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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". |
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 129 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-12620 | 10-in. | 11/17/1912 | Deh vieni alla finestra | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-12621 | 10-in. | 11/17/1912 | Buona Zazà, del mio buon tempo | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-12622 | 10-in. | 11/17/1912 | Alla vita che t'arride | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-12623 | 10-in. | 11/17/1912 | Non penso a lei | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BVE-12658 | 10-in. | 2/15/1929 | Suonno'e fantasia | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-12658 | 10-in. | 11/27/1912 | Suonno 'e fantasia | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BVE-12659 | 10-in. | 3/22/1926 | Visione Veneziana | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-12659 | 10-in. | 11/27/1912 | Visione Veneziana | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-12660 | 10-in. | 11/27/1912 | Zaza, piccola zingara | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-12661 | 10-in. | 11/27/1912 | Il balen del suo sorriso | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-12662 | 10-in. | 11/27/1912 | O de' verd' anni miei | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-14267 | 10-in. | 1/5/1914 | Aime fanciullo ancora | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-14268 | 10-in. | 1/5/1914 | Voila donc, la terrible cité | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-14269 | 10-in. | 1/5/1914 | E suonan le campane | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | C-14272 | 12-in. | 1/8/1914 | Si pel ciel | Enrico Caruso ; Titta Ruffo | Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | C-14273 | 12-in. | 1/8/1914 | Enzo Grimaldi | Enrico Caruso ; Titta Ruffo | Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-14274 | 10-in. | 1/7/1914 | Brindisi : Fin ch' han dal vino | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-14275 | 10-in. | 1/7/1914 | El guitarrico | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | C-14278 | 12-in. | 1/7/1914 | Credo | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | C-14279 | 12-in. | 1/7/1914 | Sei vendicata assai | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | C-14517 | 12-in. | 2/26/1914 | Aman lassu le stelle | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-14518 | 10-in. | 2/26/1914 | Tremin gl'insani del mio | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-14519 | 10-in. | 2/26/1914 | Oh che m'importa? | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-14520 | 10-in. | 2/26/1914 | Resta immobile | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | C-15888 | 12-in. | 4/13/1915 | I due granatieri | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ruffo, Titta," accessed September 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/101957.
Ruffo, Titta. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/101957.
"Ruffo, Titta." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 September 2024.
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LCNAR: Ruffo, Titta, 1877-1953 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50022483
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