Giuseppe Borgatti, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Giuseppe Borgatti

Italian opera singer

Date of Birth: 17-Mar-1871

Place of Birth: Cento, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Date of Death: 18-Oct-1950

Profession: opera singer

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Giuseppe Borgatti (Cento, 17 March 1871 – Reno di Leggiuno, 18 October 1950) was an Italian dramatic tenor with an outstanding voice.
(See Michael Scott, cited below, for a laudatory appraisal of his singing.) The creator of the title role in Umberto Giordano's verismo opera Andrea Chénier, he subsequently earned renown for his performances of the music of Richard Wagner, becoming in 1904 the first Italian tenor to appear at the Bayreuth Festival.
He sang a variety of leading roles at La Scala, Milan, from 1896 until 1914, but deteriorating eyesight caused by glaucoma put a premature end to his stage career, after which he turned successfully to teaching.