Giuseppe Di Stefano Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Giuseppe Di Stefano (24 July 1921 – 3 March 2008) was an Italian operatic tenor who sang professionally from the late 1940s until the early 1990s. He was known as the "Golden voice" or "The most beautiful voice", as the true successor of Beniamino Gigli. He was also known for his long-term performance and recording association and brief romantic episode with the soprano Maria Callas.
His father was a cobbler and his mother was a dressmaker.
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He made his operatic debut in 1946 as Des Grieux in "Manon". He first sang at the Met in New York in 1948.
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He accompanied Maria Callas on her final recital tour in 1973.
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His final performance was in 1992 as the emperor in "Turandot".
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Legendary lyric-dramatic tenor sang with distinction all over the world (La Scala, Metropolitan Opera, Teatro Colon, among many others) until taking on too many heavy roles too early cost him his voice. He may still be heard at his best on the many recordings he made in his prime, particularly "Tosca", "Pagliacci" and "Lucia di Lammermoor" opposite his close friend and frequent on-stage partner, Maria Callas. His recordings of the traditional Neopolitan songs have also been much-praised.
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Never fully recovered from wounds sustained in a robbery at his family's villa in Kenya in November 2004. The tenor had been struck in the head during an attack by five assailants at his home.
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One of the most famous tenors of his time, he sang the role of Mario Cavaradossi in Maria Callas's famous 1953 recording of "Tosca", considered one of the greatest operatic recordings ever made. He also sang the role of the Duke of Mantua in Callas's studio recording of "Rigoletto", as well as her studio recordings of "Cavalleria Rusticana" and "Pagliacci". He also sang the tenor part in Arturo Toscanini's 1951 performance of Verdi's "Requiem Mass".
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal
2012
performer: "Mesta e la tua canzon! Coro/Azucena/Manrico/Un vecchio zingaro" - as Giuseppe di Stefano
L'immortel
2010
performer: "Ehii Rodolfo ... O Soave Fanciulla"
The Young Victoria
2009
performer: "Vieni, fra queste braccia"
Milk
2008/I
performer: "Ah, quegli occhi! Quale occhio al mondo", "E lucevan le stelle", "Mia gelosa!"
A Corte do Norte
2008
performer: "La Traviata" excerpt
Bye-Bye
1995
performer: "O sole mio"
Kyanq
1993
Short documentary performer: "Messa da Requiem: Hostias"
$11 Million
