Giulio Neri (1909-1958) was an Italian bass, admired for the dark power and authority of his voice. He sang at major Italian houses and left important recordings in Italian opera.

In the Pristine catalogue he appears in Ponchielli’s La Gioconda with Maria Callas, Fedora Barbieri, Gianni Poggi and Antonino Votto.

Neri’s singing brought true bass weight to roles requiring menace, grandeur and vocal depth. His kind of voice gives Italian opera its subterranean architecture.

His page is justified by career stature and catalogue context. Neri supplies the kind of bass resonance that makes the stage floorboards listen.