Enrico Di Giuseppe (October 14, 1932 – December 31, 2005) was a celebrated American operatic tenor who had an active performance career from the late 1950s through the 1990s. He spent most of his career performing in New York City, juggling concurrent performance contracts with both the New York City Opera and the Metropolitan Opera during the 1970s and 1980s. In the latter part of his career, he was active with the New York Grand Opera.[1]
Possessing a lyric tenor voice with a bright timbre and easy upper extension, Di Giuseppe excelled in the Italian repertory. He was particularly successful in tackling the bel canto repertoire, notably partnering Beverly Sills in productions of Donizetti's Anna Bolena, Maria Stuarda, and Roberto Devereux, as well as Bellini's I puritani at the NYCO. Di Giuseppe performed in similar repertoire at the Met opposite other notable bel canto interpreters like Dame Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne and Renata Scotto.[2]
- ^ Anne Midgette (January 6, 2006). "Enrico Di Giuseppe, 73, Tenor at City and Metropolitan Operas, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved August 14, 2009.
- ^ "Obituaries: Muriel Costa-Greenspon, a beloved NYCO mezzo, dies at sixty-eight; tenors Enrico DiGiuseppe and Arturo Sergi; soprano Elizabeth Parcells; impresarios Arthur Cosenza and Patric Schmid". Opera News. April 2006. Retrieved August 14, 2009.