Renato Bruson
Bruson was one of the foremost bel canto and Verdi baritones of his generation, and while this side of his artistry is lesser-known in the United States, he was also an accomplished song performer, specializing again in Romantic-era Italian works. He frequently championed the songs of Tosti, and was named an honorary citizen of Cortona, Tosti's home city, in recognition of this. While his Verdi roles are perhaps his best-known, especially Macbeth, Rigoletto, Renato (Un Ballo in Maschera), and Simon Boccanegra, he sang in no fewer than seventeen Donizetti operas during the 1970s and 1980s, just ahead of the crest of a great resurgence of interest in lesser-known nineteenth-century works.
Bruson's family was unable to afford any kind of musical schooling, but encouraged him to sing in the local church choir, and after finishing regular school, he auditioned for the Padova Conservatory, and was offered a five-year scholarship. There he studied with Elena Fava Cerati, who trained him thoroughly in the bel canto style and technique.
He made his opera debut as the Conte di Luna in Il Trovatore at Spoleto in 1961. He appeared at the Met for the first time in 1969, as Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor, and made his La Scala debut in Linda di Chamonix in 1972. In 1973, he made his Chicago Lyric Opera debut as Renato in Un Ballo in Maschera, and in 1975 he made his Covent Garden debut in the same role, substituting for an ill Piero Cappuccilli. His Vienna State Opera debut was in 1978, as Verdi's Macbeth. He sang with Riccardo Muti for the first time in 1970, and over the years became an adherent of Muti's insistence on singing come scritto, without singer-interpolated high notes, believing that this focuses attention on the music and drama rather than the singer.
His Rigoletto on Philips (289 462 158-2) captures one of his major roles quite well, and among his many Tosti recordings on Nuova Era, Romanze su Testi Italiani (7233) is one of the strongest.
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Discografía
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Verdi: Giovanna d'Arco
Evan Bowers, Renato Bruson, Svetla Vassileva, Parma Teatro Regio Orchestra, Bruno Bartoletti
Ópera - Editado por C Major el 11/02/2014
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Puccini: Tosca
Renata Scotto, Plácido Domingo, Renato Bruson, James Levine, Philharmonia Orchestra
Ópera - Editado por Warner Classics el 4/08/2008
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Puccini: Manon Lescaut - Highlights
Mirella Freni, Plácido Domingo, Renato Bruson, Robert Gambill, Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli
Clásica - Editado por Deutsche Grammophon (DG) el 8/11/1984
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Ernani
Plácido Domingo, Riccardo Muti, Mirella Freni, Renato Bruson, Nicolaï Ghiaurov, Jolanda Michieli
Clásica - Editado por Warner Classics el 4/06/2007
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Giuseppe Verdi : Luisa Miller
Katia Ricciarelli, Plácido Domingo, Elena Obraztsova, Renato Bruson, Royal Opera House Orchestra, Lorin Maazel
Clásica - Editado por Deutsche Grammophon (DG) el 1/01/1980
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Verdi: Otello (Live)
Plácido Domingo, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Renato Bruson, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Zubin Mehta
Ópera - Editado por Orfeo el 1/01/2016
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Verdi: Otello (Live)
Plácido Domingo, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Renato Bruson, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Zubin Mehta
Ópera - Editado por Orfeo el 1/01/2016
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La Traviata
Lucia Aliberti, Renato Bruson, Peter Dvorský, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
Clásica - Editado por Westopera el 19/02/2018
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Donizetti: Arias From "Gemma di Vergy", "La Favorita" ...
Renato Bruson, Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino, Bruno Martinotti
Clásica - Editado por Decca Music Group Ltd. el 1/01/1961
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Renato Bruson: 35 Anni di bel Canto
Ópera - Editado por Bongiovanni el 1/09/2013
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Tosti: Romanze su testi italiani
Renato Bruson, Robert Kettelson
Clásica - Editado por EG Classics el 1/01/2002
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Verdi: Otello
Cornelius Murgu, Renato Bruson, Maria Guleghina, Gustav Kuhn, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
Ópera - Editado por Koch Schwann el 21/02/1992
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Verdi: Il Corsaro
Zvetan Michailov, Renato Bruson, Adriana Damato, Michela Sburlati, Parma Teatro Regio Orchestra, Renato Palumbo
Ópera - Editado por Dynamic el 1/01/2004
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Verdi: Corsaro (Il)
Zvetan Michailov, Renato Bruson, Adriana Damato, Michela Sburlati, Parma Teatro Regio Orchestra, Renato Palumbo
Ópera - Editado por Dynamic el 1/01/2004
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Liederabend
Música vocal (profana y sacra) - Editado por Capriccio el 1/08/2010
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Verdi, G.: Simon Boccanegra [Opera]
Ópera - Editado por Capriccio el 1/01/1991
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Renato Bruson Sings Favourite Songs
Clásica - Editado por Chandos el 1/01/1981
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Finest Music Selection - Famous Arias
Rias-Sinfonietta Berlin, Renato Bruson
Clásica - Editado por Art Productions Ltd el 27/02/2011
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Verdi, G.: Simon Boccanegra [Opera]
Ópera - Editado por Capriccio el 1/01/1991
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Renato Bruson Sings Favourite Songs
Clásica - Editado por Chandos el 1/01/1981
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Verdi - I due Foscari
Renato Bruson, Nicola Martinucci, Maurizio Arena, Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino
Clásica - Editado por EG Classics el 10/01/2025
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