Italian Tenors

Major Italian Tenors

Enrico Caruso (1873-1921) - Universally regarded as the greatest tenor of all time.

Giovanni Martinelli (1885-1969) - Considered one of the greatest tenors of the 20th century.

Beniamino Gigli (1890-1957) - Widely regarded as one of the greatest tenors of his generation and one of the greatest tenors of all time.

Mario Del Monaco (1915-1982) - Considered one of the greatest tenors of the 20th century.

Franco Corelli (1921-2003) - Considered one of the greatest tenors of the 20th century and one of the greatest tenors of all time.

Giuseppe Di Stefano (1921-2008) - Considered one of the greatest tenors of the 20th century.

Luciano Pavarotti (1935-2007) - Universally regarded as the greatest tenor of his generation and one of the greatest tenors of all time.

Andrea Bocelli (b. 1958) - Widely regarded as the greatest living tenor.


Minor Italian Tenors

Francesco Tamagno (1850-1905) - One of the first tenors to record his voice.

Alessandro Bonci (1870-1940) - Called the “King of Bel Canto”. Considered one of the greatest bel canto tenors.

Aureliano Pertile (1885-1952) - Considered one of the best operatic artists of the interwar period and one of the most important tenors of the entire 20th century.

Francesco Merli (1887-1976) - Considered one of the finest dramatic tenors of the interwar period.

Giacomo Lauri-Volpi (1892-1979) - One of the most celebrated tenors of the first half of the 20th century.

Ferruccio Tagliavini (1913-1995) - One of the most celebrated tenors of the 1940's and 1950's.

Cesare Valletti (1922-2000) - The leading tenore di grazia of the 1950's.

Sergio Franchi (1926-1990) - Considered one of the great tenors of the 20th century.