Giuseppe Nessi (1887-1961) was an Italian tenor, active in opera for many decades and especially remembered for character and comprimario roles. He became a familiar presence in Italian operatic recordings.

In the Pristine catalogue he appears in Puccini and Verdi, including Turandot with Maria Callas and Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, and early Aida recordings.

Nessi’s art lay in style, diction and theatrical precision. Character tenors of this kind can make a scene live by turning a small part into a sharply drawn musical face.

His page is justified by repeated catalogue appearances and historical usefulness. Nessi keeps the corners of the Italian opera stage properly populated.