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Don Carlo: "Sire! Egli È Tempo Ch'io Viva!"Carlo Bergonzi, Sir Georg Solti, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Renata Tebaldi, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Jeanette Sinclair & Joan Carlyle

Listen to Don Carlo: "Spuntato Ecco Il Di D'esultanza" by Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, John Wakefield, Sir Georg Solti, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Renata Tebaldi, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau & Carlo Bergonzi, see lyrics, music video & more!

Don Carlo: "Spuntato Ecco Il Di D'esultanza"Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, John Wakefield, Sir Georg Solti, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Renata Tebaldi, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau & Carlo Bergonzi

Listen to Don Carlo: "Io Vengo a Domandar Grazia Mia Regina" by Carlo Bergonzi, Sir Georg Solti, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Renata Tebaldi, see lyrics, music video & more!

Don Carlo: "Io Vengo a Domandar Grazia Mia Regina"Carlo Bergonzi, Sir Georg Solti, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Renata Tebaldi

Listen to Don Carlo: "Al Mio Furor Sfuggitte Invano" by Grace Bumbry, Sir Georg Solti, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau & Carlo Bergonzi, see lyrics, music video & more!

Don Carlo: "Al Mio Furor Sfuggitte Invano"Grace Bumbry, Sir Georg Solti, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau & Carlo Bergonzi

Listen to La traviata: "Libiamo ne'lieti calici (Brindisi) by Carlo Bergonzi, John Pritchard, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Dame Joan Sutherland & Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, see lyrics, music video & more!

La traviata: "Libiamo ne'lieti calici (Brindisi)Carlo Bergonzi, John Pritchard, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Dame Joan Sutherland & Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Listen to Don Carlo: "Dio, Che Nell'alma Infodere" by Carlo Bergonzi, Sir Georg Solti, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau & Tugomir Franc, see lyrics, music video & more!

Don Carlo: "Dio, Che Nell'alma Infodere"Carlo Bergonzi, Sir Georg Solti, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau & Tugomir Franc

Listen to Don Carlo: "Di Qual Amor, Di Quant'ardor" by Renata Tebaldi, Sir Georg Solti, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Carlo Bergonzi, see lyrics, music video & more!

Don Carlo: "Di Qual Amor, Di Quant'ardor"Renata Tebaldi, Sir Georg Solti, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Carlo Bergonzi

Listen to Tosca, Act III: O dolci mani (Cavaradossi, Tosca) [Remastered 2014] by Carlo Bergonzi, Georges Prêtre, Maria Callas & Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, see lyrics, music video & more!

Tosca, Act III: O dolci mani (Cavaradossi, Tosca) [Remastered 2014]Carlo Bergonzi, Georges Prêtre, Maria Callas & Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

Listen to Don Carlo: "E Dessa!" by Carlo Bergonzi, Sir Georg Solti, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Renata Tebaldi, see lyrics, music video & more!

Don Carlo: "E Dessa!"Carlo Bergonzi, Sir Georg Solti, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Renata Tebaldi

Listen to La Bohème, Act I: "O soave fanciulla" by Carlo Bergonzi, Tullio Serafin, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Renata Tebaldi & Ettore Bastianini, see lyrics, music video & more!

La Bohème, Act I: "O soave fanciulla"Carlo Bergonzi, Tullio Serafin, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Renata Tebaldi & Ettore Bastianini

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Listen to Verdi: Aída (Live at Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires, 6/16/1968) [Restauración 2025] by Martina Arroyo, Carlo Bergonzi, Cornell MacNeil, Orquesta Estable Teatro Colón, Bruno Bartoletti & Nicola Rossi-Lemeni

ALBUMVerdi: Aída (Live at Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires, 6/16/1968) [Restauración 2025]Martina Arroyo, Carlo Bergonzi, Cornell MacNeil, Orquesta Estable Teatro Colón, Bruno Bartoletti & Nicola Rossi-Lemeni

More albums from Carlo Bergonzi

Listen to Puccini: Madame Butterfly by Renata Scotto, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Sir John Barbirolli, Coro del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma & Carlo Bergonzi

ALBUMPuccini: Madame ButterflyRenata Scotto, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Sir John Barbirolli, Coro del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma & Carlo Bergonzi

Listen to Famous Duets by Carlo Bergonzi & Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

ALBUMFamous DuetsCarlo Bergonzi & Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Listen to Canzoni Napolitane (feat. Orquesta de Cámara de Madrid & Enrico Pessina) by Carlo Bergonzi

ALBUMCanzoni Napolitane (feat. Orquesta de Cámara de Madrid & Enrico Pessina)Carlo Bergonzi

