Renata Tebaldi

Renata Tebaldi
Cavaliere OMRI
Tebaldi in 1974
Born
Renata Ersilia Clotilde Tebaldi

(1922-02-01)1 February 1922
Pesaro, Kingdom of Italy
Died19 December 2004(2004-12-19) (aged 82)
San Marino, San Marino
Other namesLa Voce d'Angelo[1][2]
EducationConservatorio Statale di Musica "Gioachino Rossini"
OccupationOperatic soprano
Years active1944–1976
Awards

Renata Tebaldi Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (US: /təˈbɑːldi/ tə-BAHL-dee,[7] Italian: [reˈnaːta teˈbaldi]; 1 February 1922 – 19 December 2004) was an Italian lirico-spinto soprano popular in the post-war period, and especially prominent as one of the stars of La Scala, San Carlo and, especially, the Metropolitan Opera.[8] Often considered among the great opera singers of the 20th century, she focused primarily on the verismo roles of the lyric and dramatic repertoires.[9][10][11] Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini called her voice "la voce d'angelo" ("the voice of an angel"),[1][2] and La Scala music director Riccardo Muti called her "one of the greatest performers with one of the most extraordinary voices in the field of opera."[5]

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  2. ^ a b "Singers on Singing : Renata Tebaldi". Hampsong Foundations.
  3. ^ "Renata Tebaldi". Grammy Awards.
  4. ^ "Erich Leinsdorf". Grammy Awards.
  5. ^ a b c "Opera singer Renata Tebaldi dies". BBC News. 19 December 2004.
  6. ^ "Tebaldi Renata, Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana" (in Italian). Palazzo del Quirinale. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Tebaldi". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Italian Opera Soprano Renata Tebaldi Dies". The Washington Post.
  9. ^ Alfred W. Cramer (15 May 2009). Musicians and composers of the 20th century. Salem Press. p. 1483. ISBN 978-1-58765-517-3.
  10. ^ Anthony Tommasini (December 20, 2004). "Renata Tebaldi, 82, Soprano With 'Voice of an Angel,' Dies". The New York Times.
  11. ^ Libbey, Ted (2006). The NPR Listener's Encyclopedia of Classical Music. New York: Workman Publishing Company. p. 860. ISBN 9780761136422. editions:qyI8OX5Atr0C.