Francesco Tamagno

Francesco Tamagno (28 December 1850 – 31 August 1905) was an operatic tenor from Italy who sang with enormous success throughout Europe and America. On 5 February 1887, he cemented his place in musical history by creating the role of Otello in Giuseppe Verdi's masterpiece of the same name. He is also the earliest Italian tenor to have left a sizeable body of recordings of his voice.

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