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Edoardo Garbin

1865Steane, J. B. (1992) 'Garbin, Edoardo', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 345.Wikipedia (2026) Edoardo Garbin. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Garbin, Edoardo', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1038.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Garbin, Edoardo', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 250-251.–1943Steane, J. B. (1992) 'Garbin, Edoardo', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 345.Wikipedia (2026) Edoardo Garbin. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Garbin, Edoardo', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1038.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Garbin, Edoardo', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 250-251. · Italian · tenorSteane, J. B. (1992) 'Garbin, Edoardo', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 345.Wikipedia (2026) Edoardo Garbin. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Garbin, Edoardo', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1038.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Garbin, Edoardo', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 250-251.

Birthplace: Padua, Kingdom of Lombardy–VenetiaSteane, J. B. (1992) 'Garbin, Edoardo', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 345.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Garbin, Edoardo', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1038.

Edoardo Garbin was an Italian tenorSteane, J. B. (1992) 'Garbin, Edoardo', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 345.Wikipedia (2026) Edoardo Garbin. (Accessed: 29 September 2026). who created Fenton in Verdi's Falstaff at La Scala in 1893Steane, J. B. (1992) 'Garbin, Edoardo', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 345.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Garbin, Edoardo', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1038.Wikipedia (2026) Edoardo Garbin. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Garbin, Edoardo', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 250-251., and married the Nannetta of that premiere, Adelina StehleSteane, J. B. (1992) 'Garbin, Edoardo', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 345.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Garbin, Edoardo', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1038.Wikipedia (2026) Edoardo Garbin. (Accessed: 29 September 2026)., with whom he sang for many years, chiefly in PucciniSteane, J. B. (1992) 'Garbin, Edoardo', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 345.. He studied in Milan with Alberto Selva and Vittorio OreficeSteane, J. B. (1992) 'Garbin, Edoardo', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 345.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Garbin, Edoardo', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1038. and made his debut at Vicenza in 1891 in La forza del destinoSteane, J. B. (1992) 'Garbin, Edoardo', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 345.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Garbin, Edoardo', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1038.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Garbin, Edoardo', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 250-251.. He also created roles in Franchetti's Cristoforo ColomboWikipedia (2026) Edoardo Garbin. (Accessed: 29 September 2026). and Leoncavallo's ZazàSteane, J. B. (1992) 'Garbin, Edoardo', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 345.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Garbin, Edoardo', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1038.Wikipedia (2026) Edoardo Garbin. (Accessed: 29 September 2026)., and sang at La Scala until 1918Steane, J. B. (1992) 'Garbin, Edoardo', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 345., though London received him coolly in 1908Steane, J. B. (1992) 'Garbin, Edoardo', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 345.Wikipedia (2026) Edoardo Garbin. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).. He died the last surviving man to have created a role under VerdiWikipedia (2026) Edoardo Garbin. (Accessed: 29 September 2026)..

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