Titta Ruffo has been played on NTS in shows including Tafelmusik w/ Francesco Fusaro, featured first on 8 August 2021. Songs played include Una Furtiva Lagrima, Questa O Quella and Celeste Aida.

Titta Ruffo (June 9, 1877 - July 5, 1953), was an Italian opera star who had a major international singing career. Known as the "Voce del leone" ("voice of the lion"), he was greatly admired, even by rival baritones, such as Giuseppe De Luca, who said of Ruffo: "His was not a voice, it was a miracle" (although not often published is the second part of De Luca's conclusion "…which he [Ruffo] bawled…