- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 3, 1941
- Place of Birth
- Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Ruggero Raimondi
Ruggero Raimondi (born 3 October 1941) is an Italian bass-baritone opera singer who has also appeared in motion pictures. Ruggero Raimondi was born in Bologna, Italy, during World War II. His voice matured early into its adult timbre, and at the age of 15, he auditioned for conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, who encouraged him to pursue an operatic career. He began vocal studies with Ettore Campogalliani, and was accepted at age 16 as a student at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan. He then continued his studies in Rome, under the guidance of Teresa Pediconi and Armando Piervenanzi. After having won the National Competition for young opera singers in Spoleto, he made his debut in the same city in the role of Colline in La bohème in the Festival dei Due Mondi. Subsequently, an opportunity arose for him at the Teatro dell'Opera in Rome when he was called upon to substitute in t…
Filmography
movieMy Out-Laws
2019 · Grand-Father
movieBoris Godounov, une conscience tourmentée
2014 · self
movieTosca
2014
movieRigoletto a Mantova
2010 · Sparafucile
tvLe Sanglot des anges
2008 · Carlo di Vanelli
movieDon Pasquale
2007 · Don Pasquale
movieGiuseppe Verdi - Falstaff
2007 · Sir John Falstaff
moviePuccini: Tosca (Arena di Verona)
2006 · Il barone Scarpia
movieBernstein in London: Verdi Requiem
2006 · Self - Bass
movieIl Barbiere di Siviglia
2005 · Don Basilio
movieCosì fan tutte
2005 · Don Alfonso
moviePuccini: Tosca
2004 · Baron Scarpia
movieLes Contes d'Hoffmann
2004 · Lindorf / Coppélius / Dappertutto / Miracle
movieAlfredo Kraus, Ruggero Raimondi and Katia Ricciarelli in Concert
2004 · Self
movieRossini: Il turco in Italia (Opernhaus Zurich)
2002 · Selim
movieTosca
2001 · Baron Scarpia
movieGran Gala di Verdi
2001
movieThe Colors of the Devil
1997 · Bellisle
movieMozart:The Requiem from Sarajevo
1993 · Baritone
movieTosca: In the Settings and at the Times of Tosca
1993 · Il Barone Scarpia
movieBoris Godounov
1989 · Boris Godounov
tvSacrée soirée
1987 · Self
movieTosca
1986 · Scarpia
movieLe Nozze di Figaro - The Met
1985
movieFaust
1985 · Méphistophélès
movieCarmen
1984 · Escamillo
movieIl viaggio a Reims
1984 · Don Profondo
movieErnani
1983 · Don Ruy Gómez de Silva
movieLife Is a Bed of Roses
1983 · Count Michel Forbek
movieThe Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala
1983 · Self
movieThe Trout
1982 · Party Guest
movieVerdi: Requiem
1982 · Self - Bass
tvChamps-Elysées
1982 · Self
movieGeorges Bizet: Carmen
1980 · Escamillo
movieDon Giovanni
1979 · Don Giovanni
movieNabucco
1979 · Zaccaria
tvNuméro un
1975 · Self
tvLe Grand Échiquier
1972 · Self, Self - Main Guest
Assassinio nella cattedrale
— · Thomas Becket