Tito Gobbi (24 October 1913 – 5 March 1984) was an Italian operatic baritone with an international reputation.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Callas Assoluta
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:20/12/2007
Otello
Character:Jago
Release Date:01/01/1966
Maria Callas Sings Tosca, Act II
Character:Baron Scarpia
Release Date:09/02/1964
Maria Callas: At Covent Garden, 1962 and 1964
Character:Giacomo Puccini « Tosca, Atto II » extracts (9th February 1964)
Release Date:04/11/1962
Maria Callas: Toujours (Paris 1958)
Character:Scarpia / Figaro (Baritone)
Release Date:19/12/1958
Figaro, il barbiere di Siviglia
Character:Figaro
Release Date:29/07/1955
House of Ricordi
Character:Cantante
Release Date:01/12/1954
I Pagliacci
Character:Tonio
Release Date:24/09/1954
Giuseppe Verdi
Character:Singer - baritone
Release Date:22/12/1953
The Firebird
Character:Mario Vanni
Release Date:11/08/1952
Soho Conspiracy
Character:Tito Gobbi
Release Date:01/10/1950
La forza del destino
Character:Don Carlos
Release Date:24/01/1950
The Glass Mountain
Character:Tito Gobbi
Release Date:09/03/1949
Pagliacci
Character:Tonio/Silvio
Release Date:02/12/1948
Mad About Opera
Character:Self
Release Date:10/08/1948
First Opera Film Festival
Character:William Tell
Release Date:15/05/1948
La signora dalle camelie
Character:Georg Germont (singing voice)
Release Date:22/12/1947
The Beautiful Days of King Murat
Character:Prince Castelli
Release Date:13/05/1947
The Barber of Seville
Character:Figaro
Release Date:05/05/1947
L'elisir d'amore
Character:Belcore
Release Date:31/01/1947
Before Him All Rome Trembled
Character:Marco
Release Date:02/10/1946
O sole mio
Character:Giovanni
Release Date:07/01/1946
Rigoletto
Character:Rigoletto
Release Date:01/01/1946
Musica proibita
Character:Paolo Marini, detto Paolo Folchi
Release Date:22/10/1942
Giovanni de Medici: The Leader
Character:Troubadour Nino
Release Date:01/01/1937
Television Appearances
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