Titta Ruffo

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Titta Ruffo was an Italian operatic baritone who was born in 1877. He achieved early professional recognition after his debut as the Herald in Richard Wagner’s Lohengrin (1898) at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome. Ruffo is famous for his powerful, resonant voice and vibrant upper register, earning the nickname “Voce del leone” (“voice of the lion”). His international career included major debuts in London (1903), Milan (1904), and the Paris Opéra (1911). He made an American debut in Philadelphia in 1912 and performed at the Metropolitan Opera between 1922 and 1929. His repertoire included the title roles in Hamlet and Rigoletto, as well as Amonasro in Aida. Ruffo was a prolific recording artist who produced over 130 records, including the notable duet “Sì, pel ciel marmoreo giuro!” (1914) with Enrico Caruso. Following his retirement in 1931, he returned to Italy where he was arrested in 1937 for opposing the Fascist regime. He died in 1953.

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Italian Opera Legend

: 01-01-2014

Italian Opera Legend

01	Hamlet, Act II: O Vin Dissipe la Tristesse	Titta Ruffo	Italian Opera Legend			03:51
02	La Traviata, Act II: Di Provenza Il Mar	Titta Ruffo	Italian Opera Legend			03:05
03	La Gioconda, Act I: O Monumento! Regia e Bolgia Dogale	Titta Ruffo	Italian Opera Legend			04:09
04	La Gioconda, Act II: Ah! Pescator Affonda L'Esca	Titta Ruffo	Italian Opera Legend			03:03
05	Pagliacci: Sì Può?	Titta Ruffo	Italian Opera Legend			08:13
06	Zazà, Act II: Buona Zazà, del Mio Buon Tempo	Titta Ruffo	Italian Opera Legend			02:12
07	Zazà, Act II: Zazà, Piccola Zingara	Titta Ruffo	Italian Opera Legend			02:36

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A Tribute to Giuseppe Verdi

℗ 2013 Preiser Records: 12-02-2013

A Tribute to Giuseppe Verdi

01	Nabucco: Ben io t´invenni... Anch´io dischiuso	Anita Cerquetti	A Tribute to Giuseppe Verdi			07:15
	Writer: Giuseppe Verdi / Composers: Giuseppe Verdi
02	Ernani: Gran Dio!... O de´ verd´anni miei	Carlo Tagliabue	A Tribute to Giuseppe Verdi			04:29
	Writer: Giuseppe Verdi / Composers: Giuseppe Verdi
03	Macbeth: Una macchia è qui tutt´ora	Margherita Grandi	A Tribute to Giuseppe Verdi			07:39
	Writer: Giuseppe Verdi / Composers: Giuseppe Verdi
04	Macbeth: Pietà, rispetto, amore	Leonard Warren	A Tribute to Giuseppe Verdi			03:28
	Writer: Giuseppe Verdi / Composers: Giuseppe Verdi
05	Luisa Miller: O fede negar... Quando le sere	Giacinto Prandelli	A Tribute to Giuseppe Verdi			04:32
	Writer: Giuseppe Verdi / Composers: Giuseppe Verdi
06	Rigoletto: Pari siamo	Tito Gobbi	A Tribute to Giuseppe Verdi			03:59
	Writer: Giuseppe Verdi / Composers: Giuseppe Verdi
07	Rigoletto: Ella mi fù rapita... Parmi veder le lagrime	Alfredo Kraus	A Tribute to Giuseppe Verdi			05:45
	Writer: Giuseppe Verdi / Composers: Giuseppe Verdi

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The Symposium Opera Collection, Vol. 18 (1906-1927)

℗ 2011 Symposium: 04-01-2011

The Symposium Opera Collection, Vol. 18 (1906-1927)

01	L'Africaine, L' Africaine (the African Maid), Act III: All'erta, marinar! [Sung in Italian]	Titta Ruffo	The Symposium Opera Collection, Vol. 18 (1906-1927)			01:46
	Writer: Augustin-Eugène Scribe / Composers: Giacomo Meyerbeer
02	La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: E che tu qui (Sung in Italian) [Sung in Italian]	Titta Ruffo	The Symposium Opera Collection, Vol. 18 (1906-1927)			02:08
	Writer: Gérard de Nerval - Almire Gandonnière / Composers: Hector Berlioz
03	Il barbiere di Siviglia (the Barber of Seville), Act I: Largo al factotum	Titta Ruffo	The Symposium Opera Collection, Vol. 18 (1906-1927)			04:13
	Writer: Cesare Sterbini / Composers: Gioachino Rossini
04	Il barbiere di Siviglia (the Barber of Seville), Act I: Dunque io son	Titta Ruffo	The Symposium Opera Collection, Vol. 18 (1906-1927)			03:50
	Writer: Cesare Sterbini / Composers: Gioachino Rossini
05	Nabucco, Act I: Tremin gl'insani del mio	Titta Ruffo	The Symposium Opera Collection, Vol. 18 (1906-1927)			02:43
	Writer: Temistocle Solera / Composers: Giuseppe Verdi
06	Rigoletto, Act I: Pari siamo	Titta Ruffo	The Symposium Opera Collection, Vol. 18 (1906-1927)			03:54
	Writer: Francesco Maria Piave / Composers: Giuseppe Verdi
07	Rigoletto, Act I: Deh, non parlare al misero	Titta Ruffo	The Symposium Opera Collection, Vol. 18 (1906-1927)			03:50
	Writer: Francesco Maria Piave / Composers: Giuseppe Verdi

