Tieppo studied at the Conservatory Giuseppe Verdi in Milano thanks to Pier Miranda Ferraro. He made his
debut as concert singer in 1977. In 1980 in Milano, he took part in the concert performance of "Salammbô" by Musorgskij
(reworked and completed by Zoltan Peskó).
At the beginning of the 1980s, he made his stage debut. In 1982, he appeared at the
Regio in Parma in Maria Padilla and in 1983, he made his US debut as Pinkerton in New Orleans. He sang the same role in 1984
at the Regio in Torino and in 1985 at the Comunale in Bologna.
In 1986 and 1987, he sang in South Africa; in 1987 and 1992 he sang in Oslo; 1988 he sang in Dublin and in 1990 he sang in Dallas and
in Queensland.
Besides Pinkerton, his other major roles included Rodolfo, Cavaradossi (Berlin, Mannheim, Wien, Dublin, St. Gallen and Zürich), Manrico
(1993 Pacific Opera), Riccardo, Radames, (1994 Prague), Calaf (1996 Ahoy Halls in
Rotterdam, 1988 Reggio Emilia) and Turiddu.
In 1995, he sang Pollione at the Staatstheater Wiesbaden, and Cavaradossi at the Opéra du Rhin Strasbourg.
He recorded Salammbô for CBS in 1980.
Reference: Kutsch & Riemens
