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Italo Gardoni

1821Forbes, E. (1992) 'Gardoni, Italo', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 352.Wikipedia (2026) Italo Gardoni. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Gardoni, Italo', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1045.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Gardoni, Italo', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 251-252.–1882Forbes, E. (1992) 'Gardoni, Italo', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 352.Wikipedia (2026) Italo Gardoni. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Gardoni, Italo', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1045.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Gardoni, Italo', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 251-252. · Italian · tenorForbes, E. (1992) 'Gardoni, Italo', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 352.Wikipedia (2026) Italo Gardoni. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Gardoni, Italo', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1045.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Gardoni, Italo', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 251-252.

Birthplace: Parma, Duchy of ParmaForbes, E. (1992) 'Gardoni, Italo', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 352.Wikipedia (2026) Italo Gardoni. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Gardoni, Italo', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1045.

Italo Gardoni was an Italian tenore di graziaWikipedia (2026) Italo Gardoni. (Accessed: 29 September 2026)., with a light, pure voiceForbes, E. (1992) 'Gardoni, Italo', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 352.Wikipedia (2026) Italo Gardoni. (Accessed: 29 September 2026)., versatile as singer and actorForbes, E. (1992) 'Gardoni, Italo', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 352.. He studied with Antonio De CesariWikipedia (2026) Italo Gardoni. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Gardoni, Italo', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1045. and made his debut in 1840 at Viadana as Roberto DevereuxForbes, E. (1992) 'Gardoni, Italo', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 352.Wikipedia (2026) Italo Gardoni. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Gardoni, Italo', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1045., then sang in Italy, Germany and at the Paris OpéraForbes, E. (1992) 'Gardoni, Italo', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 352.Wikipedia (2026) Italo Gardoni. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Gardoni, Italo', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1045.. At Her Majesty's Theatre in London he created Carlo in Verdi's I masnadieri in 1847, opposite Jenny LindForbes, E. (1992) 'Gardoni, Italo', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 352.Wikipedia (2026) Italo Gardoni. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Gardoni, Italo', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1045.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Gardoni, Italo', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 251-252., and he sang regularly in London and Paris into the 1870sForbes, E. (1992) 'Gardoni, Italo', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 352.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Gardoni, Italo', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1045.Wikipedia (2026) Italo Gardoni. (Accessed: 29 September 2026)., at Covent Garden from 1855Forbes, E. (1992) 'Gardoni, Italo', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 352.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Gardoni, Italo', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1045.. He sang in the first performance of Rossini's Petite messe solennelleWikipedia (2026) Italo Gardoni. (Accessed: 29 September 2026)., and married a daughter of the baritone Antonio TamburiniWikipedia (2026) Italo Gardoni. (Accessed: 29 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Gardoni, Italo', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1045..

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