voc, 1920-1998 IT, Felizzano
Classical
Gino Penno (1920–1998) was an Italian tenor, who enjoyed a short but brilliant career in opera in the 1950s.Penno was born in Felizzano, Italy, and studied with Ettore Campogaliano. After winning a singing competition, he entered the Scuola di Canto of the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. While still a student, he sang a number of comprimario roles, and appeared in his first leading role in 1950, Floreski in Cherubini's Lodoiska.Penno died in Milan, on February 8, 1998, aged 77.He seems to have continued in smaller opera houses in Italy for a few more seasons.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Ernani | Giuseppe Verdi, Gino Penno, Caterina Mancini, Giuseppe Taddei, Giacomo Vaghi, Orchestra Sinfonica Di Roma Della RAI, Coro di Roma della RAI | 2000 | Album |
Ernani | Giuseppe Verdi, Gino Penno, Giuseppe Taddei, Caterina Mancini | 1988 | Album |
Medea | Maria Callas, Fedora Barbieri, Maria Luisa Nache, Gino Penno, Giuseppe Modesti, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala E Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Leonard Bernstein | 1977 | Album |
Macbeth | Giuseppe Verdi - Victor De Sabata Conducts, Featuring Maria Callas, Enzo Mascherini, Italo Tajo, Gino Penno | 1977 | Album |