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Ruggero Raimondi‌

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Ruggero Raimondi

Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Ruggero Raimondi

Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1941-10-03

Popularity

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Biography

Ruggero Raimondi (born 3 October 1941) is an Italian bass-baritone opera singer who has also appeared in motion pictures. Ruggero Raimondi was born in Bologna, Italy, during World War II. His voice matured early into its adult timbre, and at the age of 15, he auditioned for conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, who encouraged him to pursue an operatic career. He began vocal studies with Ettore Campogalliani, and was accepted at age 16 as a student at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan. He then continued his studies in Rome, under the guidance of Teresa Pediconi and Armando Piervenanzi. After having won the National Competition for young opera singers in Spoleto, he made his debut in the same city in the role of Colline in La bohème in the Festival dei Due Mondi. Subsequently, an opportunity arose for him at the Teatro dell'Opera in Rome when he was called upon to substitute in the role of Procida in Giuseppe Verdi's I vespri siciliani, and he received enormous success from the public and the critics. The young singer was very shy and stiff at first, but his early directors helped him, and he was soon an accomplished opera actor. Raimondi's career soon extended to the major opera houses in Italy, such as La Fenice in Venice, the Teatro Regio in Turin, Teatro Comunale in Florence and abroad, beginning with the Glyndebourne Festival (Don Giovanni in 1969). His La Scala debut was as Timur in Turandot in 1968, his Metropolitan Opera debut was as Silva in Ernani in 1970, and his Covent Garden debut was as Fiesco in Simon Boccanegra in 1972. In 1975, he made his Paris Opera debut as Procida, followed by the title role in Boris Godunov, and his Salzburg Festival debut in 1980 as the King in Aida. In 1986, he first directed a production of Don Giovanni, and decided to continue his career as a director as well. Some of his most important roles have been King Philip in Verdi's Don Carlos; Fiesco; the title roles in Boris Godunov (including the Andrzej Żuławski film) and Attila; Silva; Escamillo in Bizet's Carmen (including the Francesco Rosi film, 1984, with Plácido Domingo and Julia Migenes); the title role in Don Giovanni (including the Joseph Losey film, 1979); Count Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro; and Don Alfonso in Così fan tutte; the title role in Don Quichotte by Massenet; and Scarpia in a recording of Tosca later filmed live from Rome, with Plácido Domingo and Catherine Malfitano, conducted by Zubin Mehta. He also made the television film Six Characters in Search of a Singer.[citation needed] In 2008, Raimondi made his television debut in the mini-series Le Sanglot des anges on French TV, in which he played the role of an Italian opera singer. In July 2011 he played the role of Pagano in Verdi's I Lombardi alla prima crociata on the rooftop of Milan Cathedral. The concert was organized by the Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo di Milano to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Italian unification. Source: Article "Ruggero Raimondi" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Movie Credits

Carmen

Carmen‌
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calendar 1984

Tosca: In the Settings and at the Times of Tosca

Tosca: In the Settings and at the Times of Tosca‌
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calendar 1993

Gran Gala di Verdi

Gran Gala di Verdi‌
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calendar 2001

Don Giovanni

Don Giovanni‌
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calendar 1979

Life Is a Bed of Roses

Life Is a Bed of Roses‌
star5.8
calendar 1983

The Trout

The Trout‌
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calendar 1982

Tosca

Tosca‌
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calendar 2001

The Colors of the Devil

The Colors of the Devil‌
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calendar 1997

Boris Godounov

Boris Godounov‌
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calendar 1989

Mozart:The Requiem from Sarajevo

Mozart:The Requiem from Sarajevo‌
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calendar 1993

Il viaggio a Reims

Il viaggio a Reims‌
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calendar 1984

Verdi: Requiem

Verdi: Requiem‌
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calendar 1982

Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Il Barbiere di Siviglia‌
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calendar 2005

Les Contes d'Hoffmann

Les Contes d'Hoffmann‌
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calendar 2004

Puccini: Tosca (Arena di Verona)

Puccini: Tosca (Arena di Verona)‌
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calendar 2006

Così fan tutte

Così fan tutte‌
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calendar 2005

Assassinio nella cattedrale

Assassinio nella cattedrale‌
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calendar

Ernani

Ernani‌
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calendar 1983

Georges Bizet: Carmen

Georges Bizet: Carmen‌
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calendar 1980

Faust

Faust‌
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calendar 1985

Rigoletto a Mantova

Rigoletto a Mantova‌
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calendar 2010

Le Nozze di Figaro - The Met

Le Nozze di Figaro - The Met‌
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calendar 1985

Rossini: Il turco in Italia (Opernhaus Zurich)

Rossini: Il turco in Italia (Opernhaus Zurich)‌
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calendar 2002

Tosca

Tosca‌
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calendar 2014

Don Pasquale

Don Pasquale‌
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calendar 2007

My Out-Laws

My Out-Laws‌
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calendar 2019

Tosca

Tosca‌
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calendar 1986

Giuseppe Verdi - Falstaff

Giuseppe Verdi - Falstaff‌
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calendar 2007

The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala

The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala‌
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calendar 1983

Puccini: Tosca

Puccini: Tosca‌
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calendar 2004

Tv Credits

Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier‌
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calendar 1972

Le Sanglot des anges

Le Sanglot des anges‌
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calendar 2008

Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier‌
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calendar 1972

Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier‌
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calendar 1972

Numéro un

Numéro un‌
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calendar 1975

Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées‌
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calendar 1982