Antonio Salvarezza

Antonio Salvarezza (Bosco Marengo, 14 May 1902 - Bosco Marengo, 24 July 1985) was an Italian tenor.
Biography.
The lyric tenor, noted for his voice ""of full timbre with ease and strength in the higher register"," studied singing with the maestro Filippo Florio.
Florio made his debut on the 6th of April 1937 at the Teatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro, as the Duke of Mantua in "Rigoletto". During his career, he performed at many of world's important theaters, notably those in North and South America, "806 performances in total."
His repertoire included thirty or so roles, ranging from classicism to Verismo. Salvarezza achieved high critical and public acclaim for his work with Puccini, especially as Mario Cavaradossi in "Tosca ".
He worked alongside many great singers such as Maria Callas, Renata Tebaldi, Tito Gobbi, Rolando Panerai, Virginia Zeani, Toti Dal Monte, Mario Basiola, Giuseppe Taddei. In 1952, during the 15th Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, he sang as Eustazio in Armida, by Rossini, with Maria Callas.
In the 1950s he recorded studio arias for the record company Cetra, along with two live recordings of complete operas; the aforementioned" Armida " and" William Tell."