Tartaglia
Tartaglia
#0Tartaglia
Posted: 1/2/05 at 11:57am
Can anyone tell me if this is the right pronunciation of "Tartaglia"?
Tar (rhymes w/ Bar)
Tog (" " Frog)
Lee (" " Key"
Uh (or Ah, the little "a" sound)
And the other thing about the Phantom Lady was, Bert, she realized, in the city that never sleeps...
What did she realize, Kitten?
That all the songs she'd listened to, all the love songs, that they were only songs.
What's wrong with that?
Nothing, if you don't believe in them. But she did, you see. She believed in enchanted evenings, and she believed that a small cloud passed overhead and cried down on a flower bed, and she even believed there was breakfast to be had...
Where?
On Pluto. The mysterious, icy wastes of Pluto.
Mythus
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/16/04
#2re: Tartaglia
Posted: 1/2/05 at 12:57pmYup, it's like Mythus said. There are always discrepancies about whether or not you pronounce the "g." I think technically, since it's an Italian name, you wouldn't pronounce it as a hard "g" sound, but it's been anglicized, and I've definitely heard John pronounce the "g". So yeah... Tar-tag-lee-uh.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#3re: Tartaglia
Posted: 1/2/05 at 12:59pm
in italian you kinda pronounce a g more like a y. think like lasagna. of course if he says his own name incorrectly then well ... :)
Therese
Broadway Star Joined: 1/2/05
#4re: Tartaglia
Posted: 1/2/05 at 1:42pmJohn (with Princeton & Rod) read a clue on Jeopardy! a couple of weeks ago, and he introduced himself as John tar-TAG-lee-ah (with a short a and hard g). When I first discovered Q, I wanted to pronounce it the "Italian" way, until I started hearing otherwise.
"In my own little corner..."
broadwaystar2b
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/28/04
#5re: Tartaglia
Posted: 1/2/05 at 1:49pm
Also, for more Q~tip pronuciation knowledge
Along with John "tar-TAG-lee-ah" you have Stephanie D'Abruzzo which is pronounced "Duh-bruise-o"
renthead2005z
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/2/05
#6re: Tartaglia
Posted: 1/2/05 at 2:03pm
i like that pic of john broadway star 
"Why do we play with fire?-Why do we run our fingers through the flame?"
#7re: Tartaglia
Posted: 1/2/05 at 2:05pm
so, the "tag" section of his name is just pronounced like the word "tag" (rhyming with "rag") ? just making sure.
thanks all for the info too!
And the other thing about the Phantom Lady was, Bert, she realized, in the city that never sleeps...
What did she realize, Kitten?
That all the songs she'd listened to, all the love songs, that they were only songs.
What's wrong with that?
Nothing, if you don't believe in them. But she did, you see. She believed in enchanted evenings, and she believed that a small cloud passed overhead and cried down on a flower bed, and she even believed there was breakfast to be had...
Where?
On Pluto. The mysterious, icy wastes of Pluto.
#8re: Tartaglia
Posted: 1/2/05 at 2:21pmYes, his name is absolutely said Tar-TAG-Lee-Uh. My last name is the same sort of style so I understand it. It's basically an Americanized Italian pronunciation.
And hang on, when did you win the discus?
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