Giuseppe Di Stefano

Giuseppe Di Stefano (24 July 1921 – 3 March 2008) was an Italian operatic tenor who sang professionally from the mid-1940s until the early 1990s. Called Pippo by both fans and friends, he was known as the "Golden voice" or "The most beautiful voice", as the true successor of Beniamino Gigli.

Luciano Pavarotti said he modeled himself after Di Stefano. In an interview Pavarotti said "Di Stefano is my idol. There is a solar voice...It was the most incredible, open voice you could hear. The musicality of Di Stefano is as natural and beautiful as the voice is phenomenal". Di Stefano was also the tenor who most inspired José Carreras. He died on 3 March 2008 as a result of injuries from an attack by unknown assailants. Extended biography at Opera Vivrà

Official site (mostly in Italian)

Giuseppe Di Stefano at IMDb

Giuseppe Di Stefano at Find a Grave

Alan Blyth Obituary: Opera singer Giuseppe Di Stefano, 1921–2008 The Guardian, 3 March 2008

History of the Tenor – Sound Clips and Narration

1974 concert with Maria Callas on YouTube