Enrico Tamberlik
Enrico Tamberlik (16 March 1820 – 13 March 1889) was an Italian tenor who sang to great acclaim at Europe and America's leading opera venues.[1] He excelled in the heroic roles of the Italian and French repertories and was renowned for his powerful declamation and clarion high notes.
Career
Born in Rome, some sources claim that Tamberlik might have been of Romanian descent and that his real name was Nikita Torna.[2] Nonetheless, his vocal training was entirely Italian. He studied first in Naples with Zirilli and Borgna, then in Bologna with Guglielmi, and finally in Milan with De Abella.
The budding tenore robusto made his debut in concert in 1837 and later graced the operatic stage for the first time at the
In 1850, Tamberlik debuted at the
Tamberlik portrayed Alfredo in
Vocal characteristics and repertoire
Tamberlik succeeded
According to contemporary accounts of his singing, Tamberlik possessed a big, incisive voice with a pervasive
.The heroic tenor
Sources
- ^ "Obituary Notice: Enrico Tamberlik". The Musical Times. 30: 219. 1889.
- ^ Salazar, David (16 March 2019). "Artist Profile: Enrico Tamberlick, A Major Tenor of the 19th Century". Opera Wire. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- Grove Music Online, entry by Elizabeth Forbes, July 2008.
- The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera, second edition, edited by Harold Rosenthal and John Warrack, Oxford University Press, London, 1980.
- The Great Singers, revised edition, by Henry Pleasants, Macmillan Publishing, London, 1983.
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