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Giuseppe Di Stefano
Tenor + Voice + Soprano
Male
Born
Jul 24, 1921
Died
Mar 3, 2008
Giuseppe Di Stefano was an Italian operatic tenor who sang professionally from the late 1940s until the early 1990s. He was known as the "Golden voice" or "The most beautiful voice", as the true successor of Beniamino Gigli. He was also known for his… Read More
Romance
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Monica CurthMarried 1994 - 2008
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Maria GirolamiMarried 1949 - 1980
News + Updates
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Opera Without The GalaThe Express Tribune Blogs - Apr 30, 2012 -
Mundo Deportivo: Le Offerte Del Barcellona Calciomercatonews.ComGoogle News - Jul 02, 2011
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Casa Di Cura Commissariata, Merito Del Pdl Tuscia WebGoogle News - May 13, 2011
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È Definitiva La Condanna Dei Due Medici La Cassazione Ha Confermato La Tesi ... Gazzetta Del SudGoogle News - Apr 21, 2011
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1921
Birth
Born in 1921.
TWENTIES
1946
25 Years Old
After serving in the Italian military (and briefly taking lessons from the Swiss tenor Hugues Cuénod), di Stefano made his operatic debut in 1946 in Reggio Emilia as Des Grieux in Massenet's Manon, the role in which he made his La Scala debut the following year.
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1948
27 Years Old
He made his New York debut in 1948 as the Duke of Mantua in Verdi's Rigoletto after singing the role in Riccione with Hjördis Schymberg that summer.
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THIRTIES
1955
34 Years Old
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He sang Alfredo to Callas in the famous Visconti production of "La traviata" in 1955 at La Scala, as well as Edgardo to her Lucia under Herbert von Karajan at La Scala, Berlin and Vienna.
1957
36 Years Old
In 1957, di Stefano made his British debut at the Edinburgh Festival as Nemorino in L'elisir d'amore and his Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, debut in 1961, as Cavaradossi in Tosca.
FIFTIES
1973
52 Years Old
In 1973, Giuseppe Di Stefano accompanied Maria Callas on her final recital tour that ended in 1974: critics remarked that both were losing their voices, but the public reaction was enthusiastic everywhere.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
Di Stefano's final operatic role was as the aged Emperor in Turandot, in July 1992.
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2004
83 Years Old
In November 2004, Giuseppe Di Stefano was critically injured in his home in Diani Beach, Kenya, after a brutal beating by unknown assailants.
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2007
86 Years Old
In December 2007, Di Stefano was flown to the San Raffaele clinic at Milan, where he slipped into a coma.
2008
87 Years Old
He died in his home in Santa Maria Hoè near Milan on 3 March 2008, aged 86.
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