Giovanni (Juan) Valls (Tenor) (Molnes/Barcelona 1872 - ? 1942)

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He was a pupil of Juan Goula in Barcelona. He appeared with success in Italian and Spanish opera houses. Valls arrived in Italy at the end of 1903 to substitute for Carlo Cartica in ‘’La forza del destino’’ at the Teatro Regio in Parma as a partner of the famous Eugenia Burzio. In 1906 he sang at the same theatre in the premiere of the opera ‘’Siberia’’ of Giordano. Since 1914 he started to appear on the opera stages as baritone.

Chronology of some appearances

1904 Bologna/Arena Azeglio Trovatore (Manrico)

1904 Como/T.Cressoni Aida (Radames)

1904 Como/T.Cressoni Trovatore (Manrico)

1904 Matelica/T.Condominiale Aida (Radames)

1904 Parma/T.Regio Forza del Destino (Alvaro)

1904 Reggio Emilia/T.Municipale Aida (Radames)

1905 Treviso/T.Sociale Eumen di F.Guglielmi (Oreste)

1906/5 Lugano/T.Apollo Gioconda (Enzo)

1906/5 Lugano/T.Apollo Trovatore (Manrico)

1906 Parma/T.Regio Siberia (Vassili)

1907 Tortona/T.Sociale Jana di Virgilio

1908/1 Novara/T.Coccia Ballo in Maschera (Riccardo)

1908/1 Novara/T.Coccia Africana (Vasco de Gama)

1908/2 Ferrara/Tosi Borghi Aida (Radames)

1908/6 La Spezia/Politeama Duca di Genova Carmen (Don Josè)

1906/6 La Spezia/Politeama Duca di Genova Ernani (Ernani)

1908/9 Palermo/T.Biondo Pagliacci (Canio)

1908/10 Palermo/T.Biondo Carmen (Don Josè)

1908/10 Palermo/T.Biondo Norma (Pollione)

1909/1 Novara/T.Coccia Carmen (Don Josè)

1909/3 Pavia/T.Guidi Carmen (Don Josè)

1909 Genova/Politeama Sampierdarenese Norma (Pollione)

1909 Napoli/Politeama Giacosa Norma (Pollione)

1909 Napoli/Politeama Giacosa Ernani (Ernani)

1909 Napoli/Politeama Giacosa Africana (Vasco de Gama)

1910/2 Firenze/T.La Pergola La Vestale

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

G&T, Milano 1904-11?

Trovatore (Verdi): Miserere with Celestina Boninsegna 54056 2179L

Aida (Verdi): Fuggiam gli ardori with Celestina Boninsegna 054044 215m

Victor, USA 1904-11?

Forza del Destino (Verdi): O tu che in seno angli angeli 52407

G&T, Milano 1905

Trovatore (Verdi): Di quella pira 2-52476 2178L

Nikolai Vekov (Baritone) (Ryazan, Russia 1870 - ?)

                                                    Nevers in ''Gli Ugonotti''

The real surname of this forgotten russian baritone was Vekov-Dunois. He studied at the St. Petersburg Conservatory with Camillo Everardi and E. Lavrovskaya. In 1900 he made his debut at the Moscow Bolshoi Theatre in ‘’The Merry Wives of Windsor’’ of O. Nicolai. From 1900 to 1904 Vekov performed in two private theatres: Theatre of Saladovnikov  and  Hermitage Theatre. Then, untill 1911, he sang at the Opera Theatre of S. Zimin, also in Odessa (1911-1913) and Kiev (1914-1915). From 1916 he was a director of an opera class of the Moscow Conservatory. During the 1930s Vekov worked at the Sofia National Opera. Then he taught. He made 19 records. His recordings are very difficult to find.

