Giuseppe Nessi

An Italian tenor who became Italy's leading comprimario of his timeRosenthal, H. (1992) 'Nessi, Giuseppe', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 575.. He studied in BergamoRosenthal, H. (1992) 'Nessi, Giuseppe', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 575.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Nessi, Giuseppe', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2093-2094. and made his debut at Saluzzo in 1910 as AlfredoRosenthal, H. (1992) 'Nessi, Giuseppe', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 575.Wikipedia (2026) Giuseppe Nessi. (Accessed: 22 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Nessi, Giuseppe', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2093-2094., then on Tullio Serafin's advice turned to character rolesWikipedia (2026) Giuseppe Nessi. (Accessed: 22 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Nessi, Giuseppe', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2093-2094.. From 1921 to 1959 he sang at La ScalaRosenthal, H. (1992) 'Nessi, Giuseppe', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 575.Wikipedia (2026) Giuseppe Nessi. (Accessed: 22 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Nessi, Giuseppe', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2093-2094., where he created Gobrias in Boito's NeroneRosenthal, H. (1992) 'Nessi, Giuseppe', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 575., Pong in TurandotRosenthal, H. (1992) 'Nessi, Giuseppe', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 575.Wikipedia (2026) Giuseppe Nessi. (Accessed: 22 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Nessi, Giuseppe', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2093-2094. and Dona Pasqua in Wolf-Ferrari's Il campielloRosenthal, H. (1992) 'Nessi, Giuseppe', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 575.Wikipedia (2026) Giuseppe Nessi. (Accessed: 22 September 2026).. He was a celebrated Bardolph, which he sang at SalzburgRosenthal, H. (1992) 'Nessi, Giuseppe', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 575.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Nessi, Giuseppe', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2093-2094. under ToscaniniWikipedia (2026) Giuseppe Nessi. (Accessed: 22 September 2026)., and London's first PongRosenthal, H. (1992) 'Nessi, Giuseppe', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 575.. Known for his comic acting and his skill with stage make-upRosenthal, H. (1992) 'Nessi, Giuseppe', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 575., he last appeared at La Scala in 1959 as Pinellino in Gianni SchicchiRosenthal, H. (1992) 'Nessi, Giuseppe', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 575.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Nessi, Giuseppe', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2093-2094..