Actor

Tito Schipa

January 1, 1889 · Lecce, Italy

Tito Schipa (Italian pronunciation: [ˈskipa]; born Raffaele Attilio Amedeo Schipa; 2nd January 1889 in Lecce – 16 December 1965) was an Italian tenor, considered the greatest tenore di grazia and one of the most popular tenors of the century.

Schipa was born as Raffaele Attilio Amedeo Schipa on 27 December 1888 in Lecce in Apulia into an Arbëreshë family; his birthday was recorded as January 2, 1889 for military conscription purposes. He studied in Milan and made his operatic debut at age 21 in 1910 at Vercelli. He subsequently appeared throughout Italy and in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 1917, he created the role of Ruggiero in Puccini's La rondine.

Often works with

Assia Noris
2 titles together
Vivere ancora, I Sing for You Alone
Carlo Dapporto
2 titles together
Vivere ancora, In cerca di felicità
Caterina Boratto
2 titles together
Who Is Happier Than I?, Vivere!

Full filmography · 9

Soho Conspiracy
as Tito Schipa
1950
Il cavaliere del sogno
as Tenor Duprez
1947
Vivere ancora
cast
1945
Rosalba
cast
1945
In cerca di felicità
as Francesco Gualdi
1944
Land of Fire
as Aldo Berti, tenore
1939
Who Is Happier Than I?
as Tito
1938
Vivere!
as Tito
1936
I Sing for You Alone
as le ténor Marcello Palma
1933