Chronology of some appearances

1900 Moscow Bolshoi Theatre
1900-1904 Theatre of Saladovnikov  and  Hermitage Theatre
1911-1913 Odessa Opera House
1914-1915 Kiev Opera House

RECORDING FOR SALE

Gramophone, St. Petersburg?  1908
The broken vase, Romance (Arensky)  3-22735 6505L

Fiorello Giraud (Tenor) (Parma 1868 – Parma 1928)

His father Lodovico Giraud (1846–82), was a famous tenor. He studied in Parma and made his début as Lohengrin at Vercelli in 1891. His success was rapid and the following year he created Canio in ‘’Pagliacci’’ at the Teatro Dal Verme, Milan. Unlike Fernando Valero, who created Turiddu in ‘’Cavalleria rusticana’’, Giraud was not invited to sing the part throughout the world, and when engaged at Monte Carlo in 1897 it was only to sing Cassio to Tamagno's Otello. Otherwise, appearances abroad were limited to Spain, Portugal and South America. In Italy his reputation as a Wagnerian tenor grew steadily, and in 1907 he sang Siegfried in the première at La Scala of ‘’Götterdämmerung’’, under Arturo Toscanini. Later in the same season he was also Italy's first Pelléas. Other premières included Vincenzo Tommasini's ‘’Medea’’ (1906, Trieste) and Stefano Donaudy's ‘’Sperduti nel buio’’ (1907, Palermo). His few recordings, which include some Wagner but nothing of Pagliacci, show a strong, vibrant voice used with imagination and skill, though with a limited upper range.

Chronology of some appearances

1900 Teatro alla Fenice Venezia "Iris" with Fausta Labia (Iris), Maria Leonardi (geisha), Giuseppe La Puma (Kyoto), Fancesco Fabbri Boesmi (cieco) and Pio Rosa (merciaiolo/cenciaiolo).

1904 Teatro Costanzi Roma "Lohengrin" with Amelia Karola (Elsa), Elisa Bruno (Ortruda), Antonio Magini-Coletti (Federico di Telramondo) and Luigi Rossato (Enrico l'Uccellatore).

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

G&T, Milano 1904-04

Tannhauser (Wagner): Sia lode a te 52047 2190h

Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner): Nel verno al pie 52048 2191h

Oblio (Tosti) 52049 2192h

Ancora (Tosti) 052067 271i

Carmen (Bizet): Il fior 052069 272i

Luisa Miller (Verdi): Quando le sere al placido 052070 273i

Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner): Appena il mite aprile 052071 274i

Gramophone, Milano 1916-03-16
Invano (Tosti) 7-52085 R3847

Gramophone, Milano 1916-03-18

Primavera (Tosti) R3849 7-52089
Serenata (Rimpianto) (Toselli) 7-52091 R3851

Gramophone, Milano 1916-04-01
Ave Maria (Grigolata) 7-52090 R3851
Non m'ama più (Tosti) 7-52086 R3847

Gramophone, Milano 1917-07-18
Jocelyn (Godard): Ninna nanna (Berceuse)  7-252238  20092b
Sérénade d'autrefois (Silvestri) 7-252239  20093½b

 

Leopoldo Signoretti (Tenor) (Roma 1846 - Napoli 1915)

In 1875 he made his debut at the Teatro Solis in Montevideo as Almaviva in ‘’Barbiere di Siviglia’’. He had an important career. In 1900 he sang at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome in ‘’Ebrea’’, ‘’Lucia di Lammermoor’’, ‘’Elisir d’Amore’’ and ‘’Barbiere di Siviglia’’. In the last years he was singing as comprimario. After his retirement, he taught singing and his students included the baritone Rizzardo Da Ferrara and the great spanish tenor Hipolito Lazaro.

Chronology of some appearances

1884 Bologna, Comunale "Isora di Provenza" with Virginia Ferni-Germano, Zaira Cortini, Remo Ercolani and Augusto Brogi.

1884 Bologna, Comunale "Tannhäuser’’ with Ginevra Giovannoni Zacchi, Anna Scifoni, Augusto Brogi, Remo Ercolani and Carlo Callioni Romanini.

1884 Bologna, Comunale ‘’Mefistofele" with Virginia Ferni-Germano, Selene Visconti, Carlo Ragni and Luigi Visconti.

1895 Torino, Alfieri ‘’Gli Ugonotti’’ with Ada Bonner, Maria D'Alma/Annunziata Stinco Palermini, Elvira Lafon, Giovanni Urbinati, Gioacchino Wanrell and Raffaello Masi.

