In 1951, Capecchi made his New YorkMetropolitan Opera debut as Germont in La traviata and sang regularly in leading roles there until 1954. After a period of singing primarily in European opera houses, he returned to the Metropolitan Opera in 1975 where he specialized in smaller comic roles in otherwise tragic operas such as the Sacristan in Tosca and Benoit and Alcindoro in La bohème.
^Lace, Ian (February 2004). Review: Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Arthaus Musik 100 412. MusicWeb International. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
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Interview with Renato Capecchi, October 3, 1986
January 01, 1970
renato, capecchi, born, cairo, november, 1923, died, milan, june, 1998, italian, baritone, actor, opera, director, sang, italian, premiere, shostakovich, nose, prokofiev, peace, world, premieres, gian, francesco, malipiero, donna, mobile, giorgio, federico, gh. Renato Capecchi born Cairo November 6 1923 died Milan June 30 1998 was an Italian baritone actor and opera director Renato Capecchi He sang in the Italian premiere of Shostakovich s The Nose and Prokofiev s War and Peace and in the world premieres of Gian Francesco Malipiero s La donna e mobile Giorgio Federico Ghedini s Billy Budd and Lord Inferno and Sylvano Bussotti s L ispirazione In 1951 Capecchi made his New York Metropolitan Opera debut as Germont in La traviata and sang regularly in leading roles there until 1954 After a period of singing primarily in European opera houses he returned to the Metropolitan Opera in 1975 where he specialized in smaller comic roles in otherwise tragic operas such as the Sacristan in Tosca and Benoit and Alcindoro in La boheme Amongst the productions Capecchi directed were The Daughter of the Regiment at New York City Opera 1985 1 Cosi fan tutte in Susa Italy 1978 2 and the US premiere of Giuseppe Gazzaniga s Don Giovanni Tenorio ossia Il convitato di pietra with the San Francisco Opera Merola Opera Program in Saratoga California 1977 3 Recordings are available of him as Figaro Mozart and Rossini Dandini Riccardo Rigoletto Belfiore Melitone Ford Jago Scarpia and in an Italian translation performance of Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg Beckmesser There is a DVD of Capecchi as Don Bartolo with Jennifer Larmore as Rosina in The Barber of Seville staged at Netherlands Opera in a 1992 production by Dario Fo 4 Renato Capecchi accompanied by Denise Masse at her home in Montreal circa 1995 Bibliography editErik Eriksson Renato Capecchi Classical Artist Biographies All Media Guide 2006 accessed 7 November 2007 Elizabeth Forbes Obituary Renato Capecchi The Independent July 13 1998 accessed 7 November 2007 Allan Kozinn Obituary Renato Capecchi The New York Times July 4 1998 accessed 7 November 2007 Metropolitan Opera Data Base accessed 7 November 2007 References edit Donal Henahan Review Daughter of the Regiment The New York Times July 22 1985 Central Opera Service Bulletin Winter 1978 79 Central Opera Service Bulletin 1977 Lace Ian February 2004 Review Il Barbiere di Siviglia Arthaus Musik 100 412 MusicWeb International Retrieved 28 February 2016 External links editInterview with Renato Capecchi October 3 1986 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Renato Capecchi amp oldid 1179202403, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
