Titta Ruffo
Titta Ruffo (9 June 1877 – 5 July 1953), born as Ruffo Cafiero (double forename) Titta, was an Italian operatic baritone who had a major international singing career. Known as the "Voce del leone" ("voice of the lion"), he was greatly admired, even by rival baritones, such as Giuseppe De Luca, who said of Ruffo: "His was not a voice, it was a miracle" (although not often published is the second part of De Luca's conclusion "which he [Ruffo] bawled away..."), and Victor Maurel, the creator of Verdi's Iago and Falstaff. Maurel said that the notes of Ruffo's upper register were the most glorious baritone sounds he had ever heard (see Pleasants, cited below). Indeed Walter Legge, the prominent classical record producer, went so far as to call Ruffo "a genius". |
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 51-75 of 129 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Victor | C-25213 | 12-in. | 4/14/1921 | Dunque ho sognato? | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-25214 | 10-in. | 4/13/1921 | Querida | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-25215 | 10-in. | 4/13/1921 | Lo vedremo, o veglio audace | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | C-25216 | 12-in. | 4/15/1921 | O tu bel astro incantator | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with piano and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | C-25217 | 12-in. | 4/15/1921 | L'onore! Ladri! | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-25950 | 10-in. | 1/12/1922 | El relicario | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-25951 | 10-in. | 1/12/1922 | Brindisi | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-27022 | 10-in. | 10/12/1922 | Quand' ero paggio | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-27023 | 10-in. | 10/12/1922 | Arioso | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-27024 | 10-in. | 10/12/1922 | Porter song | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-27025 | 10-in. | 10/13/1922 | Perjura! | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-27026 | 10-in. | 10/13/1922 | Mephistopheles' serenade | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-27749 | 10-in. | 4/11/1923 | Chanson de la Touraine | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-27750 | 10-in. | 4/11/1923 | Elegie | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with cello and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | C-27750 | 12-in. | 4/11/1923 | Elegie | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with cello and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | C-27751 | 12-in. | 4/11/1923 | Toreador song | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-29034 | 10-in. | 11/27/1923 | Lolita | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-29035 | 10-in. | 11/27/1923 | Le credo du paysan | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-29036 | 10-in. | 11/27/1923 | Santa Lucia | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with mandolin and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-29037 | 10-in. | 11/27/1923 | Lakmé, ton doux regard se voile | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-29038 | 10-in. | 11/27/1923 | Marechiare | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-31694 | 10-in. | 1/21/1925 | Cubanita | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-31695 | 10-in. | 1/21/1925 | Tarantella | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-31696 | 10-in. | 1/21/1925 | Mia sposa sarà la mia bandiera | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-31699 | 10-in. | 1/21/1925 | Chitarra abbruzzese | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with mandolin, guitar, and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ruffo, Titta," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/101957.
Ruffo, Titta. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/101957.
"Ruffo, Titta." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Titta Ruffo
Discogs: Titta Ruffo
Allmusic: Titta Ruffo
Grove: Titta Ruffo
RILM: Titta Ruffo
RISM: Titta Ruffo
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Ruffo, Titta, 1877-1953 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50022483
Wikidata: Titta Ruffo - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q714574
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/100214599
MusicBrainz: Titta Ruffo - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/da499aa9-85d2-4926-8065-e75a9f6b5aa1
Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license
Feedback
Send the Editors a message about this record.