Ruggero Raimondi

Ruggero Raimondi

Ruggero Raimondi (born 3 October 1941) is an Italian bass-baritone opera singer who has also appeared in motion pictures. Ruggero Raimondi was born in Bologna, Italy, during World War II. His voice matured early into its adult timbre, and at the age of 15, he auditioned for conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, who encouraged him to pursue an operatic career. He began vocal studies with Ettore Campogalliani, and was accepted at age 16 as a student at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan. He then continued his studies in Rome, under the guidance of Teresa Pediconi and Armando Piervenanzi. After having won the National Competition for young opera singers in Spoleto, he made his debut in the same city in the role of Colline in La bohème in the Festival dei Due Mondi. Subsequently, an opportunity arose for him at the Teatro dell'Opera in Rome when he was called upon to substitute in the role of Procida in Giuseppe Verdi's I vespri siciliani, and he received enormous success from the public and the critics. The young singer was very shy and stiff at first, but his early directors helped him, and he was soon an accomplished opera actor. Raimondi's career soon extended to the major opera houses in Italy, such as La Fenice in Venice, the Teatro Regio in Turin, Teatro Comunale in Florence and abroad, beginning with the Glyndebourne Festival (Don Giovanni in 1969). His La Scala debut was as Timur in Turandot in 1968, his Metropolitan Opera debut was as Silva in Ernani in 1970, and his Covent Garden debut was as Fiesco in Simon Boccanegra in 1972. In 1975, he made his Paris Opera debut as Procida, followed by the title role in Boris Godunov, and his Salzburg Festival debut in 1980 as the King in Aida. In 1986, he first directed a production of Don Giovanni, and decided to continue his career as a director as well. Some of his most important roles have been King Philip in Verdi's Don Carlos; Fiesco; the title roles in Boris Godunov (including the Andrzej Żuławski film) and Attila; Silva; Escamillo in Bizet's Carmen (including the Francesco Rosi film, 1984, with Plácido Domingo and Julia Migenes); the title role in Don Giovanni (including the Joseph Losey film, 1979); Count Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro; and Don Alfonso in Così fan tutte; the title role in Don Quichotte by Massenet; and Scarpia in a recording of Tosca later filmed live from Rome, with Plácido Domingo and Catherine Malfitano, conducted by Zubin Mehta. He also made the television film Six Characters in Search of a Singer.[citation needed] In 2008, Raimondi made his television debut in the mini-series Le Sanglot des anges on French TV, in which he played the role of an Italian opera singer. In July 2011 he played the role of Pagano in Verdi's I Lombardi alla prima crociata on the rooftop of Milan Cathedral. The concert was organized by the Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo di Milano to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Italian unification. Source: Article "Ruggero Raimondi" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Title: Ruggero Raimondi
  • Popularity: 0.939
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1941-10-03
  • Place of Birth: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Ruggero Raimondi Movies

  • 1984
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    Carmen

    Carmen

    6.6 1984 HD

    A film version of the famous Bizet opera, where a soldier (Don Jose) falls in love with a beautiful factory worker (Carmen), but she does not...

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  • 1993
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    Tosca: In the Settings and at the Times of Tosca

    Tosca: In the Settings and at the Times of Tosca

    1 1993 HD

    Performed in the actual Roman settings described in the libretto. Moreover, the scenes take place at the appropriate times of day. Rome, June 1800....

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  • 2001
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    Gran Gala di Verdi

    Gran Gala di Verdi

    10 2001 HD

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  • 1979
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    Don Giovanni

    Don Giovanni

    6.9 1979 HD

    Screen adapatation of Mozart's greatest opera. Don Giovanni, the infamous womanizer, makes one conquest after another until the ghost of Donna Anna's...

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  • 1983
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    Life Is a Bed of Roses

    Life Is a Bed of Roses

    5.8 1983 HD

    In this whimsical fable, Resnais deftly interweaves three story lines: the creation of an early-20th-century utopia; romantic high jinks at a school...

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  • 1982
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    The Trout

    The Trout

    6 1982 HD

    The sexual and social dysfunctional behaviour of the corporate elite are further aggravated when a naive married woman becomes the obsession of two...

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  • 2001
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    Tosca

    Tosca

    6.4 2001 HD

    Benoit Jacquot's acclaimed 2002 film of Puccini's opera stars Angela Gheorghiu in the title role, with Roberto Alagna, Ruggero Raimondi and the...

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  • 1997
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    The Colors of the Devil

    The Colors of the Devil

    1.2 1997 HD

    A young talented painter dreams of glory. A man promises it in exchange for his talent and his soul.

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  • 1989
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    Boris Godounov

    Boris Godounov

    7.5 1989 HD

    A possible impostor torments a newly crowned medieval czar who may have ordered the real successor's death.

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  • 1993
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    Mozart:The Requiem from Sarajevo

    Mozart:The Requiem from Sarajevo

    1 1993 HD

    José Carreras and the Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra player form Mozart’s Requiem in the bombed out ruins of the Sarajevo city Library.

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  • 1984
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    Il viaggio a Reims

    Il viaggio a Reims

    1 1984 HD

    The historic 1984 revival performance of Il viaggio a Reims was the first time in over 150 years the opera was performed. Set in a luxurious hotel in...

