Antonio Tamburini

Opera singer

1800 – 1876

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Who was Antonio Tamburini?

Antonio Tamburini was an Italian operatic baritone.

Born in Faenza, then part of the Papal States, Tamburini studied the orchestral horn with his father and voice with Aldobrando Rossi, before making his debut as a singer, aged 18, in La contessa di colle erbose. He went on to become one of the finest baritones of his age. He had a beautiful, smooth and flexible voice the quality of which is indicated by the bel canto music written for him. He was renowned also for his good looks and impressive stage presence, often working with the tenor Giovanni Battista Rubini and soprano Giulia Grisi.

Tamburini is famous for his association with the operatic compositions of Bellini such as I Puritani. Indeed, he was one of the so-called "Puritani Quartet" of leading international singers, along with Grisi, Rubini and the bass Luigi Lablache. The quartet was reunited on stage, albeit with Giovanni Mario replacing Rubini, in 1843 at the premiere of Donizetti's Don Pasquale.

A particular favourite with London and Paris audiences, Tamburini was married to the contralto Marietta Gioia-Tamburini. They often sang together.

He died at Nice in 1876, aged 76.

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Born
Mar 28, 1800
Faenza
Nationality
  • Italy
Profession
Died
Nov 8, 1876
Nice

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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