Tino Pattiera [SEP] voice type
Tino Pattiera
Tino Pattiera (27 June 1890 – 24 April 1966) was a Croatian-Dalmatian Italian tenor, born in Cavtat, near Dubrovnik.
Prior to taking up the repertory for which he became famous, he was notable in operetta.
Pattiera was a handsome man with an exceptional, dark heroic tenor voice, that was, some say, perfectly suited for roles such as Manrico in "Il trovatore". It was in this role that he made his stage debut at the Dresden Opera in 1914 and
his work in Dresden in the Italian repertoire, Pattiera sang Tannhäuser and the role of Bacchus in "Ariadne auf Naxos", was a guest artist in several European cities, and joined the Chicago Opera Company for the 1920/21 season.
On 31 January 1925, the Dresden premiere of Umberto Giordano's "Andrea Chénier" was given with Seinemeyer as Maddalena. It won praise from the composer himself, who was in the audience. Tino Pattiera, who became her most famous stage and recording partner, sang the title role.