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  • 1982
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    Verdi: Requiem

    Verdi: Requiem

    1 1982 HD

    Live performance of Verdi's Missa da Requiem at the Edinburgh Festival in 1982. An all-star quartet of soloists under the baton of Claudio Abbado,...

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  • 2005
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    Il Barbiere di Siviglia

    Il Barbiere di Siviglia

    7 2005 HD

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  • 2004
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    Les Contes d'Hoffmann

    Les Contes d'Hoffmann

    1 2004 HD

    Live peformance from the Sferisterio Opera Festival, August 2004. Our edition has an Italian cast of exceptional quality, in which stand out the...

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  • 2006
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    Puccini: Tosca (Arena di Verona)

    Puccini: Tosca (Arena di Verona)

    1 2006 HD

    Puccini’s melodrama about a volatile diva, a sadistic police chief, and an idealistic artist has offended and thrilled audiences for more than...

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  • 2005
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    Così fan tutte

    Così fan tutte

    1 2005 HD

    Live performance from the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, 23 July 2005.

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  • 1970
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    Assassinio nella cattedrale

    Assassinio nella cattedrale

    1 1970 HD

    Assassinio nella cattedrale (Murder in the Cathedral) is an opera in two acts and an intermezzo by the Italian composer Ildebrando Pizzetti. The...

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  • 1983
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    Ernani

    Ernani

    1 1983 HD

    Verdi's early masterpiece is based on a Victor Hugo play with a complicated plot concerning a young woman and the three men vying for her...

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  • 1980
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    Georges Bizet: Carmen

    Georges Bizet: Carmen

    1 1980 HD

    Carmen, presented in a production at the French Opera House.

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  • 1985
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    Faust

    Faust

    6 1985 HD

    In an epic tale of good versus evil, Faust sells his soul to the Devil and tries to save Marguerite from an eternity in Hell.

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  • 2010
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    Rigoletto a Mantova

    Rigoletto a Mantova

    1 2010 HD

    The tragic story revolves around the licentious Duke of Mantua, his hunch-backed court jester Rigoletto, and Rigoletto's beautiful daughter Gilda....

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  • 1985
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    Le Nozze di Figaro - The Met

    Le Nozze di Figaro - The Met

    1 1985 HD

    From the "James Levine: Celebrating 40 Years at the Met" DVD box set. Jean-Pierre Ponnelle’s landmark production of Mozart’s most human...

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  • 2002
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    Rossini: Il turco in Italia (Opernhaus Zurich)

    Rossini: Il turco in Italia (Opernhaus Zurich)

    1 2002 HD

    When a wealthy Turkish aristocrat arrives in a humble Italian town, the married women roll their eyes in delight, their rival lovers lose out, and...

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  • 2014
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    Tosca

    Tosca

    1 2014 HD

    Desire, power, and passion take center stage in the Opéra Royal de Wallonie’s 2014 production of Puccini’s incomparable...

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  • 2007
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    Don Pasquale

    Don Pasquale

    1 2007 HD

    Juan Diego Florez in another of his great stage roles. Old Don Pasquale (Ruggero Raimondi) wishes to marry and produce an heir, thus disinheriting...

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  • 2019
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    My Out-Laws

    My Out-Laws

    5.7 2019 HD

    When their daughter decides to get a divorce, Coline and Andre can’t come to terms with it as they are very fond of their son-in-law. The only...

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  • 1986
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    Tosca

    Tosca

    1 1986 HD

    This live version of Puccini s superbly dramatic opera was recorded in Rome in the exact locations and at the precise times of day as Puccini had...

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  • 2007
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    Giuseppe Verdi - Falstaff

    Giuseppe Verdi - Falstaff

    1 2007 HD

    Ruggero Raimondi and Barbara Frittoli star in this 2006 production of the Verdi opera with Zubin Mehta conducting the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. ...

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  • 1983
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    The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala

    The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala

    1 1983 HD

    In celebration of its 100th anniversary in 1983, the Metropolitan Opera hosts a four-hour performance uniting some of the world's most spellbinding...

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  • 2004
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    Puccini: Tosca

    Puccini: Tosca

    1 2004 HD

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  • 2004
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    Alfredo Kraus, Ruggero Raimondi and Katia Ricciarelli in Concert

    Alfredo Kraus, Ruggero Raimondi and Katia Ricciarelli in Concert

    1 2004 HD

    This tour-de-force concert event showcases opera luminaries Alfredo Kraus, Ruggero Raimondi and Katia Ricciarelli performing arias and other songs,...

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  • 1972
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    Le Grand Échiquier

    Le Grand Échiquier

    8 1972 HD

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  • 2008
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    Le Sanglot des anges

    Le Sanglot des anges

    1 2008 HD

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  • 1972
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    Le Grand Échiquier

    Le Grand Échiquier

    8 1972 HD

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  • 1972
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    Le Grand Échiquier

    Le Grand Échiquier

    8 1972 HD

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  • 1975
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    Numéro un

    Numéro un

    6 1975 HD

    A French variety show.

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  • 1982
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    Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

    6.2 1982 HD

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