Gilmo Zampieri (Tenor)

He studied in Milan with Vincenzo Villani and probably made his debut in 1907. Already in 1909 he arrived in Istanbul, Turkey, where at the Teatro Petit Champs he performed in ‘’Ruy Blas’’, ‘’Trovatore’’ and ‘’Andrea Chenier’’. In the 1911-1912 season Zampieri made guest appearances at the Paleis Voor Volksvlijt of Amsterdam. Here he sang in  ‘’Rigoletto’’, ‘’Fedora’’, ‘’Pagliacci’’, ‘’Carmen’’ and ‘’Traviata’’. From Amsterdam he went to Bucharest, where at the Teatro Blandazic he sang in ‘’Cavalleria rusticana’’, ‘’Tosca’’, ‘’Pagliacci’’ and ‘’Ballo in maschera’’. His last appearance was at the Teatro Delle Varietà of Abbiategrasso, where he sang the role of Pollione in ‘’Norma’’. In Italy he performed in Palermo (Teatro Massimo, 1909), Naples (Teatro Bellini, 1908), Pistoia (Teatro Manzoni, 1911). Zampieri made 3 records for Odeon Fonotipia.

Chronology of some appearances

1909 Istanbul Teatro Petit Champs Ruy Blas (Ruy Blas)

1911 Amsterdam Paleis Voor Volksvlijt Fedora (Loris)

1912 Bucharest Teatro Blandazic Cavalleria rusticana (Turiddu)

1920 Abbiategrasso Teatro Delle Varietà Norma (Pollione)

COMPLETE RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Odeon Fonotipia, Milan 1913-01-01
Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Chi mi frena with Filippo Biancofiore and Luigi  Manfrini  82392, 82393

Africana (Meyerbeer): Di tua più bella immagine with Maria Wrobelnska 82392

Africana (Meyerbeer): O mia Selika with Maria Wrobelnska  82393