Titta Ruffo: Titta Ruffo Edition 3-Disc Set

Titta Ruffo: Titta Ruffo Edition

Album Features

Title:
Titta Ruffo: Titta Ruffo Edition

Record Label:
Historic Recordings

Release Year:
1992

Cat No:
89303

Country:
US

Genre:
Classical

Style:
Opera, Historical Recordings, Baritone Arias

Titta Ruffo is one of the great Italian baritones of the early 20th century, celebrated for a powerful, dark-hued voice and a commanding stage presence. He built a reputation singing major Verdi and verismo roles and was admired for dramatic intensity, expressive phrasing, and imposing vocal weight. Ruffo made numerous recordings in the acoustic and early electrical eras that capture his distinctive timbre and passionate delivery. His legacy endures through these historic documents which remain reference points for lovers of dramatic operatic singing.

This release is a three CD compilation of historic mono recordings that gathers many of Ruffo's most famous arias and selections. The set assembles material from operas such as Don Giovanni, Rigoletto, Faust, Otello and others, and includes selected duets and ensemble numbers often preserved with contemporaries on the same discs. As a curated collection of archival material, it highlights both the repertoire Ruffo favored and the period recording practices that shaped how his voice is presented. The programme will appeal to collectors and listeners interested in classic operatic baritone singing and early 20th century performance style.

Mono recordings. 3 CD set. Historic archival compilation. Catalogue number MONO 89303.

Tracklist

Compact Disc I

1
Don Giovanni: Serenata
Titta Ruffo

2
Zazà: Buona Zazà
Titta Ruffo

3
Un ballo in maschera: Alla vita
Titta Ruffo

4
Non penso a lei (Ferradini)
Titta Ruffo

5
Suonno 'e fantasia (Capolongo)
Titta Ruffo

6
Visione veneziana (Brogi)
Titta Ruffo

7
Zazà: Zazà, piccola zingara
Titta Ruffo

8
Thais: Ahimè! fanciullo ancora
Titta Ruffo

9
Thais: Ecco dunque l'orribil città
Titta Ruffo

10
E suonan le campane (Titta)
Titta Ruffo

11
Don Giovanni: Finch' han dal vino
Titta Ruffo

12
El Guitarico (Soriano)
Titta Ruffo

13
Dinorah: Sei vendicata assai
Titta Ruffo

14
Otello: Credo in un Dio crudel
Titta Ruffo

15
Otello: Sì, pel ciel (with Caruso)
Titta Ruffo & Enrico Caruso

16
Cristofofo Colombo: Aman lassù
Titta Ruffo

17
Nabucco: Tremin gl'insani
Titta Ruffo

18
Oh che m' importa? (Titta)
Titta Ruffo

19
I due Granatieri (Schmann)
Titta Ruffo

20
Faust: Rammenta i lieti dì
Titta Ruffo

Compact Disc II

1
Un ballo in maschera: Eri tu
Titta Ruffo

2
Don Giovanni: Serenata
Titta Ruffo

3
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Largo
Titta Ruffo

4
Rigoletto: Pari siamo
Titta Ruffo

5
L'africana: Adamastor
Titta Ruffo

6
Rigoletto: Lamento
Titta Ruffo

7
Otello: Era la notte
Titta Ruffo

8
Amleto: O vin, discaccia
Titta Ruffo

9
Sei morta nella vita mia (Costa)
Titta Ruffo

10
Andrea Chenier: Son sessant'anni
Titta Ruffo

11
Il re di Lahore: O casto fior
Titta Ruffo

12
Ernani: Oh! de' verd' anni miei
Titta Ruffo

13
Falstaff: L'onore! Ladri!
Titta Ruffo

14
El Relicario (Padilla)
Titta Ruffo

15
The Demon: Nye plach, ditya
Titta Ruffo

Compact Disc III

1
Martha: Chi mi dira
Titta Ruffo

2
Falstaff: Quand'ero paggio
Titta Ruffo

3
Perjura (De Tejada)
Titta Ruffo

4
La dannazione di Faust: Serenata
Titta Ruffo

5
Faust: Dio possente
Titta Ruffo

6
Lakmé: Lakmé, ton doux regard
Titta Ruffo

7
La Gioconda: Duet w/ GIGLI
Titta Ruffo & Beniamino Gigli

8
La bohème: Duet w/ GIGLI
Titta Ruffo & Beniamino Gigli

9
Suonno 'e fantasia (Capolongo)
Titta Ruffo

10
Visione veneziana (Brogi)
Titta Ruffo

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