Ferruccio Tagliavini

Ferruccio Tagliavini was an Italian operatic tenor born in Treviso in 1913 who began his professional career in the 1930s and specialised in the Italian lyric repertoire. His singing was characterised by a lyrical tone and elegant phrasing, and he became closely associated with roles in the works of Puccini, Verdi and Donizetti while maintaining an active career in opera houses and recordings through the mid-20th century.