Tito's Way

Tito’s Way—The Art of Producing Opera, by Tito Capobianco, ISBN 9780828326513 $23 Paperback; ISBN 9780828326520 $9.99 E-Book Born in La Plata, Argentina, of Italian parents, Tito Capobianco grew up in the field of classical music to become a world-renowned impresario in producing some of the most complex operas ever created by men. As an art form, Opera is perhaps the most complex work of art to produce, in that it requires the following: 1) A full orchestra of accomplished musicians to depict the behavioral emotional nuances of the human being, 2) Trained and talented singers-actors, 3) Complex chorus, 4) Ballet of the highest order, 5) Staging more complex and grandiose than ever, and, 6) Conductors with their batons who bring about transcendental music to enhance the human soul. Tito firmly believes that “opera is the most beautiful psychosis created by man.” Furthermore, he observes that, in his role of producing so many operas, he felt a “joy of giving life to the magic created by the singing human voice itself.” A devoted husband and father, Tito learned firsthand how to navigate among the world’s great superstars, each with his or her own demands and strong personalities. To his credit, he developed long-lasting friendships with the greatest of the great: Pavarotti, Domingo, Carreras, Caballe, Milnes, Sills, Nilsson, Maazel, Plishka, Rudel, Furlanetto, Schipi, Fleming, Schipa, Berganza, Tozzi, Arroyo, Penagos, Corelli, Resnik, Verret, Menotti, Sutherland, Abbado, Tagliavini. Treigle, Deutekom, and many more. Mr. Tito Capobianco has dedicated his life to Opera, from his debut in 1953 in Argentina, La Plata, With Verdi's AIDA, to his American debut with Bizet's CARMEN in 1964 at the Philadelphia Grand Opera. He also was a Director with Cincinnati Opera, New York City Opera, San Diego Opera, Metropolitan Opera and almost all of the famous opera houses in the world.