Cesare Valletti [SEP] voice type
Cesare Valletti
Cesare Valletti (December 18, 1922 - May 13, 2000) was an Italian operatic tenor, one of the leading tenore di grazia of the postwar era. He was much admired for his polished vocal technique, his musical refinement and elegance, and beauty of tone.
Valletti was born in Rome, where he studied music. He also studied privately with Tito Schipa. He made his debut in Bari, as Alfredo in "La traviata", in 1947. He came to prominence in 1950,
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She can be heard in a few Cetra recordings; "Don Giovanni", opposite Giuseppe Taddei, Italo Tajo, Cesare Valletti, "Un ballo in maschera", opposite Ferruccio Tagliavini and Giuseppe Valdengo, "Aida", opposite Franco Corelli, Miriam Pirazzini and Giangiacomo Guelfi.
When the old Metropolitan Opera House closed in 1966 and the company relocated to Lincoln Center, Verna decided to take the position of Head of the Voice Department at the University of Washington School of Music in 1969. She retired