Lodi, Lombardy
After studies with Leopoldo Gennai and Annibale Guidotti he made his debut in Lodi, Lombardy, in "Loreley" and "Aida". His debuts in Genoa (1923), Torino, La Scala (1930), Rome (1931), and Naples (1931) were all in "Tristan und Isolde" (sung in Italian). He also performed in Wagner's "Götterdämmerung", "Tannhäuser" and "Lohengrin". However, Tagliabue would go on to excel in the Verdian repertoire, especially "La forza del destino", "Aida", "Rigoletto", "La traviata", "Nabucco", and "Otello". He created the role of Basilio in Respighi's "La fiamma" in 1934.