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Eugenio Fernandi (Pisa, 1922 – 8 August 1991) was an Italian tenor, associated with both lyric and spinto roles. Eugenio Fernandi was born in Pisa and raised in Turin, where he began his vocal studies with Aureliano Pertile. He later entered the opera school at La Scala in Milan, and began appearing there in small roles. His first major role was as Giovanni Battista in Virgilio Mortari's ''La figlia di diavolo'' in 1954, followed by the Duke in ''Rigoletto'' and Pinkerton in ''Madama Butterfly''. He also sang with success at La Fenice in Venice, the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Florence, and the Teatro San Carlo in Naples. In 1957, he made his debut at the Vienna State Opera as Cavaradossi in ''Tosca'', later singing Alfredo Germont, Rodolfo, Riccardo, and Radames. He appeared as Don Carlos at the Salzburg Festival, in 1958 and 1960. He joined the Metropolitan Opera as a leading tenor on February 19, 1958, debuting there as Pinkerton. Of that performance, a March 3, 1958, ''Time'' magazine review noted that Fernandi "belted out thundering, on-target salvos of sound that rocked the house," further praising that "physically and vocally it is surely the handsomest ''Butterfly'' ever mounted on a U.S. stage." From 1958 to 1971, Fernandi sang eight seasons with the Met in thirteen roles, including Mario Cavaradossi, Edgardo, Enzo, Ismaele, Arrigo, etc. His recording career is limited to the 1957 EMI recording of ''Turandot'', opposite Maria Callas and Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, conducted by Tullio Serafin. However, in recent years a few live recordings have surfaced, notably ''Lucia di Lammermoor'' (1957), again with Callas, and ''Tosca'' (1957), opposite Magda Olivero and Scipio Colombo, both for RAI, and ''Nabucco'', opposite Leonie Rysanek, Cornell MacNeil, and Cesare Siepi. A resident of West Orange, New Jersey, Fernandi moved to the Millington section of Long Hill Township, New Jersey approximately 1987. Fernandi died on August 8, 1991, at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, due to complications related to surgery.〔("Eugenio Fernandi, 66, famed opera tenor" ), Echoes-Sentinel, August 15, 1991. Accessed October 25, 2015. "Born in Pisa, Italy, Mr. Fernandi lived in West Orange before moving to Millington four years ago."〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eugenio Fernandi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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