Italian Baritones

Major Italian Baritones

Antonio Cotogni (1831-1918) - Considered the greatest baritone of his time and the greatest baritone of the 19th century.

Mattia Battistini (1856-1928) - Known as the “King of the Baritones”. Considered one of the finest bel canto singers.

Giuseppe De Luca (1876-1950) - Considered one of the greatest baritones of the 20th century.

Titta Ruffo (1877-1953) - Known as the “Voice of the Lion”. Considered one of the greatest baritones of the 20th century. Widely regarded as the greatest baritone of all time.

Tito Gobbi (1913-1984) - Considered one of the greatest baritones of the 20th century.

Ettore Bastianini (1922-1967) - Considered one of the greatest baritones of the 20th century.

Piero Cappuccilli (1929-2005) - Considered one of the greatest baritones of the 20th century and the leading baritone of his generation.

Renato Bruson (b. 1936) - Considered one of the most important Verdi baritones of the late 20th and early 21st century.

Leo Nucci (b. 1942) - Widely regarded as one of the greatest Verdi baritones of all time and the greatest baritone of his generation.


Minor Italian Baritones

Antonio Magini-Coletti (1855-1912) - Accomplished exponent of both the verismo and bel canto traditions. One of the first Italian singers whose voice was recorded.

Giuseppe Campanari (1855-1927) - Considered one of the greatest baritones of his time.

Antonio Pini-Corsi (1858-1918) - One of the great buffo baritones of the period between 1880 and World War I.

Antonio Scotti (1866-1936) - Considered one of the greatest baritones of his time.

Mario Sammarco (1868-1930) - Noted as an acting baritone.

Riccardo Stracciari (1875-1955) - One of Italy's leading baritones before World War I. Considered one of the greatest baritone of his time.

Domenico Viglione-Borghese (1877-1957) - Noted for his powerful voice.

Pasquale Amato (1878-1942) - Considered one of the most distinctive singers of his time.

Carlo Galeffi (1884-1961) - One of the leading baritones of the interwar period.

Apollo Granforte (1886-1975) - One of the leading baritones of the interwar period.

Gino Bechi (1913-1993) - One of the leading Verdi baritones of the 1940's.

Paolo Silveri (1913-2001) - Considered one of the finest Verdi baritones of his time.

Giuseppe Taddei (1916-2010) - Considered one of the great baritones of the post-war period.