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Titta Ruffo Edition

1999 Preiser Records: 28-08-2006

Titta Ruffo Edition

01	Deh! vieni alla finestra (Don Giovanni)	Titta Ruffo	Titta Ruffo Edition			02:18
02	Buona Zazà del mio buon tempo (Zazà)	Titta Ruffo	Titta Ruffo Edition			02:06
03	Alla vita che t´arride (Un Ballo in Maschera)	Titta Ruffo	Titta Ruffo Edition			03:03
04	Non penso a lei	Titta Ruffo	Titta Ruffo Edition			02:26
05	Suonno´e fantasia	Titta Ruffo	Titta Ruffo Edition			03:11
06	Visione veneziana	Titta Ruffo	Titta Ruffo Edition			03:05
07	Zazà, piccola zingara (Zazà)	Titta Ruffo	Titta Ruffo Edition			02:30

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Titta Ruffo - The early recordings 1906 - 1912

℗ 1999 Preiser Records: 19-08-2006

Titta Ruffo - The early recordings 1906 - 1912

01	Don Giovanni: La ci darem la mano	Titta Ruffo	Titta Ruffo - The early recordings 1906 - 1912			03:12
	Writer: Titta Ruffo - Graziella Pareto / Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
02	Don Giovanni: Deh, vieni alla finestra	Titta Ruffo	Titta Ruffo - The early recordings 1906 - 1912			02:38
	Writer: Titta Ruffo / Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
03	I Puritani: Suoni la tromba	Titta Ruffo	Titta Ruffo - The early recordings 1906 - 1912			03:09
	Writer: Titta Ruffo - Andreas Perello de Segurola / Composers: Vincenzo Bellini
04	Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Largo al factotum	Titta Ruffo	Titta Ruffo - The early recordings 1906 - 1912			04:17
	Writer: Titta Ruffo / Composers: Gioacchino Rossini
05	Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Dunque io son, tu non m´inganni	Titta Ruffo	Titta Ruffo - The early recordings 1906 - 1912			03:46
	Writer: Titta Ruffo / Composers: Gioacchino Rossini
06	Rigoletto: Pari siamo	Titta Ruffo	Titta Ruffo - The early recordings 1906 - 1912			04:24
	Writer: Titta Ruffo / Composers: Giuseppe Verdi
07	Rigoletto: Ah, veglia, o donna	Titta Ruffo	Titta Ruffo - The early recordings 1906 - 1912			02:35
	Writer: Titta Ruffo - Maria Galvany / Composers: Giuseppe Verdi

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Lebendige Vergangenheit - Titta Ruffo

℗ 2004 Preiser Records: 03-08-2006

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Titta Ruffo

01	Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Largo al factotum	Titta Ruffo	Lebendige Vergangenheit - Titta Ruffo			04:17
	Writer: Titta Ruffo / Composers: Gioacchino Rossini
02	Nabucco: Tremin gl´insani del mio furore	Titta Ruffo	Lebendige Vergangenheit - Titta Ruffo			02:39
	Writer: Titta Ruffo / Composers: Giuseppe Verdi
03	Ernani: Oh! de` verd`anni miei	Titta Ruffo	Lebendige Vergangenheit - Titta Ruffo			04:25
	Writer: Titta Ruffo / Composers: Giuseppe Verdi
04	Rigoletto: Pari siamo	Titta Ruffo	Lebendige Vergangenheit - Titta Ruffo			03:54
	Writer: Titta Ruffo / Composers: Giuseppe Verdi
05	Un Ballo in Maschera: Eri tu che macchiavi	Titta Ruffo	Lebendige Vergangenheit - Titta Ruffo			04:30
	Writer: Titta Ruffo / Composers: Giuseppe Verdi
06	Dinorah: Sei vendicata assai	Titta Ruffo	Lebendige Vergangenheit - Titta Ruffo			04:11
	Writer: Titta Ruffo / Composers: Giacomo Meyerbeer
07	Faust: Dio possente, Dio d´amore	Titta Ruffo	Lebendige Vergangenheit - Titta Ruffo			04:06
	Writer: Titta Ruffo / Composers: Charles Gounod