1895 Novara, Coccia ‘’Gli Ugonotti’’ with Aristodemo Sillich

1895 Buenos Aires, Doria ‘’Gli Ugonotti’’

1900 Roma, Costanzi ‘’Ebrea’’ with Maria De Marchi, Clara Rommel, Pietro Laraspata, Roberto Bisciani and Giuseppe Gironi.

1900 Roma, Costanzi ‘’Barbiere di Siviglia’’ with Maria Barrientos, Enrico Moreo, Ettore Borelli,  Enrico Ruggero Galli and Federica Casali.

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

Disco Zonofono, Milano 1902?

Luisa Miller (Verdi): Quando le sere X-1170

Favorita (Donizetti): Una vergine, un angiol di Dio X-1171

Forza del destino (Verdi): O tu che in seno X-1173

Disco Zonofono, Milano 1902?

Lucrezia Borgia (Donizetti): Di pescator ignobile 10674

Ernani (Verdi): Solingo, errante, misero X-1814

Alfredo Braglia (Tenor) (Pesaro 1878 - ?)

He performed basically in smaller opera theaters in the Italian province and with touring companies. In 1903 he appeared as a guest in Mexico City as De Grieux in ‘’Manon’’ of Massenet. In 1904 he guested during a season in Cuba, Havana and sang there in ‘’Faust’’, ‘’Pagliacci’’, ‘’Tosca’’ and ‘’Dimorah’’.  In 1921 he sang at the Teatro Morgana in Rome in ‘’Ruy Blas’’ of Marchetti.

Chronology of some appearances

1899 Buenos Ayres Politeama Argentino Concerto
1900 Buenos Ayres Societa Operai Italiani Concerto
1901 Buenos Ayres Teatro Doria boheme (Rodolfo)
1903 Mexico City Teatro Rinascimento Manon (De Grieux)
1904 Havana Teatro Nacional Dinorah (Corentino)
1905 Fabriano Teatro Gentile Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)
1907 San Paolo Teatro Santana Boheme (Rodolfo)
1908 Buenos Ayres Teatro Coliseo Aida (Radames)
1909 Venezia Teatro Rossini Boheme (Rodolfo)
1910 Fano Teatro Della Fortuna Pagliacci (Canio)
1911 Cagliari Politeama Regina Margherita Aida (Radames)
1912 Como Teatro Sociale Aida (Radames)
1913 Napoli Teatro Mercadante Aida (Radames)
1914 Palermo Teatro Biondo Guarany (Pery)
1915 Milano Teatro Verdi Norma (Pollione)
1916 Torino Teatro Trianon Trovatore (Manrico)
1917 Sampierdarena Politeama Sampierdarenese Trovatore (Manrico)
1919 Schio Teatro Civico Ballo in Maschera (Riccardo)
1920 Prato Teatro Metastasio Pagliacci (Canio)
1921 Terni Politeama Ternano Norma (Pollione)
1922 Montevideo Teatro Solis Aida (Radames)
1923 Buenos Ayres Teatro Coliseo Andrea Chenier (Chenier)
1924 Buenos Ayres Teatro Coliseo Aida (Radames)
1925 Terni Politema Ternano Andrea Chenier (Chenier)
1926 Todi Teatro Comunale Concerto

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Phonodisc Mondial, Milano 1912?

Aida (Verdi): Fuggiam gli ardori with Bianca Besalu 674

Beka
Africana (Meyerbeer): O paradiso 42435
Ballo in maschera (Verdi): La rivedrò nell'estasi 42432
Ebrea (Halevy): Rachele allor che iddio 42465
Isabeau (Mascagni): Tu ch'odi lo mio grido 42480

Angelo Bendinelli (Tenor) (Lari, near Pisa 1876 – Livorno 1942)

                                        Giuseppe Kaschmann and Angelo Bendinelli

He was a student of Cortesi in Pisa and Giacchetti in Florence. He made his debut in 1904 in Florence at the Arena Nazionale as Alfredo in Traviata. In 1905 he sang at the Donizetti in Bergamo in the premiere of L'Immacolata of G.Mattioli. In 1906 he sang in a recital with Gemma Bellincioni in Paris. Later he performed in theaters in many Italian cities, like Bologna, Mantua and Venice, and performed important works such as Rigoletto, La sonnambula, L'amico Fritz, Iris , and Manon. He regularly sang at the Teatro Petruzzelli of Bari from 1907 to 1925 and also sang abroad in places such as Cairo, Montevideo, and Buenos Aires.

