Emilio Naudin

Emilio Naudin (23 October 1823 in Parma – 5 May 1890 in Bologna) was an Italian tenor. He is most notable for creating the role of Vasco da Gama in Meyerbeer's opera L'Africaine.

Training and career Emilio Naudin studied singing in Milan with Giacomo Panizza. After completing his studies, he began his career as a tenor, being particularly successful in operas by Verdi, and sang in operas by that composer as well as others at leading theatres in Italy, Spain, and England. He appeared at the Royal Opera House, London, for ten consecutive seasons between 1863 and 1872. In Paris, he sang at the Paris Opera from 1862 until 1867 in operas by Verdi, Donizetti, Mozart, and others.