Fabio Armiliato (born 17 August 1956,

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) is an Italian operatic

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Career

Armiliato has been referred to critically as "the best Chénier of our time" (Landini, ''L'Opera''). In 1992 he sang the role of Mario Cavaradossi at the

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. The conductor was

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. In 1993, he debuted in the Metropolitan Opera House in New York in '' Il trovatore'', returning later in ''

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'' and ''

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''. He has also performed in the

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, Milan, in the

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, and in

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. He performed ''Madama Butterfly'' in La Scala, in the Puccini Festival in Torre del Lago, and in the

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. He worked with

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in a five-act version of '' Don Carlo'' in Munich and Florence. In 2000 he was awarded with Beniamino Gigli Prize. In the 2007/08 season, he made a debut as Alvaro in '' La forza del destino'' in Monte Carlo, followed by '' La fanciulla del West'' in Rome and ''

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'' in Bologna; in 2008/09, he performed ''

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'' in Florence, ''

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'' in Palermo and ''La fanciulla del West'' in Seville. In 2008, he participated in the Puccini 150th Anniversary Gala Concert in New York. In 2012, he appeared in the

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film '' To Rome with Love'' as a man with fantastic operatic voice, but only while in the shower. His partner was the soprano

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, with whom he frequently performed and recorded."Daniela Dessì, una vita per la lirica: 'Bisogna pensare a diventare bravi e non famosi'"
by Anna Bandettini, ''

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'', 21 August 2016

Selected discography

*'' La traviata'': Fabio Armiliato (tenor), Daniela Dessì (soprano), John Neschling (conductor) *''

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'': Fabio Armiliato (tenor), Daniela Dessì (soprano), Carlo Guelfi (baritone),

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(conductor), Universal 2008. *''Romanze e Canzoni'': Fabio Armiliato (tenor), Steven Mercurio (conductor), Decca 2007. *''Love Duets'': Fabio Armiliato (tenor), Daniela Dessì (soprano), Marco Boemi (conductor), Philips 2005. *''Madama Butterfly'': Fabio Armiliato (tenor), Daniela Dessì (soprano),

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(baritone),

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(conductor), Dynamic. *''Tosca'': Fabio Armiliato (tenor), Daniela Dessì (soprano), Opus Arte 2004. *'' Manon Lescaut'': Fabio Armiliato (tenor), Daniela Dessì (soprano), Real Sound 2004. *''Aida'': Fabio Armiliato (tenor), Daniela Dessì (soprano), Opus Arte 2004. *''Le Romanze ritrovate'': Fabio Armiliato (tenor), Daniela Dessì (soprano), Real Sound 2004. *''A Tribute to Verdi'': Fabio Armiliato (tenor), Marcello Panni (conductor), Real Sound 2001.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Armiliato, Fabio Italian operatic tenors Singers from Genoa Living people 1956 births 20th-century Italian male opera singers 21st-century Italian male opera singers