Chronology of some appearances

1902 Livorno Casino del Teatro San Marco Stabat Mater di G. Rossini     
1904 Firenze Arena Nazionale Traviata (Alfredo)
1905 Pisa Teatro Verdi Traviata (Alfredo)
1906 Alessandria d'Egitto Teatro del Conservatorio Concerto
1907 Sanremo Teatro del Casinð Iris (Osaka)
1908 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Boheme (Rodolfo)
1909 Venezia Tetro La Fenice Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)
1910 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Traviata (Alfredo)
1911 Firenze Teatro Della Pergola Tosca (Cavaradossi)
1912 Pavia Teatro Fraschini Manon (De Grieux)
1913 Firenze Politeama Nazionale Traviata (Alfredo)
1914 Cremona Teatro Ponchielli Tosca (Cavaradossi)
1915 Livorno Teatro Goldoni Boheme (Rodolfo)
1925 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Falstaff (Fenton)

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RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

Edison cylinders, 1912?

Mattinata  (Leoncavallo) Unpubl. 44564

Columbia, Milano 1912?

Fanciulla del West (Puccini): Ch'ella mi creda D 9269 11238

Iris (Mascagni): Apri la tua finestra D 9272 11240

Traviata (Verdi): Dei miei bollenti spiriti  D4337 11241-1

Carmen (Bizet): Il fior D5503 11243

Histoire d'un Pierrot (Costa): Favola del piccioni C2273 11256

Mignon (Thomas): Addio Mignon D5503 11268

Traviata (Verdi): Brindisi with Maria Alessandrovitch  D4337 11273

Zulma (Romani): Canzone del vagabondo  D 4345 11330

Africaine (Meyerbeer): O Paradiso  D5500 11245

Lolita (Buzzi-Peccia) D5539 11267

Elisir d'amore (Donizetti): Una furtiva lagrima D5507 11268

Faust (Gounod): Salve dimora D4357 11271

Columbia, Milano 1913?

Faust (Gounod): Notte d'amor with  Ida Cattorini D 4406 11443
Traviata (Verdi): Un di, felice with Ida Cattorini D4390 11444

Traviata (Verdi): Parigi, o cara with Ida Cattorini D4390 11445

Boheme (Puccini):  Quartetto with   Ida Cattorini,  Cesare Formichi and Irma Mion D 9343 11490
Faust (Gounod): E che sempre sola with Ida Cattorini, Dolores Frau and Giovanni Martino D5543 11446
Faust: Che fate qui, Signor? with Cesare Formichi and Giovanni Martino D5543 11449

Gramophone, Milano 1913-11-26

Boheme (Puccini): Che gelida manina 252125 2915ah

Amedeo Bassi (Tenor) (Montespertoli, near Florence 1872 - Florence 1949)

                                                                Chopin

He trained in Florence, making his debut at Castelfiorentino in Filippo Marchetti's ''Ruy Blas'' in 1897. After travelling widely in Italy he sang with great success in South America, where he performed regularly until 1912. He joined the Manhattan Opera Company in 1906 and made his Covent Garden debut the following year; he returned in 1911 for the British premiere of ''La fanciulla del West'', in which he also sang at the first performances in Rome and Chicago. At Monte Carlo in 1905 he participated in the premiere of Pietro Mascagni's ''Amica'' and in Naples the following year that of Frederic d’Erlanger's ''Tess''; he was also in the first American performance of Ermanno Wolf-Ferra's ''I gioielli della Madonna'' (1912). In the 1920s at La Scala he began a second career, as an admired Wagnerian tenor. He taught in Florence where Ferruccio Tagliavini was among his pupils. Early recordings show a powerful voice produced in the typical verismo style.

