Tino Pattiera

Tino Pattiera (27 June 1890 – 24 April 1966) was a Croatian-Dalmatian Italian
Tino Pattiera
tenor, born in Cavtat, near Dubrovnik.

Prior to taking up the repertory for which he became famous, he was notable in
operetta.[1]

Pattiera was a handsome man with an exceptional, dark heroic tenor voice, that was,
some say, perfectly suited for roles such as Manrico inIl trovatore. It was in this role
that he made his stage debut at the Dresden Opera in 1914[2] and it was in the Italian
repertoire that he specialized. Among his closest friends and colleagues during the
early days at Dresden wereRichard Tauber and Elisabeth Rethberg.

Pattiera was the most popular tenor in Dresden in the 1920s. It was during that time
he partnered with the soprano Meta Seinemeyer and was responsible for a
resurgence of interest in Giuseppe Verdi's operas in Germany. Singing with
Seinemeyer under Fritz Busch, they gave performances of La forza del destino and
Don Carlos in notable productions.[2] Born 27 June 1890
Cavtat, Austria-
In addition to his work in Dresden in the Italian repertoire, Pattiera sang Tannhäuser
Hungary
and the role of Bacchus in Ariadne auf Naxos, was a guest artist in several European
[2] Died 24 April 1966
cities, and joined the Chicago Opera Company for the 1920/21 season.
(aged 75)
On 31 January 1925, the Dresden premiere of Umberto Giordano's Andrea Chénier Cavtat, SFR
was given with Seinemeyer as Maddalena. It won praise from the composer himself, Yugoslavia
who was in the audience. Tino Pattiera, who became her most famous stage and Nationality Croatian
recording partner, sang the title role.[3]
Occupation Opera singer (tenor)
On occasion compared with Caruso during his partnership with Seinemeyer, Steane
Melba-Caruso evenings at Covent Garden.[2]
notes "that Dresdeners are said to have compared their performances together to the

Pattiera gave his last performance in 1953 in Dresden and then retired, after which he taught in Vienna. He died in 1966 and is buried
in his hometown of Cavtat.

Filmography
Fra Diavolo (March 1931 in German; April 1931 in French; both versions directed by
Mario Bonnard)
Eine Nacht in Venedig (March 1934 in German; directed byRobert Wiene) (A Night in Venice for USA release)
Egy éj Velencében (1935) Directed by Géza von Cziffra. (A Night in Venice for English language release)[4]

References
Notes

1. Cervenka, Gottfried (18 April 2006)."Schöner Mann mit erotischer Stimme"(http://oe1.orf.at/artikel/204462).

Österreichischer Rundfunk. Retrieved 13 May 2013(in German)
2. Steane (1998), p. 918
3. Steane (2008), p. 370
4. Tito Pattiera on imdb.com(https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0666489/)
Cited sources

Steane, J. B. (1998), "Pattiera, Tino", in Stanley Sadie, (Ed.), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, Vol. 3, London:
Macmillan Publishers, Inc. 1998ISBN 0-333-73432-7 ISBN 1-56159-228-5
Steane, J. B. (2008), "Pattiera, Tino", The Grove Book of Opera Singers, 2nd edition. Oxford University Press

External links
Tino Pattiera on IMDb

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