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Part III: Rare and unknown voices - GIUSEPPE CAMPORA

Please open the bar to read more about this artist! Giuseppe Campora, Tenor (1923-2004) Giuseppe Verdi - SIMON BOCCANEGRA Udisti? Vil disegno!... O Inferno, Amelia qui with Walter Monachesi, Baritone (born 1922) Conducted by Gabriele Santini (Recorded 1957) My personal opinion: For some tenors, the invention of the long-playing-record in the 1950s came too late. Too late to preserve their fame in adequate manner for future generations. When Giuseppe di Stefano earned his fame opposite Maria Callas, and the up-rising new star Carlo Bergonzi made his first complete Cetra-recordings, singers like Giacinto Prandelli (born 1914) and Gino Sinimberghi (born 1913) were already too old to be constructed by the producers as another new star on the operatic firmament. Carlo Bergonzi (first a Baritone, then Tenor) came the right time. He was Renata Tebaldi´s partner in the wonderful LA BOHÈME-recording under Serafin and in her second studio-performance of MADAMA BUTTERFLY, 1958. But seven years before then, her first Pinkerton was 1923 born Giuseppe Campora - a tenor in the shade of less gifted talents for almost 25 years. He possessed a voice with more weight and "squillo" for "spinto"-roles, unfortunately his timbré was less attractive than that of Bergonzi and di Stefano. Beside some broadcasts, Campora can be heard in three remarkable recordings: The said BUTTERFLY under Erede, TOSCA 1952 again with Tebaldi under Erede and the highly praised SIMON BOCCANEGRA (without doubt for me the best performance Tito Gobbi ever gave on records, and I have not forgotten his demonic Scarpia! Those were the good old days, when Simon was sung by a real Baritone and not an aging Tenor...). Gobbi and Boris Christoff (as Fiesco) were praised any time, but "The discovery however is Mr. Campora, who is a true Verdian. He sings burnished tones with the devil in his veins. His phrasings are long and accented, his pianissimi softly shaded, his tone is passionate even if at times quite tight. He had all that Carlo Bergonzi had and even squillo, which Mr. B. did not have. I am amazed at his Verdian style." - written by an amazon-customer. Giuseppe Campora made his professional operatic debut in 1949 when stepping in for Masini in Bari as Rodolfo. In 1951, the old Toscanini wanted him for a La Scala performance of ADRIANA LECOUVREUR opposite his favorite new star Renata Tebaldi. With this, Campora earned international reputation. The same year, the tenor gave his voice for the Sophia Loren-film of AIDA; Loren was synchronised by Tebaldi (A funny and strange experiment with a wooden actor playing Radames and Afro Poli acting, but not singing!). The following year, Campora visited the Teatro Colon of Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro as well as taking part in the La Scala premiere of Lodovico Roccas L´URAGANO in 1952 and the 1954 premiere at the Teatro San Carlo of Napoli in I PESCATORI by Jacopo Napoli. After his debut as Rodolfo at the Met in January 1955, he became one of Bing´s favourite standard-tenors. Campora enjoyed good popularity with the Met during the 1950s, and in 1956 he was one of her Edgardo´s (the other was Tucker) when Maria Callas sang her first LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR there. In February 1958 he sang again with Callas, this time in TRAVIATA. On January 6, 1965 he vanished from the Met with a performance as Gabriele Adorno in SIMON BOCCANEGRA (with Tebaldi, Colzani and Tozzi) - and soon after he also vanished from the public spotlight. Later (in 1980) he was Alfredo in the Capobianco production of DIE FLEDERMAUS in San Diego - with Joan Sutherland as Rosalinde and Beverly Sills as Adele together on stage! In the archives of the Met, a letter was discovered by Campora denouncing Mario Del Monaco in ugly words. It's probable general manager Bing told Del Monaco of the snitch and maybe the more famous tenor told Bing that the big Met was too small a place for the two tenors. As Bergonzi was coming into his own and Bing still had Barioni, Fernandi and Morell for the Campora repertoire, the tenor from Tortona wouldn't be sorely missed. He kept performing until late 1970s, singing in various theaters in the USA and in Europe. His sound-legacy was mainly built by some live recordings, but he never became an international star like Bergonzi, Corelli or del Monaco. His was a career of unfulfilled promises. After his retirement he lived in his native country, Italy. He passed away in Tortona on 4 December 2004. The complete overview: New link to "All singers in the list"    • Видео