Born on September 7, 1940, in Veggiano, Italy, Giuseppe Giacomini was an acclaimed dramatic opera tenor. He portrayed many of the great operatic roles on stage and won several awards yet never achieved international fame. At a young age, he took singing lessons with Elena Ceriati, Marcello del Monaco and Vladimiro Badiali. He won several competitions before making his debut at the Vercelli Opera in 1966 in Puccini’s Madame Butterfly. He continued with roles in Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana and Puccini’s Manon Lescaut. He toured internationally with several production in the early 1970s, performing in cities such as Berlin, Lisbon, Barcelona, Vienna, Munich and Buenos Aires. In Italy, he became a great success, performing in legendary venues such as La Scala (Milan), the San Carlo Theater (Naples), the Regio Theater (Turin), and the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (Rome). He also appeared at the Metropolitan Opera, New York in 1975 and the following year in Paris, France. In 1980, after the recording of Bellini’s Norma, Giuseppe Giacomini performed at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden (London) in Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West. He also participated in the production of Aida at the foot of the Egyptian pyramids in 1987 and at the opening ceremony of the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea. Giuseppe Giacomini’s discography includes Cavalleria Rusticana (1991), Tosca (1993), Il Trittico (1994), Religious Aires & Songs (1995), Otello (1997), and Tenor's Favorite Songs (2001). He retired in 2010 after a tour of China. Giuseppe Giacomini died on July 28, 2021.
