Dano Raffanti
Dano Raffanti (born 5 April 1948) is an Italian tenor, particularly associated with the Italian baroque and bel canto repertory.
Dano Raffanti | |
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| Born | April 5, 1948 Lucca, Italy |
| Occupation | Tenor |
| Years active | 1976 - 1990 |
| Spouse | Maria Rosa Nazario |
Life and career
Born in Lucca, Raffanti trained in Milan with Rodolfo Celletti, and made his debut at La Scala in 1976, in Bussotti's Nottetempo.[1]
The following year, he appeared at the
Orlando furioso, in Verona, opposite Marilyn Horne, in 1978, repeating the role for his American debut in Dallas in 1980.[2] He also appeared at the Rossini Opera Festival at Pesaro in La donna del lago opposite Katia Ricciarelli, Lucia Valentini Terrani and Samuel Ramey in 1983, and made his debut at the Royal Opera House in London as Tebaldo in I Capuleti e i Montecchi in 1984 opposite Agnes Baltsa and Edita Gruberová conducted by Riccardo Muti. His debut at the Paris Opéra
in 1985 was as Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia.
Raffanti made his Metropolitan Opera debut in 1981 as Alfredo in La traviata, and later sang there the Duke in Rigoletto, Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor, Rodolfo in La bohème, the Italian singer in Der Rosenkavalier, Nemorino in L'elisir d'amore, and Goffredo in Handel's Rinaldo.[3]
His roles include also Ugo in
Raffanti is married to soprano Maria Rosa Nazario.
Videography
- The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala, Deutsche Grammophon DVD, 00440-073-4538, 2009
References
Notes
- ^ a b Forbes
- ^ Forbes. In fact, according to Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Otello, 8 September 1977". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian)., Raffanti had already performed in 1977 the minor role of Roderigo in Verdi's Otello at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco.
- ^ Archives.metoperafamily.org.
- ^ Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Parisina, 18 May 1990". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
- ^ Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "La sonnambula, 20 March 1979". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
Sources
- ISBN 978-0-19-522186-2
Further reading
- R. Mancini & J.-J. Rouvereux, Le guide de l'opéra, les indispensables de la musique, Fayard, 1986, ISBN 2-213-01563-5
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