Forgotten Opera Singers

Forgotten Opera Singers

Mar 24, 2012

Regina Pacini (Soprano) (Lisbon 1871 - Buenos Aires 1965)




Her father, Jose Pacini, was a well known baritone. She studied with the pedagogue Valani in Lisbon and made her debut in 1888 at the Teatro San Carlo in Lisbon as Amina in ‘’La Sonnambula’’ of Bellini. In Lisbon she soon attained the biggest popularity, till 1904 she appeared over and over again with unusual success there. Many guest performances led her into different opera houses all over the world. In 1889 she appeared at the Teatro Manzoni in Milan, at Her Majesty's in London and in Palermo. At the Teatro Real in Madrid she sang from 1890 to 1905. In the 1894-95 season she made guest appearances in St. Petersburg and Warsaw, in 1899 at the opera house of Montevideo and at the Teatro Politeama of Buenos Aires. At Covent Garden in London she was admired as a partner of Enrico Caruso. After the turn of the 20th century she appeared at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, Florence and Rome and also at La Scala. In 1905 she was one of the stars of the Sonzogno season at the Théâtre Sarah Bernhardt in Paris. At the height of her career she married in 1907 the Argentine diplomat Marcelo T. de Alvear (1868-1942), President of Argentina (1922-28). She retired from the stage and then lived in Buenos Aires; she took on the music life of Argentina big influence.

Chronology of some appearances

1891 Siviglia  Teatro San Ferdinand Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)
1892 Madrid  Teatro Reale Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)
1892 Madrid  Teatro Reale Pescatori di Perle (Leila)
1892Cadice  Teatro Principal Puritani (Elvira)      
1893 Lisbona  Teatro San Carlos Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)
1893 Lisbona  Teatro San Carlos Puritani (Elvira)      
1893 Oviedo  Teatro Campoamor Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)
1895 Lisbona  Teatro San Carlos Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)
1895 San Pietroburgo  Acquarium Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)
1896 Varsavia  Teatro Imperiale Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)
1896 Varsavia  Teatro Imperiale Puritani (Elvira)      
1897 San Pietroburgo  Conservatorio Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)
1897 San Pietroburgo  Teatro Conservatorio Mignon (Filina)
1899 Odessa  Teatro Municipale Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)
1899 Montevideo  Teatro Solis Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)
1899 Buenos Ayres  Politeama Argentino Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)
1899 Buenos Ayres  Politeama Argentino Puritani (Elvira)      
1900 Lisbona  Teatro San Carlos Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)
1900 Lisbona  Teatro San Carlos Puritani (Elvira)      
1901  Buenos Ayres  Teatro San Martin Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)
1901  Buenos Ayres  Teatro San Martin Boheme (Mimi)
1902 Lisbona  Teatro San Carlos Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)
1902  Lisbona  Teatro San Carlos Boheme (Mimi)
1902  Lisbona  Teatro San Carlos Puritani (Elvira)      
1903 Lisbona  Teatro San Carlos Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)
1903 Lisbona  Teatro San Carlos Boheme (Mimi)
1903 Firenze  Teatro Verdi Boheme (Mimi)
1904 Lisbona  Teatro San Carlos Don Pasquale (Norina)
1904 Lisbona  Teatro San Carlos Mignon (Filina)
1905 Madrid  Teatro Reale Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)
1905 Roma  Teatro Adriano Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)
1905 Bucarest  Teatro Nazionale Boheme (Mimi)
1906 Napoli  Teatro San Carlo Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)
1906 Napoli  Teatro San Carlo Mignon (Filina)

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Fonotipia, Milano 1905-05/06
Rigoletto (Verdi): Caro nome 39235 Xph274
Mireille (Gounod): Oh! D'amor messaggero 39236 Xph286
Puritani (Bellini): Qui la voce sua soave 39238 XPh287
Zauberflöte (Mozart): Gli angui dell'inferno 39212 Xph288
Traviata (Verdi): Sempre Libera 39233 XPh289
Tema E Variazioni (Proch) 39232 XPh297
Traviata (Verdi): Ah! Forse E Lu 39237 XPh299
Paquita (Zardo) 39234 XPh300

Fonotipia, Milano 1906-08-27
Secondo Notturno 39776 XPh2046
Puritani (Bellini): Ah! vieni al tempio 39771 XPh2047
Aprile (Tosti) 39785 XPh2048
Las Hijas Del Zebedeo (Chapí) 39779 XPh2049
Mi Patria (Alvarez) 39781 XPh2050
No Te Olvido (Villar & Giménez) 39780 XPh2051
Bohème (Puccini): Si, mi chiamano Mimi 39769 XPh2052
Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini): Una voce poco fa 39783 XPh2053
Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini): Io sono docile 39784 XPh2054
La Perla Del Brasile (David) 39774 XPh2055
Semiramide (Rossini): Bel raggio lusinghier 74011 XXPh2056

Fonotipia, Milano 1906-08-30
Idelale (Tosti) 39772 XPh2057
Mignon (Thomas): Polonesa 74012 XXPh2058
Il Flauto Magico (Mozart): Non paventar 39777 xPh 2059
Povera Mamma! (Tosti) 39770 XPh2060

Fonotipia, Milano 1906-08-31
Leggenda Valacca (Braga) 39778 XPh2061
Ave Maria (Bach - Gounod) 39775 XPh2062
Vidalita (Williams) 39782 XPh2063
Tosca (Puccini): Vissi d’arte 39773 Xph2064


Pacini by Stampanoni

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