Listen to Shakespeare in Music, Vol. 8 by Leonie Rysanek, Erich Leinsdorf, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Leonard Warren, William Olvis, Harold Sternberg, Emilia Cundari, Osie Hawkins, Jerome Hines, Mildred Allen & Carlo Bergonzi

ALBUMShakespeare in Music, Vol. 8Leonie Rysanek, Erich Leinsdorf, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Leonard Warren, William Olvis, Harold Sternberg, Emilia Cundari, Osie Hawkins, Jerome Hines, Mildred Allen & Carlo Bergonzi

Listen to Simon Boccanegra (Recorded 1960) by Frank Guarrera, Zinka Milanov, Giorgio Tozzi, Carlo Bergonzi, Ezio Flagello, Norman Scott, Robert Nagy, Marie Janger, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Dimitri Mitropoulos

ALBUMSimon Boccanegra (Recorded 1960)Frank Guarrera, Zinka Milanov, Giorgio Tozzi, Carlo Bergonzi, Ezio Flagello, Norman Scott, Robert Nagy, Marie Janger, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Dimitri Mitropoulos

Listen to Puccini: Manon Lescaut (Live Recordings 1960) by Floriana Cavalli, Coro Del Teatro Di San Carlo, Carlo Bergonzi, Biancarosa Zanibelli, Mariano Caruso, Antonio Cassinelli, Giuseppe Valdegno, Augusto Frati, Gabriele Santini & L'Orchestra del Teatro di San Carlo

ALBUMPuccini: Manon Lescaut (Live Recordings 1960)Floriana Cavalli, Coro Del Teatro Di San Carlo, Carlo Bergonzi, Biancarosa Zanibelli, Mariano Caruso, Antonio Cassinelli, Giuseppe Valdegno, Augusto Frati, Gabriele Santini & L'Orchestra del Teatro di San Carlo

Listen to Shakespeare in Music, Vol. 9 (Recordings 1959) by Emilia Cundari, Erich Leinsdorf, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Calvin Marsh, Mildred Allen, Carlo Bergonzi, William Olvis, Carlotta Ordassy, Gerhard Pechner, Leonie Rysanek & Leonard Warren

ALBUMShakespeare in Music, Vol. 9 (Recordings 1959)Emilia Cundari, Erich Leinsdorf, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Calvin Marsh, Mildred Allen, Carlo Bergonzi, William Olvis, Carlotta Ordassy, Gerhard Pechner, Leonie Rysanek & Leonard Warren

Listen to Il mito dell' opera: Carlo Bergonzi by Carlo Bergonzi

ALBUMIl mito dell' opera: Carlo BergonziCarlo Bergonzi

Listen to Verdi: La Traviata - Highlights by Dame Joan Sutherland, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, John Pritchard, Carlo Bergonzi, Robert Merrill & Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

ALBUMVerdi: La Traviata - HighlightsDame Joan Sutherland, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, John Pritchard, Carlo Bergonzi, Robert Merrill & Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Listen to Verdi: Macbeth - Complete Recording (Opera in 4 Acts, Rec. 1959) by The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Leonie Rysanek, Carlotta Ordassy, Carlo Bergonzi, William Olvis, Gerhard Pechner, Harold Sternberg, Osie Hawkins, Calvin Marsh, Emila Cundari, Mildred Allen, Leonard Warren & Jerome Hines

ALBUMVerdi: Macbeth - Complete Recording (Opera in 4 Acts, Rec. 1959)The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Leonie Rysanek, Carlotta Ordassy, Carlo Bergonzi, William Olvis, Gerhard Pechner, Harold Sternberg, Osie Hawkins, Calvin Marsh, Emila Cundari, Mildred Allen, Leonard Warren & Jerome Hines

Listen to Arie e Canzoni del Barroco Italiano by Carlo Bergonzi & Felix Lavilla

ALBUMArie e Canzoni del Barroco ItalianoCarlo Bergonzi & Felix Lavilla

Listen to Canzoni Napolitane by Carlo Bergonzi, Enrico Pessina & Orquesta de camara de Madrid

ALBUMCanzoni NapolitaneCarlo Bergonzi, Enrico Pessina & Orquesta de camara de Madrid

Listen to Claudio Monteverdi: L’Incoronazione di Poppea (1954), Volume 1 by Carlo Bergonzi, Maria Vitale, Rolando Panerai, Oralia Dominguez, Anna Maria Canali, Vincenzo Maria Demetz, Mario Petri, Enzo Guagni, Elvina Ramella, RAI Lyric Orchestra, Milan & Nino Sanzogno

