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Mirto Picchi

voc, 1915-1980 IT
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Mirto Picchi (March 15, 1915, San Mauro, near Florence - September 25, 1980, Florence) was an Italian dramatic tenor, particularly associated with the Italian repertory, and with contemporary works.Picchi studied in Milan with Giulia Tess and Giuseppe Armani, and made his debut there as Radamès in Aïda, in 1946.However, the main part of his career was in Italy, notably in Milan (Teatro alla Scala), Rome, Naples, and Florence, where he first sang Jason in a revival of Cherubini's Médée (in the Italian version), opposite Callas, in 1953.

     
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Norma: Act I Scene 1: Casta diva (Norma, Chorus) on Bellini: Norma by Vincenzo Bellini, Paul Asciak, Maria Callas, Vittorio Gui & Mirto Picchi
Simon Boccanegra: Act III Scene 5: Gran Dio, li benedici (Simone) on Verdi, G.: Simon Boccanegra [Opera] by Giuseppe Verdi, Tito Gobbi & Mario Rossi
Simon Boccanegra: Act I: Plebe, patrizia, popolo (Simone) on Verdi, G.: Simon Boccanegra [Opera] by Giuseppe Verdi, Tito Gobbi & Mario Rossi
Norma: Act I: No, non tremare, O perfido! (Norma, Adalgisa) on Bellini: Norma by Vincenzo Bellini, Paul Asciak, Maria Callas, Vittorio Gui & Mirto Picchi
Macbeth, Act I: Di destarlo per tempo il Re m'impose on Verdi: Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi, Vittorio Gui, Giuseppe Taddei, Leyla Gencer & Ochestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo
Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro): Overture on Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Various Artists
Norma: Act I Scene 2: Oh, rimembranza! (Norma, Adalgisa) on Bellini: Norma by Vincenzo Bellini, Paul Asciak, Maria Callas, Vittorio Gui & Mirto Picchi
Oberon, J. 306: Act III: Arabien, mein Heimatland (Fatima) on Weber: Oberon by Carl Maria von Weber & Vittorio Gui
Norma: Act I Scene 2: Vanne, si, mi lascia, indegno (Norma, Adalgisa, Pollione) on Bellini: Norma by Vincenzo Bellini, Paul Asciak, Maria Callas, Vittorio Gui & Mirto Picchi
Norma: Act II Scene 1: Mira, o Norma (Adalgisa, Norma) on Bellini: Norma by Vincenzo Bellini, Paul Asciak, Maria Callas, Vittorio Gui & Mirto Picchi

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Discography
Title Artist Year Type
NormaVincenzo Bellini / Maria Callas, Mirto Picchi, Ebe Stignani, Giacomo Vaghi, Joan Sutherland, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden2017Album
I Due FoscariGiuseppe Verdi, Tullio Serafin, Leyla Gencer, Mirto Picchi, Gian Giacomo Guelfi, Alessandro Maddalena, Ottorino Bagalli, Marisa Salimbeni, Orchestra Del Teatro La Fenice E Coro Del Teatro La Fenice2008Album
L'Incoronazione Di PoppeaClaudio Monteverdi - Claudia Parada, Mirto Picchi, Boris Christoff2000Album
MacbethGiuseppe Verdi, Leyla Gencer, Mirto Picchi, Giuseppe Taddei, Ferruccio Mazzoli1958Album
Arie da opere registrazioni 1956-1969Mirto Picchi, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Georg Friedrich Händel, Luigi Cherubini, Carl Maria von Weber, Giuseppe Verdi, Francesco Cilea, Riccardo Zandonai, Ildebrando Pizzetti, Benjamin BrittenAlbum
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