Chronology of some appearances

1898 Livorno Politeama Boheme (Rodolfo)
1898 Firenze Teatro Pagliano Boheme (Rodolfo)
1899 Bologna Teatro Del Corso Boheme (Rodolfo)
1899 Carrara Politeama Boheme (Rodolfo)
1902 Vienna Un der Wien Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)
1903 Santiago del Cile  Teatro Municipal Adriana Lecouvreur (Maurizio)
1904 Napoli  Teatro San Carlo Adriana Lecouvreur (Maurizio)
1905 Parigi Teatro Sarah Bernardt Andrea Chenier (Andrea Chenier)
1906 Napoli  Teatro San Carlo Amica (Giorgio)
1906 Santiago del Cile  Teatro Municipal Amica (Giorgio)
1907 Trapani  Teatro Garibaldi Adriana Lecouvreur (Maurizio)
1907 New York  Manhattan Opera House Ballo in maschera (Riccardo)
1908 New York  Manhattan Opera House Andrea Chenier (Andrea Chenier)
1909 Roma Teatro Costanzi Andrea Chenier (Andrea Chenier)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

Pathe, Paris 1904?

Siberia (Giordano): T'incontrai per via 4230

Occhi di fata (Denza) 4232

Rigoletto (Verdi): Questa o quella 4233

Chopin (Orefice): O mia Bologna 4235

Chopin (Orefice): Io sono un fior 4236

Fedora (Giordano): Amor ti vieta 4237

Bohème (Puccini): In povertà mia lieta 4238

Andrea Chénier (Giordano): Un dì all'azzurro spazio 4239

Andrea Chénier (Giordano): Come un bel di 4240

Tosca (Puccini): Recondita armonia  4241

Tosca (Puccini): O dolci mani 4242

Andrea Chénier (Giordano): Sì, fui soldato 4243

Bohème (Puccini): Chi son?  4244

Bohème (Puccini): Ah Mimì, tu più with Titta Ruffo 4260

Fonotipia, Milano 1906-04-20

Tess (d'Erlanger): Stanotte ho fatto un sogno 39651 Xph1798
Siberia (Giordano): Orride steppe 39643 XPh1804

Siberia (Giordano): T'incontrai per via  39644 Xph 1805

Fedora (Giordano): Amor ti vieta 39727 Xph 1806

Fonotipia, Milano 1906-05-05

Canzone Guerresca (Giordano) 39726 Xph1855

Pathe, Milano 1912?

Rigoletto (Verdi): La donna è mobile 86386

Tosca (Puccini): E lucevan le stelle 86387

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Vesti la giubba 86388

Fanciulla del West (Puccini): Ch'ella mi creda 86390

Aurora : Inno alla bandiera 86391

Mefistofele (Boito): Giunto sul passo estremo 86392

Lombardi (Verdi): La mia letizia infondere 86393

Manon Lescaut (Puccini): Tra voi, belle brune 86396

Manon Lescaut (Puccini): Donna non vidi mai 86397

Remo Sangiorgi (Tenor) (Bagnacavallo 1875? - ?)

In 1904 he performed at the Politeama Reinach in Parma as Radames in ‘’Aida’’ with Maria Grisi (Aida), Olga Benvenuti (Amneris), Marino Aineto (Amonasro), Camillo Fiegna (Ramphis) and Alessandro Panciera (re).

Chronology of some appearances

1904 Parma Politeama  Reinach Aida (Radames)
1905 Bagnacavallo Teatro Comunale Lucia di Lammermoor (Edgardo)
1906 Mantova Teatro Sociale Dannazione di Faust (Faust)
1907 Genova Politeama Alfieri Ernani (Ernani)
1908 Bologna Teatro Olimpia Ernani (Ernani)
1909 Cuneo Teatro Toselli Wally (Hagenbach)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

G&T, Milano 1906

Ernani (Verdi): Finale A.I° with Maria Grisi, Giuseppe Sala, Francesco Cigada and Libero Ottoboni  54291 8081b

Ernani (Verdi): Vedi come il buon vegliardo with Francesco Cigada, Carlo Ottoboni and Maria Grisi 054079647c

Victor, USA 1906

Ernani (Verdi): O sommo Carlo with Maria Grisi and Francesco Cigada 58372

Attilio Salvaneschi (Tenor) (Livorno 1873 - Hague 1938)

