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Giulio Gari secured his
international standing as a “Primo
Tenore” from the outset of his
brilliant career. Under the baton
of the great Tullio Serafin, he
made his distinguished operatic
debut at the TEATRO REALE DI ROMA
in Rossini’s IL BARBIERE DI
SIVIGLIA, the success of which was
soon followed by the offer of a
contract in The United States with
THE NBC SYMPHONY. His talents were
immediately recognized by
conductor Laszlo Halasz, who not
only engaged him for Premiere
performances of Gian Carlo
Menotti’s AMELIA AL BALLO, but for
eight seasons as an essential
leading tenor at THE NEW YORK CITY
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Mr. Gari’s unbroken record of success in
New York as well as with companies across
The United States, in Europe, and in
Central America, led to an invitation from
Sir Rudolf Bing to join the roster of
principal tenors at THE METROPOLITAN
OPERA, where he debuted as Lt. Pinkerton
in Puccini’s MADAMA BUTTERFLY, paired with
the ravishing Butterfly of Licia Albanese.
The list of his colleagues is literally a
“Who’s Who” in the world of Classical
Music.
Among many others:
Conductors – Dimitri Mitropoulos, Eric
Leinsdorf, Leopold Stokowski, Tullio
Serafin, Rudolf Kempe, Alberto Erede,
Fausto Cleva, Nicholas Rescigno, Julius
Rudel, Kurt Adler, Renato Cellini, Anton
Coppola, Jean Morel, Fritz Stiedry, Joseph
Rosenstock, Carlo Moresco, Emerson
Buckley, and Vincent la Selva.
Singers – Licia Albanese, Camilla
Williams, Victoria de los Angeles, Dorothy
Kirsten, Leonie Rysanek, Astrid Varnay,
Inge Borkh, Blanche Thebom, Birgit
Nilsson, Dusolina Giannini, Herva Nelli,
Irra Pettina, Regina Resnik, Eleanore
Steber, Gladys Swarthout, Martina Arroyo,
Rosalind Elias, Roberta Peters, Elaine
Malbin, Lucia Evangelista, Jerome Hines,
Robert Merrill, Ettore Bastianini, George
London, Ramon Vinay, Giogio Tozzi,
Salvatore Baccaloni, and the list goes on…
His repertoire was as broad as could be
imagined, spanning with equal ease and
suitability Bel Canto works such as LUCIA
DI LAMMERMOOR and IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA;
operas of Verdi including DON CARLO, IL
TROVATORE, RIGOLETTO, AIDA, and LA
TRAVIATA; operas of Wagner including DIE
MEISTERSINGER, DER FLIEGENDE HOLLANDER,
and TANNHAUSER; Puccini’s TURANDOT, TOSCA,
MADAMA BUTTERFLY, and LA BOHEME; Strauss’
SALOME and DER ROSENKAVALIER; Mussorgsky’s
BORIS GODUNOV; Bizet’s CARMEN; Gounod’s
FAUST; Giordano’s ANDREA CHENIER; and
twentieth-century masterpieces including
Janacek’s KATYA KABANOVA, Kodaly’s PSALMUS
HUNGARICUS, Pizzetti’s L’ASSASINIO NELLA
CATTEDRALE, Berg’s WOZZECK, and also
Stravinsky’s OEDIPUS REX and THE RAKE’S
PROGRESS.
In addition to his maintaining a busy
private vocal studio, Mr. Gari’s wonderful
work as a teacher was immediately
recognized by invitations to join the
faculties of educational institutions,
including The Curtis Institute of Music,
Temple University, The Long Island
Institute of Music and Lehigh University.
The sterling levels of artistic and
professional excellence which he
exemplified in the course of his long and
illustrious career continue to be upheld
today by the Vocal Foundation established
in his memory: THE GIULIO GARI
FOUNDATION.
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The Giulio Gari Foundation • 175 West 72nd
Street, Suite 4F • New York,
NY 10023
Tel. 212-874-3934 Fax 212-874-4676
• info@giuliogari.org
The Giulio Gari Foundation is a 501c3
organization
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