Giuseppe Borgatti |
Giuseppe Borgatti
Date of birth
17.03.1871
Date of death
18.10.1950
Profession
singer
Voice type
tenor
Country
Italy
Debut 1892 (Castelfranco, Faust). In 1894-95 he sang with success in Spain, then in St. Petersburg. From 1896 he performed at La Scala. 1st Spanish title role in André Chénier (1896, La Scala). Here is Spanish. as Cavaradossi in the Milan premiere of Tosca. One of the greatest masters of the Wagner repertoire in Italy. He sang the parts of Tristan and Siegfried in Der Ring des Nibelungen by Toscanini (1899-1900), who greatly appreciated the talent of the singer. Among the parties are also Lohengrin, Parsifal and many others. etc. In 1913, he unexpectedly went blind at the rehearsal of the play. After that, he performed on the concert stage until 1928. Author of memoirs (1927).
E. Tsodokov