SINGER

Piero Cappuccilli

1929 - 2005

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Piero Cappuccilli (November 9, 1926 – July 12, 2005) was an Italian operatic baritone. Best known for his interpretations of Verdi roles, he was widely regarded as one of the finest Italian baritones of the second half of the 20th century. He was enormously admired within the field of opera for his rich and abundant voice, fine vocal technique and exceptional breath control. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Piero Cappuccilli has received more than 75,925 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Piero Cappuccilli is the 782nd most popular singer (down from 679th in 2019), the 2,846th most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,597th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular Italian Singer.

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  • 76k

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  • 52.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Piero Cappuccilli ranks 782 out of 4,381Before him are Natalie Imbruglia, Pierre Bachelet, Leonid Utyosov, Henriette Sontag, Richard Anthony, and Lila Downs. After him are Massimo Ranieri, Birthe Wilke, Verka Serduchka, Kevin Ayers, Kurt Moll, and Dave Matthews.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Piero Cappuccilli ranks 231Before him are Ronald Golias, George Crumb, Luigi Taveri, Christian Marin, Gerhard Hanappi, and Haruo Nakajima. After him are Sunil Dutt, Moses Gunn, Berry Gordy, Claude Goretta, Józef Glemp, and Miyoshi Umeki. Among people deceased in 2005, Piero Cappuccilli ranks 141Before him are Milorad Pavić, Ronald Golias, Eddie Guerrero, Maurice Hilleman, Pierre Bachelet, and Fabrizio Meoni. After him are Dan O'Herlihy, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Lajos Baróti, Sunil Dutt, Hermann Bondi, and Don Adams.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Piero Cappuccilli ranks 2,846 out of 5,161Before him are Pietro Polani (1098), Sergio Sollima (1921), Inigo Campioni (1878), Antonio Beccadelli (1394), Fabrizio Meoni (1957), and Giosafat Barbaro (1413). After him are Marco da Gagliano (1582), Giovanni da Udine (1487), Pietro Grasso (1945), Massimo Ranieri (1951), Francesco Granacci (1469), and Giuseppe Baldo (1914).

Among SINGERS In Italy

Among singers born in Italy, Piero Cappuccilli ranks 63Before him are Titta Ruffo (1877), Robertino Loreti (1947), Angelo Branduardi (1950), Cesare Siepi (1923), Magda Olivero (1910), and Maria Carta (1934). After him are Massimo Ranieri (1951), Francesca Cuzzoni (1696), Alessandro Safina (1963), Francesco Guccini (1940), Claudio Baglioni (1951), and Antonietta Stella (1929).