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Great Voices Of The Century

(P) 1980 © Everest Records™ a division of 43 North Broadway, LLC. WARNING: All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.: 11-10-1980

Great Voices Of The Century

01	Hamlet: Brindisi	Titta Ruffo	Great Voices Of The Century			02:59
	Composers: Ambroise Thomas
02	Traviata : Di Provenza	Titta Ruffo	Great Voices Of The Century			02:14
	Composers: Giuseppe Verdi
03	Zaza : Buona Zaza	Titta Ruffo	Great Voices Of The Century			02:06
	Composers: Ruggiero Leoncavallo
04	Faust, CG 4: Death Of Valentine	Titta Ruffo	Great Voices Of The Century			02:11
	Composers: Charles Gounod
05	Zaza: Zaza, Piccola Zingara	Titta Ruffo	Great Voices Of The Century			02:33
	Composers: Ruggiero Leoncavallo
06	Barber Of Seville : Largo Al Factotum	Titta Ruffo	Great Voices Of The Century			02:42
	Composers: Gioacchino Rossini
07	Don Carlo : Per Me Qiunto	Titta Ruffo	Great Voices Of The Century			02:54
	Composers: Giuseppe Verdi

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Recital

(P) 1965 © Scala Records™ a division of 43 North Broadway, LLC. WARNING: All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.: 30-03-1965

Recital

01	Rigoletto: Miei Signori	Titta Ruffo	Recital			02:55
	Composers: Giuseppe Verdi
02	Rigoletto: Veglia, O Donna	Titta Ruffo	Recital			02:30
	Composers: Giuseppe Verdi
03	Rigoletto: Piangi, Fianciulla	Titta Ruffo	Recital			03:19
	Composers: Giuseppe Verdi
04	Rigoletto: Lassun In Cielo	Titta Ruffo	Recital			04:10
	Composers: Giuseppe Verdi
05	Merrigiata	Titta Ruffo	Recital			01:45
	Composers: Ruggiero Leoncavallo
06	E La Mia Dama	Titta Ruffo	Recital			01:41
	Composers: Vincenzo Billi
07	Hamlet: Nega, Si Puoi	Titta Ruffo	Recital			03:45
	Composers: Ambroise Thomas

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Singles

Largo Al Factotum

℗ 1921 Vintage Restoration: 26-01-1921

Largo Al Factotum

01	Largo Al Factotum	Titta Ruffo	Largo Al Factotum			02:49
	Writer: Titta Ruffo / Composers: Titta Ruffo

Brindisi

℗ 1920 Vintage Restoration: 14-01-1920

Brindisi

01	Brindisi	Titta Ruffo	Brindisi			03:40
	Writer: Titta Ruffo / Composers: Titta Ruffo

Massenet: Thaïs: Ecco dunque l'orribil città

℗ 1914 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin: 05-01-1914

Massenet: Thaïs: Ecco dunque l'orribil città

01	Thaïs : Massenet: Thaïs - Ecco dunque l'orribil città (Sung in Italian)	Titta Ruffo	Massenet: Thaïs: Ecco dunque l'orribil città			02:52
	Writer: Louis Marie Alexandre Gallet - Anatole France / Composers: Jules Massenet

Ferradini: "Non penso a lei"

℗ 1912 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin: 17-11-1912

Ferradini: "Non penso a lei"

01	Ferradini: "Non penso a lei"	Titta Ruffo	Ferradini: "Non penso a lei"			02:24
	Composers: Mario Ferradini

Leoncavallo: Zazà: Zazà, piccola zingara

℗ 1912 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin: 17-11-1912

Leoncavallo: Zazà: Zazà, piccola zingara

01	Zazà : Leoncavallo: Zazà - Zazà, piccola zingara	Titta Ruffo	Leoncavallo: Zazà: Zazà, piccola zingara			02:05
	Writer: Ruggero Leoncavallo - Pierre Berton - Charles Simon / Composers: Ruggero Leoncavallo

Rossini: Largo al factotum

℗ 1912 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin: 01-01-1912

Rossini: Largo al factotum

01	Il barbiere di Siviglia : Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia: Largo al factotum	Titta Ruffo	Rossini: Largo al factotum			03:58
	Writer: Cesare Sterbini / Composers: Gioachino Rossini

Tosti: Marechiare

℗ 1912 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin: 01-01-1912

Tosti: Marechiare

01	Tosti: Marechiare	Titta Ruffo	Tosti: Marechiare			02:50
	Writer: Salvatore Di Giacomo / Composers: Paolo Tosti