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Tito Gobbi
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24 October 1913 - 5 March 1984
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Popular Italian singer and director Tito Gobby was born on October 24, 1913 in Bassano del Grappa. He studied at the university, where he mastered the specialty of a lawyer. In May 1935, he performed on stage for the first time. It happened in the local theater, Gobby played Rodolfo. He later took part in three more productions. Everywhere he showed his great bass. However, in 1936 he switched to baritone. In January of the same year, he performed third-rate parts. In 1936, Tito Gobby won the first
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Popular Italian singer and director Tito Gobby was born on October 24, 1913 in Bassano del Grappa. He studied at the university, where he mastered the specialty of a lawyer. In May 1935, he performed on stage for the first time. It happened in the local theater, Gobby played Rodolfo. He later took part in three more productions. Everywhere he showed his great bass. However, in 1936 he switched to baritone. In January of the same year, he performed third-rate parts.
In 1936, Tito Gobby won the first prize. He received it at the international competition of performers, which was held in Vienna. In June, he finally got the first game in the Roman theater. He performed Giorgio Germont in La Traviata. Starting in 1937, he began acting in opera films. The first such film was “Condottiers”. It took 7 months to shoot. Then there was the movie.
Crystal Mountain" . He didn't forget the theater either. Until the end of 1950 he sang in the Roman theater. However, his creativity was not limited to this. He began to perform in large-scale musical actions that took place in the open air. Gradually, Tito Gobby mastered both the classical and modern manner of performance.
In 1941 he performed in Berlin, Palermo and Venice. In 1942, he starred in Love Drink and recorded solo parts. In 1948, Tito Gobby visited London and then toured several countries. From 1950 to 1951, he returned to London with solo performances, and then went on a six-month tour of the South of America. The singer spent most of his time traveling. He appeared on the stage less and less.
In the late 1960s, his voice began to lose its chic timbre. Tito Gobby reduced the number of his performances and began to pay attention to directorial work. In some films, he himself starred.