Carlo Buti

The Profile

Carlo Buti (1902–1963) was an Italian tenor from Florence and one of the most popular voices of the 1930s and 1940s, celebrated for the Italian canzone and stornelli.

Renowned for a pure, lyrical tenor and romantic ballads; widely nicknamed the “Nightingale of Italy.”

A wistful salute to Carlo Buti as “the nightingale,” celebrating the simplicity of voice-led Italian song. The reviewer recalls gramophones and hearthside listening, name-checks classics like Reginella campagnola and Fiorin fiorello (even Faccetta nera), and admits nostalgia’s mirage—yet finds Buti’s singing still lets them dream.