ALBUMClaudio Monteverdi: L’Incoronazione di Poppea (1954), Volume 1Carlo Bergonzi, Maria Vitale, Rolando Panerai, Oralia Dominguez, Anna Maria Canali, Vincenzo Maria Demetz, Mario Petri, Enzo Guagni, Elvina Ramella, RAI Lyric Orchestra, Milan & Nino Sanzogno

Listen to "Madama Butterfly" Highlights (Puccini) (Stereo) by Renata Tebaldi & Carlo Bergonzi

ALBUM"Madama Butterfly" Highlights (Puccini) (Stereo)Renata Tebaldi & Carlo Bergonzi

Listen to Verdi: Aida (1959) by 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

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

Listen to Puccini: La bohème (Metropolitan Opera) by Licia Albanese, Carlo Bergonzi, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Thomas Schippers

ALBUMPuccini: La bohème (Metropolitan Opera)Licia Albanese, Carlo Bergonzi, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Thomas Schippers

Listen to Early Recordings 1951-1960 by Carlo Bergonzi

ALBUMEarly Recordings 1951-1960Carlo Bergonzi

Listen to Verdi: Simon Boccanegra, Vol. 1 [1951] by Orchestra Sinfonica Di Roma Della RAI, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Paolo Silveri, Antonietta Stella, Mario Petri & Carlo Bergonzi

ALBUMVerdi: Simon Boccanegra, Vol. 1 [1951]Orchestra Sinfonica Di Roma Della RAI, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Paolo Silveri, Antonietta Stella, Mario Petri & Carlo Bergonzi

Listen to Verdi: Simon Boccanegra, Vol. 2 [1951] by Orchestra Sinfonica Di Roma Della RAI, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Paolo Silveri, Antonietta Stella, Mario Petri & Carlo Bergonzi

ALBUMVerdi: Simon Boccanegra, Vol. 2 [1951]Orchestra Sinfonica Di Roma Della RAI, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Paolo Silveri, Antonietta Stella, Mario Petri & Carlo Bergonzi

Listen to Verdi: Macbeth by Leonard Warren, Leonie Rysanek, Carlo Bergonzi, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera & Erich Leinsdorf

ALBUMVerdi: MacbethLeonard Warren, Leonie Rysanek, Carlo Bergonzi, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera & Erich Leinsdorf

Listen to Verdi: Il Trovatore by Carlo Bergonzi, Antonietta Stella, Ettore Bastianini, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera & Fausto Cleva

ALBUMVerdi: Il TrovatoreCarlo Bergonzi, Antonietta Stella, Ettore Bastianini, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera & Fausto Cleva

Listen to Verdi: Il Trovatore by Carlo Bergonzi, Gabriella Tucci, Piero Cappuccilli, Giulietta Simionato, Chorus of La Scala, Milan, l'Orchestra della Scala di Milano, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Ivo Vinco, Mirella Fiorentini & Oliviero de Fabritiis

ALBUMVerdi: Il TrovatoreCarlo Bergonzi, Gabriella Tucci, Piero Cappuccilli, Giulietta Simionato, Chorus of La Scala, Milan, l'Orchestra della Scala di Milano, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Ivo Vinco, Mirella Fiorentini & Oliviero de Fabritiis

Listen to Verdi: Heroines by Leontyne Price, Arturo Basile, Carlo Bergonzi, Corinne Vozza, Daniel Guss, Erich Leinsdorf, Ezio Flagello, Fernando Iacopucci, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Giorgio Tozzi, Hartje Mueller, John Newton, Julia Hamari, Laura Londi, Mario Sereni, Oliviero de Fabritiis, RCA Italiana Opera Chorus, RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra, Reri Grist, Robert El Hage, Robert Merrill, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Shirley Verrett & Thomas Schippers

ALBUMVerdi: HeroinesLeontyne Price, Arturo Basile, Carlo Bergonzi, Corinne Vozza, Daniel Guss, Erich Leinsdorf, Ezio Flagello, Fernando Iacopucci, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Giorgio Tozzi, Hartje Mueller, John Newton, Julia Hamari, Laura Londi, Mario Sereni, Oliviero de Fabritiis, RCA Italiana Opera Chorus, RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra, Reri Grist, Robert El Hage, Robert Merrill, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Shirley Verrett & Thomas Schippers

Listen to Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra (1 Remastered Version) by Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro di Roma della RAI, Paolo Silveri, Carlo Bergonzi, Antonietta Stella, Walter Monachesi, Francesco Molinari Pradelli, Giuseppe Verdi & Gaetano Riccitelli

ALBUMGiuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra (1 Remastered Version)Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro di Roma della RAI, Paolo Silveri, Carlo Bergonzi, Antonietta Stella, Walter Monachesi, Francesco Molinari Pradelli, Giuseppe Verdi & Gaetano Riccitelli

Listen to Puccini: Tosca by Tito Gobbi, Giorgio Tadeo, Leonardo Monreale, Ugo Trama, Georges Prêtre, David Sellar, Maria Callas, Carlo Bergonzi & Renato Ercolani

ALBUMPuccini: ToscaTito Gobbi, Giorgio Tadeo, Leonardo Monreale, Ugo Trama, Georges Prêtre, David Sellar, Maria Callas, Carlo Bergonzi & Renato Ercolani

Listen to Verdi, G.: Giovanna D'Arco [Opera] (1951) by Renata Tebaldi, RAI Symphony Orchestra, Milan, Rolando Panerai, Alfredo Simonetto, RAI Chorus, Milan, Carlo Bergonzi, Giulio Scarinci & Antonio Massaria

ALBUMVerdi, G.: Giovanna D'Arco [Opera] (1951)Renata Tebaldi, RAI Symphony Orchestra, Milan, Rolando Panerai, Alfredo Simonetto, RAI Chorus, Milan, Carlo Bergonzi, Giulio Scarinci & Antonio Massaria

Listen to Verdi: La Traviata by Montserrat Caballé, Carlo Bergonzi, RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra & Georges Prêtre

ALBUMVerdi: La TraviataMontserrat Caballé, Carlo Bergonzi, RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra & Georges Prêtre

Listen to Puccini: Madama Butterfly (Highlights) by Renata Tebaldi, Carlo Bergonzi, Coro Dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia & Tullio Serafin

ALBUMPuccini: Madama Butterfly (Highlights)Renata Tebaldi, Carlo Bergonzi, Coro Dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia & Tullio Serafin

Listen to Carlo Bergonzi - Italian Songs by Carlo Bergonzi & John Wustman

ALBUMCarlo Bergonzi - Italian SongsCarlo Bergonzi & John Wustman

Listen to Carlo Bergonzi: Verdi Arias by Carlo Bergonzi

ALBUMCarlo Bergonzi: Verdi AriasCarlo Bergonzi

Listen to Vocal Recital: Bergonzi, Carlo – Verdi, G. - Bellini, V. - Donizetti, G. - Rossini, G. by Carlo Bergonzi & Vincenzo Scalera

ALBUMVocal Recital: Bergonzi, Carlo – Verdi, G. - Bellini, V. - Donizetti, G. - Rossini, G.Carlo Bergonzi & Vincenzo Scalera

Listen to Verdi: I due Foscari by Aldo Bertocci, Carlo Bergonzi, Gian Giacomo Guelfi, Gianni Barbieri, Liliana Pellegrino, Maria Vitale, Mario Bersieri, Pasquale Lombardo, Roberto Benaglio, Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI & Coro di Milano della RAI

ALBUMVerdi: I due FoscariAldo Bertocci, Carlo Bergonzi, Gian Giacomo Guelfi, Gianni Barbieri, Liliana Pellegrino, Maria Vitale, Mario Bersieri, Pasquale Lombardo, Roberto Benaglio, Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI & Coro di Milano della RAI

Listen to Verdi: I Masnadieri by Ruggero Raimondi, Lamberto Gardelli, Carlo Bergonzi, Piero Cappuccilli, Montserrat Caballé, The Ambrosian Singers & Philharmonia Orchestra

ALBUMVerdi: I MasnadieriRuggero Raimondi, Lamberto Gardelli, Carlo Bergonzi, Piero Cappuccilli, Montserrat Caballé, The Ambrosian Singers & Philharmonia Orchestra

Listen to Verdi: Attila by Ruggero Raimondi, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Lamberto Gardelli, Christina Deutekom, Sherrill Milnes, Carlo Bergonzi & The Ambrosian Singers

ALBUMVerdi: AttilaRuggero Raimondi, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Lamberto Gardelli, Christina Deutekom, Sherrill Milnes, Carlo Bergonzi & The Ambrosian Singers

Listen to Puccini: Madama Butterfly by Sir John Barbirolli, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Renata Scotto & Carlo Bergonzi

ALBUMPuccini: Madama ButterflySir John Barbirolli, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House, Renata Scotto & Carlo Bergonzi

Listen to Puccini: Madama Butterfly by Renata Scotto, Carlo Bergonzi, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House & Sir John Barbirolli

ALBUMPuccini: Madama ButterflyRenata Scotto, Carlo Bergonzi, Orchestra of the Rome Opera House & Sir John Barbirolli

