but she is attracted to a dashing captain.
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Soho Conspiracy
as Tito GobbiThe plans of a publicity agent to put on a charity concert are nearly wrecked by a lawyer who...
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La forza del destino
as Don CarlosFilm version of the Verdi opera about lovers on the run after the accidental death of the girl's...
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The Firebird
as Mario VanniItalian singer Mario Vanni visits the Royal Opera in Stockholm and fall in love with ballet...
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Maria Callas: Débuts à Paris
as Scarpia / Figaro (Baritone)The career of Maria Callas was just a bit too early and too brief to receive full and satisfying...
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Maria Callas Sings Tosca, Act II
as Baron ScarpiaAt the beginning of 1964, the music world experiences something completely unexpected. Maria...
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The Beautiful Days of King Murat
as Prince CastelliFor the past few weeks, revolt has been brewing in the Kingdom of Naples. The handsome Castelli...
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The Barber of Seville
as FigaroA crafty barber acts as a go-between for a count in disguise and rescues Rosina from marriage...
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