After singing with mostly minor Italian opera houses for some years, Salvaneschi toured North America in performances with Mario Lombardi's opera troupe in 1907. He was also heard that year in operas in Havana. He made appearances at the New German Theatre in Prague in 1908, 1910 and 1914. Also in 1914, he performed as a guest artist at the Odessa Opera, the Royal Swedish Opera, and the Teatro Corso in Bologna. For the 1914-1915 season, Salvaneschi was engaged at the Italian Opera in Holland. He returned briefly to Italy in early 1915 to portray the Duke of Mantua in Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto at La Fenice with Mario Sammarco in the title role. Due to the difficulties in Italy during World War I, he decided to return to Holland; working as a member of the Theatre Royal in The Hague from 1915-1919. He returned to Italy in 1919, and arrived at La Scala the following year. With the La Scala orchestra and chorus he notably recorded the role of Cavardossi in Giacomo Puccini's Tosca in 1920 with Carlo Sabajno conducting and Valentina Bartolomasi as the title heroine. In 1921 Salvaneschi found great success in a series of performances of the Duke of Mantua at a variety of theatres, including the Teatro Adriano in Rome and the rebuilt Teatro Verdi di Padova (with Toti dal Monte and Mattia Battistini). In 1924 he retired from the stage after an unsuccessful throat operation. He spent the next four years teaching singing in Italy, and then moved in 1928 he to The Hague where he continued to teach voice.

Chronology of some appearances

1904 Milano Teatro Dal Verme Aminta di A.Saibene
1905 Costarica Teatro Colon Stagione Compagnia Lambardi
1906 San Salvador  Teatro Colon Stagione Compagnia Lambardi
1907 Havana Teatro Tacon Stagione
1908 Spoleto Teatro Nuovo Mignon (Guglielmo)
1909 Bologna Teatro Verdi Faust (Faust)
1910 Praga Teatro Nazionale Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1911 Bologna Teatro Verdi Mignon (Guglielmo)
1912 Faenza Teatro Masini Mignon (Guglielmo)
1913 Cremona Politeama Verdi Fra' Diavolo (Frа Diavolo)
1914 Havana Politeama Grande Carmen (Don Josи)
1915 Venezia Teatro La Fenice Rigoletto (Duca)
1916 'S-Gravenhage Gebouw Voor Kunsten en Wetenschappen Tosca (Cavaradossi)
1917 'S-Gravenhage Koninklijke Schouwburg Manon (De Grieux)
1918 Mijmegen Opera Traviata (Alfredo)
1919 'S-Gravenhage Koninklijke Schouwburg Louise (Julien)
1920 Novara Teatro Coccia Werther (Werther)
1921 Sampierdarena Politeama Sampierdarenese Tosca (Cavaradossi)
1922 Bergamo Teatro Delle Societа Boheme (Rodolfo)
1923 Novara Teatro Coccia Manon (De Grieux)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

Edison 4-min cylinders

Boheme (Puccini):  Che gelida manina  7519 BA22440
Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Fra poco  a me ricovero  7531 BA22452

Odeon Fonotipia, Milano
Mignon (Thomas): Ah! non credevi tu  37785
Fra Diavolo (Auber): Agnese la zitella 82433

Iris (Mascagni): Apri la tua finestra 82432
Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Ecco ridente in cielo, pt 1 82428
Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Ecco ridente in cielo, pt 2  82429

Gramophone, Milano 1919
Complete Tosca (Puccini) with Valentina Bartolomasi, Adolfo Pacini and Ubaldo Ceccarelli 

Gaetano Pini-Corsi (Tenor) (Zara 1860 - ?)

                                                 Goro in ‘’Madama Butterfly’’

He debuted probably in 1881 in Empoli as Ernesto in ‘’Don Pasquale’’ of Donizetti. In 1886 at the Teatro Comunale in Catania he appeared as Elvino in Bellini’s ‘’La Sonnambula’’. Later he specialized in comprimario roles and was known as a Mime, David and Cassio. From 1892 to 1906 Pini-Corsi appeared frequently as a guest at La Scala. In 1899 he sang there as David in ‘’Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg’’ and also created the role of Mime in the Italian première of ‘’Siegfried’’. On 17. 2. 1904 he sang the role of Goro at La Scala in the premiere of Puccini’s ‘’Madame Butterfly’’, In 1907 he took part at the Teatro Comunale  in Bologna in the premiere of I. Montemezzi’s ‘’Paolo e Francesca’’. In 1912 he appeared at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. Still in 1923 he performed at the Teatro Regio in Parma as Goro in ‘’Madama Butterfly’’ and sang at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo as Mime in ‘’Siegfried’’. He retired from the opera stage approximately in 1930. His brother Antonio, was a successful operatic baritone.

