Artist Thumbnail
Italo Tajo
Italo Tajo was an Italian operatic bass, particularly acclaimed for his Mozart and Rossini roles. Tajo was born in Pinerolo, Piedmont, Italy and studied violin and voice at the Music Conservatory of Turin with Nilde Stichi-Bertozzi. He made his stage debut in 1935, as Fafner, under Fritz Busch. At Busch's invitation, he followed him to Glyndebourne, where he became a member of the chorus, also appearing in comprimario roles. In 1939, he returned to Italy, where he became a member of the Rome Opera, in 1942 taking part in the Italian premiere of Berg's Wozzeck. In 1940, he joined the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, where he sang regularly until 1956. He appeared with the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in 1942, as Leporello in Don Giovanni, a role he would sing numerous times during his career. In 1961, the bass performed in the world premiere of Luigi Nono's Intolleranza 1960, in Venice. The war over, his career quickly took an international turn, with debuts in Paris, London, Edinburgh and Buenos Aires. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italo_Tajo) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)
Songs See All
2
3
5
Albums
thumbnail img1x1
Gioacchino Rossini - La Gazzetta
2018
thumbnail img1x1
Georg Solti: Don Giovanni, Glyndebourne, 1954
2017
thumbnail img1x1
Mozart: Airs pour basse (Mono Version)
2014
thumbnail img1x1
Verdi: Macbeth
2013
thumbnail img1x1
A Tribute to Giuseppe Verdi
2013
thumbnail img1x1
Verdi: Macbeth
2010
thumbnail img1x1
Donizetti - Don Pasquale
2017
thumbnail img1x1
Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527
2006
thumbnail img1x1
Lebendige Vergangenheit - Italo Tajo
2006
Videos See All
thumbnail img16x9
Luciano Pavarotti sings 'Recondita Armonia'.
Frank Gilmartin681 views
thumbnail img16x9
Piero Barone (Il Volo) - Recondita armonia (Tosca)
F. B.7.4K views
thumbnail img16x9
Il trovatore: Act I: Di geloso amor sprezzato (Conte)
Cloe Elmo, Maria Callas, Giacomo Lauri-Volpi, Italo Tajo, Paolo Silveri, Teresa De Rosa, Luciano della Pergola, Gerardo Gaudioso, and Gianni Avolanti530 views
thumbnail img16x9
Mozart - REQUIEM - Introitus, Kyrie - Laurens Kooracademie
Laurens Vocaal842 views
thumbnail img16x9
Joshua Guerrero sings "E lucevan le stelle" from Puccini's Tosca
medici.tv7.4K views
thumbnail img16x9
PUCCINI Tosca Jose Carreras "E lucevan le stelle"
swiatloczulosc1.2K views
thumbnail img16x9
Il trovatore: Act IV: Vivra! … Contende il giubilo (Leonora)
Cloe Elmo, Maria Callas, Italo Tajo, Giacomo Lauri-Volpi, Teresa De Rosa, Paolo Silveri, Luciano della Pergola, Gerardo Gaudioso, and Gianni Avolanti2.6K views
thumbnail img16x9
Gina Cigna-Aida 1937-O cieli azzurri
schaunard15.2K views