Del monaco was born to a musical upperclass florentine family. Mario del monaco florencia, 1915 mestre, 1982 tenor italiano. Mario del monaco is in my opinion one of the great tenors of the twentieth century but most if not allof his recordings were made at a time when audio technology didnt measure up to today standards. Del monaco was born in florence to a musical upperclass family. Del monaco was born in florence, into a musical upperclass family, to a neapolitan father and to a mother of sicilian descent. Facebook teatro del maggio musicale fiorentino productions with mario del monaco, my father. Mario del monaco was born on july 27, 1915 in florence, tuscany, italy. Mario del monaco, nel centenario della nascita operaclick. Mario di monaco is the author of cradles of success 5. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from mario del monaco at the discogs marketplace.
After spending some time in libya, where his father, a state official, had been posted, the family settled in pesaro. One of the leading tenore di forza dramatic tenor of the 1950s, he possessed a voice of considerable range and power with a thrilling upper register. In 1965, at age 22, he made his debut as a stage director in a production of samson et dalila in syracuse, sicily, which was starred by his father. The stentorian dramatic tenor of mario del monaco was heard throughout the world during the 1950s and 1960s. This strange release commemorates mario del monacos debut in moscow june 29, 1959. Mario del monaco, tenor, dead at 67 the new york times. Mario del monaco july 27, 1915 july 16, 1982 was an italian tenor, particularly associated with italian heroic roles, notably otello. While often berated by critics for his unsubtle vocal production, del monaco was a favorite of audiences who appreciated his power and sincerity of approach while tackling the heaviest roles in the italian tenor repertory. Every vocal buff knows the great dramatic tenor mario del monaco 19151982 but few outside italy know that his.
While some singing teachers wrote books about the vocal technique they taught, not too. Mario del monaco 27 july 1915 16 october 1982 was an italian operatic tenor. Mario del monaco was an italian tenor and is regarded by his admirers as being one of the greatest dramatic tenors of the 20th century. Del monaco was born in venice to operatic tenor, mario del monaco and operatic soprano, rina fedora filipini.
Mario del monaco simple english wikipedia, the free. In addition, one should know that there is also a decided difference between the lighter weight early meonerli recordings, and the later s, such as the integral turandot and, for instance. Opera director claudio del monaco, son of the famous tenor. Looking back on mario del monaco by david akins all photos courtesy david akins, charles mintzer collections photo charles mintzer coll. Mario del monaco, unsubtle as always, pours out acres of bronze tone in the title role, and if his every vocal gesture is predictable, well, they are still exciting and unique. Mario del monaco recital with brian runnett vinyl, lp, album, stereo edit release sell this item. Mario del monaco recital with brian runnett discogs. Mario del monaco florence july 27, 1915 october 16, 1982 in mestre was an italian tenor and is regarded as one of the loudest tenors of the 20th century. Media in category mario del monaco the following 8 files are in this category, out of 8 total. Product was successfully added to your shopping cart. However, verdi was not sure that he had the energy to work and fight for what he felt was needed to bring this tragedy to the stage. He graduated from the rossini conservatory at pesaro.
Every vocal buff knows the great dramatic tenor mario del monaco. He was an actor, known for the untouchables 1987, wall street 1987 and action jackson 1988. Mario del monaco bio, albums, pictures naxos classical. Being born into musical family, del monaco was exposed to music and the operatic world from an early age. As a young boy he studied the violin but had a passion for singing. Otello jago con mario del monaco, teatro sociale mantova 1971. Biography of mario del monaco excerpt mario del monaco florence july 27, 1915 october 16, 1982 in mestre was an italian tenor and is regarded by his admirers as one of the greatest tenors of the 20th century. Mario was born to a musical upperclass florentine family. He began to think about an operatic setting of otello in 1879, and he asked arrigo boito to draft a libretto.
Mario del monaco was born into an affluent middleclass family. A few years ago james radomski wrote a book about the garcia family and now a book has been published on marcello del monaco 1919 1984. Giancarlo del monaco, wonderful words for his father mario del monaco, the official biography maestro giancarlo del monaco a career crowned by successes, acknowledgements and honours all over the world, director of the best shows that you had never seen, all published in video by deutsche grammophon, art director of important. Marcello del monaco, il maestro dei tenori naamloos. At the age of thirteen mario started to play the violin, but his real passion was for singing and he began lessons with maestro raffaelli, who recognisd his unique. Astrology and natal chart of mario del monaco, born on. Three titanic tenors del monaco, corelli, and tucker. Ettore bastianinis undertaking of the role of don carlo, king of spain, is noble and mellifluous.