Chronology of some appearances

1884 Madrid Teatro Reale Crispino e la Comare (Contino)

1886 Catania Teatro Comunale Sonnambula (Elvino)

1888 Genova Politeama Genovese Il Pipele' di S.A.De Ferrari

1890 Napoli Teatro Sannazzaro Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)

1892 Pistoia Politeama Mabellini Don Pasquale (Ernesto)

1894 Rosario di Santa Fe Teatro Olimpo Faust (Faust)

1896 Caracas Teatro Municipal Faust (Faust)

1898 Pavia Teatro Fraschini Papa' Martin di A.Cagnoni (Armando)

1900 Piacenza  Politeama Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)

1902 Bergamo  Teatro Sociale Linda di Chamonix (Carlo)

1904 Milano Teatro La Scala Madama Butterfly (Goro)

1906 Milano Teatro La Scala Falstaff (Bardolfo)

1908 Macerata Teatro Societ  Filarmonica Il Maestro di Cappella di A.Paer (Benedetto)

1910 Palermo  Teatro Massimo Tosca (Spoletta)

1912 Buenos Ayres Teatro Colon Don Pasquale (Notaio)

1914 Boston Opera House Otello (Cassio)

1917 Madrid Teatro Reale Tosca (Spoletta)

1919 Cesena Teatro Comunale Andrea Chenier (Abate/Incredibile)

1921 Gorizia Teatro Verdi Madama Butterfly (Goro)

1923 Palermo Teatro Massimo Sifgrido (Mime)

1925 Torino Teatro Regio Sigfrido (Mime)

1927 Russi Teatro Comunale   Madama Butterfly (Goro)

1929 Parma Teatro Regio Salome' di R.Strauss (Giudeo)

1931 Fermo Teatro Dell'Aquila Fanciulla del West (Nick)

1932 Reggio Emilia  Politeama Ariosto Tosca (Spoletta)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

G&T, Milano 1903-11/12

Siberia (Giordano): O mia bella with Giuseppe de Luca, Oreste Gennari and Vittorio Pozzi-Camolla 054039 Con749

Victor USA, 1906-12?

Don Pasquale (Donizetti): E' rimasto là with Linda Brambilla, Antonio Pini-Corsi and Augusto Scipioni  52458 9554b

G&T, Milano 1907-06

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Aitalo, Signore! with Francesco Cigada, Giuseppina Huguet and Antonio Paoli 054157 1230½c

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo):  Finale with Francesco Cigada, Giuseppina Huguet, Antonio Paoli and Ernesto Badini 054158 1231c

G&T, Milano 1907-06/07

Traviata (Verdi): Alfredo Alfredo with Ernesto Badini and Giuseppina Huguet 054167 1251c

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Versa Il Filtro with Francesco Cigada, Giuseppina Huguet and Antonio Paoli 054155 1245c
Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Un grande spettacolo with Cigada, Barbaini & Rosci 054153 1240c

Victor USA, 1907-06/07

Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini): Guarda, Don Bartolo with Antonio Pini-Corsi, Ernesto Badini and Josephina Huguet 63171 10638b

Odeon, Milano 1908?

Linda di Chamounix (Donizetti): Linda si ritiro 37657, Xm1049

Linda di Chamounix (Donizetti): Se tanto in ira 37658, Xm 1057

Gramophone, Milano 1908-05

Chatterton (Leoncavallo): John dite che ci apprestino with Giuseppe Quinzi-Tapergi, Amina Santoro and Ines De Frate 54391 11203b

Chatterton (Leoncavallo): Skinner! Qui, voi stesso with Francisco Granados 054239 1463c

Gramophone, Milano 1909-11-12

Sigfrido (Wagner): Canzone della fucina 052273  1882c