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In summary: Tamagno pursued a busy and highly acclaimed career as a classical singer that lasted for more than three decades.

During that time, he appeared in more than 50 different operas and sang at almost every important theatre in Europe, South America and the United States.

He also had the distinction of participating in eight premiere performances of new or substantially refashioned operatic works by significant composers such as Verdi, Ponchielli and Leoncavallo.

While not a sophisticated actor or a flawless musician, his huge voice and volcanic renditions of the most forceful tenor roles in the Italian and French repertoires had a tremendous impact on audiences, enabling him to build a worldwide reputation as an elite performer and charge promoters on both sides of the Atlantic top-tier fees for his services.