Albums by Renata Tebaldi
ALBUMCilea: Adriana LecouvreurRenata Tebaldi, Mario del Monaco, Giulietta Simionato, Giulio Fioravanti, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia & Franco Capuana
ALBUMa Buenos Aires (Recorded in 1953)Renata Tebaldi
ALBUMPuccini: Suor Angelica - Mascagni: Cavalleria RusticanaRenata Tebaldi & Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
ALBUMPuccini: Suor AngelicaOrchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Lamberto Gardelli & Renata Tebaldi
ALBUMPuccini: Gianni SchicchiOrchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Lamberto Gardelli, Renata Tebaldi, Fernando Corena & Lucia Danieli
ALBUM"Madama Butterfly" Highlights (Puccini) (Stereo)Renata Tebaldi & Carlo Bergonzi
ALBUMVerdi: Aida (1959)Wiener Singverein, Cornell MacNeil, Eugenia Ratti, Herbert von Karajan, Fernando Corena, Renata Tebaldi, Carlo Bergonzi, Arnold van Mill, Vienna Philharmonic, Giulietta Simionato & Oliviero de Fabritiis
ALBUMCatalani: La Wally, Vol. 1Renata Tebaldi, Giacinto Prandelli, Jolanda Gardino, Dino Dondi, Pinuccia Perotti, RAI Orchestra of Rome, RAI Chorus of Rome & Arturo Basile
ALBUMAlfredo Catalani - La Wally (1953)Mario del Monaco, Giorgio Tozzi, Renata Scotto, Renata Tebaldi, Giangiacomo Guelfi, La Scala Theater Orchestra, La Scala Theater Chorus & Carlo Maria Giulini
ALBUMVerdi: AidaOrchestra of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Alberto Erede, Renata Tebaldi & Mario del Monaco
Renata Tebaldi's Popular Music Videos
Vicino a te (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, September 18, 1966)
Franco Corelli & Renata Tebaldi
Vicino a te s'acquesta (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, March 10, 1957)
Renata Tebaldi & Richard Tucker
Artist Playlists
Renata Tebaldi Essentials
Listen for a glorious voice and regal stage presence.
Artist Biography
This Italian soprano had such a special rapport with the Metropolitan Opera House, enjoying unassailable box office appeal, that to New Yorkers she was known simply as “Miss Sold Out.” Renata Tebaldi was born in Rossini’s hometown of Pesaro in 1922, and by her early twenties had already established an enviable reputation—Arturo Toscanini described hers as the voice of an angel and engaged her for the concert that reopened La Scala Milan after the war. Known above all for her Verdi and Puccini, Tebaldi also cultivated the bel canto repertoire, bringing to all her roles an instinctive grasp of line, a formidable power tempered by delicate shading, and an affecting, hushed intensity. She was a firm believer in beauty of tone, preferring to sing in her native language to avoid French as it was too nasal. She also insisted on singing Wagner in Italian. In 1963, Tebaldi took time out to address some vocal issues, but returned for what she termed her “second career” before retiring from public performance in 1976. She died in 2004 leaving a rich recorded legacy, and her memory lives on thanks to a foundation, singing competition, and museum in her name.
Hometown
Pesaro, Italy
Genre
Classical