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Francesco Tamagno

1850Wikipedia (2026) Francesco Tamagno. (Accessed: 27 August 2026).Forbes, E. (1992) 'Tamagno, Francesco', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, pp. 639-640.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Tamagno, Francesco', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2925-2926.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Tamagno, Francesco', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 511-512.–1905Wikipedia (2026) Francesco Tamagno. (Accessed: 27 August 2026).Forbes, E. (1992) 'Tamagno, Francesco', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, pp. 639-640.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Tamagno, Francesco', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2925-2926.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Tamagno, Francesco', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 511-512. · Italian · tenorWikipedia (2026) Francesco Tamagno. (Accessed: 27 August 2026).Forbes, E. (1992) 'Tamagno, Francesco', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, pp. 639-640.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Tamagno, Francesco', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2925-2926.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Tamagno, Francesco', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 511-512.

Birthplace: Turin, Kingdom of SardiniaWikipedia (2026) Francesco Tamagno. (Accessed: 27 August 2026).Forbes, E. (1992) 'Tamagno, Francesco', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, pp. 639-640.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Tamagno, Francesco', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2925-2926.

Francesco Tamagno sang in the chorus of the Teatro Regio in TurinForbes, E. (1992) 'Tamagno, Francesco', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, pp. 639-640.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Tamagno, Francesco', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2925-2926.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Tamagno, Francesco', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 511-512. before a solo career of more than thirty years across 26 countriesWikipedia (2026) Francesco Tamagno. (Accessed: 27 August 2026).. He created Gabriele Adorno in the revised Simon Boccanegra in 1881Forbes, E. (1992) 'Tamagno, Francesco', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, pp. 639-640.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Tamagno, Francesco', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2925-2926.Wikipedia (2026) Francesco Tamagno. (Accessed: 27 August 2026)., the Infante in the Italian Don Carlo of 1884Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Tamagno, Francesco', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2925-2926.Wikipedia (2026) Francesco Tamagno. (Accessed: 27 August 2026)., and the title role of Verdi's Otello at La Scala in 1887Forbes, E. (1992) 'Tamagno, Francesco', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, pp. 639-640.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Tamagno, Francesco', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2925-2926.Wikipedia (2026) Francesco Tamagno. (Accessed: 27 August 2026).. Critics likened his voice to a trumpet or a cannonWikipedia (2026) Francesco Tamagno. (Accessed: 27 August 2026)., though his recordings show he could sing softly when askedWikipedia (2026) Francesco Tamagno. (Accessed: 27 August 2026).; he is the earliest Italian tenor to have left a substantial body of themWikipedia (2026) Francesco Tamagno. (Accessed: 27 August 2026).. He raised his daughter alone and said so publicly.Wikipedia (2026) Francesco Tamagno. (Accessed: 27 August 2026).

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