Listen to Ponchielli: La Gioconda, Op. 9 by Carlo Bergonzi, Robert Merrill, Renata Tebaldi, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia & Lamberto Gardelli

ALBUMPonchielli: La Gioconda, Op. 9Carlo Bergonzi, Robert Merrill, Renata Tebaldi, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia & Lamberto Gardelli

Listen to Leoncavallo: I Pagliacci by Carlo Bergonzi, Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Giuseppe Taddei, Joan Carlyle, Herbert von Karajan, l'Orchestra della Scala di Milano, Rolando Panerai & Ugo Benelli

ALBUMLeoncavallo: I PagliacciCarlo Bergonzi, Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Giuseppe Taddei, Joan Carlyle, Herbert von Karajan, l'Orchestra della Scala di Milano, Rolando Panerai & Ugo Benelli

Listen to Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana by l'Orchestra della Scala di Milano, Carlo Bergonzi, Herbert von Karajan & Fiorenza Cossotto

ALBUMMascagni: Cavalleria Rusticanal'Orchestra della Scala di Milano, Carlo Bergonzi, Herbert von Karajan & Fiorenza Cossotto

Listen to Verdi: La Traviata (2 CDs) by Dame Joan Sutherland, Carlo Bergonzi, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Robert Merrill & John Pritchard

ALBUMVerdi: La Traviata (2 CDs)Dame Joan Sutherland, Carlo Bergonzi, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Robert Merrill & John Pritchard

Listen to Verdi: Un ballo in maschera by Sir Georg Solti, Birgit Nilsson, Carlo Bergonzi, Cornell MacNeil, Giulietta Simionato, Sylvia Stahlman & Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

ALBUMVerdi: Un ballo in mascheraSir Georg Solti, Birgit Nilsson, Carlo Bergonzi, Cornell MacNeil, Giulietta Simionato, Sylvia Stahlman & Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

Listen to Verdi: Aida by Renata Tebaldi, Carlo Bergonzi, Giulietta Simionato, Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Singverein & Vienna Philharmonic

ALBUMVerdi: AidaRenata Tebaldi, Carlo Bergonzi, Giulietta Simionato, Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Singverein & Vienna Philharmonic

Listen to Classic Recitals: Carlo Bergonzi by Carlo Bergonzi, Gianandrea Gavazzeni & Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

ALBUMClassic Recitals: Carlo BergonziCarlo Bergonzi, Gianandrea Gavazzeni & Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

Listen to Puccini: Madama Butterfly by Renata Tebaldi, Carlo Bergonzi, Fiorenza Cossotto, Enzo Sordello, Coro Dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia & Tullio Serafin

ALBUMPuccini: Madama ButterflyRenata Tebaldi, Carlo Bergonzi, Fiorenza Cossotto, Enzo Sordello, Coro Dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia & Tullio Serafin

Listen to Leoncavallo: Pagliacci by Alfredo Simonetto, Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro di Milano della RAI, Carla Gavazzi & Carlo Bergonzi

ALBUMLeoncavallo: PagliacciAlfredo Simonetto, Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro di Milano della RAI, Carla Gavazzi & Carlo Bergonzi

Listen to Verdi : I due foscari (1951) by Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano della RAI, Carlo Maria Giulini, e coro di Milano della Rai & Carlo Bergonzi

ALBUMVerdi : I due foscari (1951)Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano della RAI, Carlo Maria Giulini, e coro di Milano della Rai & Carlo Bergonzi

About Carlo Bergonzi

Hometown

Polesine Parmense, Italy

Born

1924

Genre

Classical

Although only a passable actor of average looks—his words—Italian tenor Carlo Bergonzi had a graceful musical expression that made him the 20th century’s supreme interpreter of Verdi. Born the son of a cheesemaker near Parma in 1924, Bergonzi sang children’s operatic roles before studying voice as a baritone at the Conservatorio di Musica Arrigo Boito di Parma. He spent three years in a German concentration camp for anti-Nazi activities and, after returning home in 1945, made his baritone debut in 1948. Realizing he was better suited to tenor roles, Bergonzi retrained and made a second debut in 1951 at Bari’s Teatro Petruzzelli, singing the title role of Umberto Giordano’s Andrea Chénier. A master of long, supple lines, Bergonzi would eventually record every major Verdi role, as captured on the 1976 Philips compilation Verdi: 31 Tenor Arias. An international star, he sang more than 300 times with New York’s Metropolitan Opera until the ’80s, when he transitioned to the sort of recital work heard on 1988’s Vocal Recital. Bergonzi could frequently be found in his Busseto restaurant “I Due Foscari,” its name a nod to Verdi, until his death in 2014.