Rolando Panerai

Baritone

1924 — 2019

Rolando Panerai (17 October 1924 – 22 October 2019) was an Italian baritone, particularly associated with the Italian repertoire. He performed at La Scala in Milan, often alongside Maria Callas and Giuseppe Di Stefano. He was known for musical understanding, excellent diction and versatile acting in both drama and comic opera. Among his signature roles were Ford in Verdi's Falstaff and the title role of Puccini's Gianni Schicchi.

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Karajan conducts La Bohème – with Freni and Raimondi

Teatro alla Scala

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Puccini: La Bohème

Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

Mozart: Così fan tutte, K. 588

Gundula Janowitz, Reri Grist, Brigitte Fassbaender, Peter Schreier, Hermann Prey, Rolando Panerai, Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm

Leoncavallo: I Pagliacci

Carlo Bergonzi, Joan Carlyle, Giuseppe Taddei, Ugo Benelli, Rolando Panerai, Giuseppe Morresi, Franco Ricciardi, Roberto Benaglio, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Herbert von Karajan