Stabile's vocal studies took place at the
Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome with Antonio Cotogni, and he made his
professional debut in Palermo, as Marcello in La bohème, in 1909. After singing
throughout Italy, he appeared in Saint Petersburg in 1911, Buenos Aires in
1913, Barcelona in 1914, and made his debut at the Paris Opera in 1917, as
Amonasro in Aida. The turning point of his career came when Arturo Toscanini
chose him for the title-role in Falstaff for the reopening of La Scala in 1921,
a role that he would eventually sing an estimated 1200 times during his long
career. He sang at La Scala until 1955, and among his other roles there were:
Gérard, Scarpia, Iago, Malatesta, Dulcamara, Beckmesser, Schicchi. Also at La
Scala, he created the title role of Respighi's Belfagor, in 1923. He also took
part in the revival of Il turco in Italia, as Prosdocimo, in 1955, opposite
Maria Callas. Stabile appeared regularly at the Royal Opera House in London,
from 1926 to 1931. He also sang at the Festivals of Glyndebourne and Salzburg
between 1931 and 1939, and in Mozart roles such as Figaro, Don Giovanni, Don
Alfonso, at the Cambridge Theatre in London from 1946 to 1949. His only
appearance in North America seems to have been in Chicago in 1924. Stabile had
a good voice, if not particularly beautiful, and it was used with style and
intelligence. He had excellent diction and was an outstanding singing-actor,
especially in comedy, and he enjoyed a remarkably long career. He was married
to Italian soprano Gemma Bosini (1890–1982), with whom he occasionally appeared
on stage.
Chronology of some appearances
1910 Roma Teatro Adriano Favorita (Alfonso)
1910 Terni
Teatro Comunale Carmen (Escamilio)
1911 Ravenna
Teatro Mariani Boheme (Marcello)
1911 San Pietroburgo Nuovo Conservatorio Boheme (Marcello)
1912 Venezia
Teatro La Fenice Carmen (Escamilio)
1912 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Fanciulla del West
(Rance)
1912 Firenze Politeama Fiorentino Fanciulla del
West (Rance)
1913 Trieste Teatro Verdi Fanciulla del West
(Rance)
1913 Roma Teatro Costanzi Gioconda (Barnaba)
1914 Barcellona
Teatro Liceo Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)
1916 Lisbona
Coliseo Recrejos Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)
1916 Valencia Teatro Principal Cavalleria
Rusticana (Turiddu)
1917 Lisbona
Coliseo Recrejos Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)
1917 San Sebastiano Teatro Victoria Eugenia Barbiere di Siviglia
(Figaro)
1918 Malaga
Teatro Cervantes Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)
1918 Siviglia
Teatro San Ferdinand Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)
1918
Buenos Ayres Teatro Colon
Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)
1919 Vicenza
Teatro Eretenio Andrea Chenier (Gerard)
1919 Santiago del Cile Teatro Municipal Andrea Chenier (Gerard)
1919 Santiago del Cile Teatro Municipal Boheme (Marcello)
1919 Buenos Ayres Teatro Coliseo Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)
1920 Milano Teatro Dal Verme Dannazione di
Faust (Mefistofele)
1921 Bologna
Teatro Comunale Andrea Chenier (Gerard)
1921 Venezia
Teatro La Fenice Andrea Chenier (Gerard)
1921 Venezia
Teatro Malibran Andrea Chenier (Gerard)
1923 Vicenza
Teatro Verdi Dannazione di Faust (Mefistofele)
1925 Modena
Teatro Storchi Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)
1925 Bologna
Arena del Sole Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)
1925 Parma
Politeama Reinach Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)
1925 Venezia
Teatro Malibran Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)
1926 Milano
Teatro La Scala Andrea Chenier (Gerard)
1928 Torino
Teatro Regio Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)
1928 Varese
Teatro Sociale Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)
1930 Milano Teatro alla Scala Don Pasquale
(Malatesta)
1931 Vienna
Un der Wien Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)
1931 Zurigo
Stadt Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)
1931 Roma Teatro dell'Opera Dannazione di Faust
(Mefistofele)
RECORDINGS FOR SALE
Fonotipia, Milano 1924-02-11
Falstaff
(Verdi): Mondo ladro (Monologo) 74917 XXPh5388
Fonotipia, Milano 1924-02-12
Falstaff (Verdi):
Alfin t’ho colto with Olga Guerrieri 74916 XXPh5389
Fonotipia, Milano 1924-09
Nerone
(Mascagni): Narrami ancora... Tra i giunchi with Rina Agozzino 152029 Pho5442
Nerone
(Mascagni): Servivo un falso altar with Rina Agozzino 74929 XXPh5443
Nerone
(Mascagni): Vivete in pace with Rina Agozzino 74930 XXPh5445
Otello
(Verdi): Brindisi
Don Giovanni (Verdi): Serenata B1136 D12528
Falstaff
(Verdi): Quand'ero paggio with Natalie
de Santis D18014 WBX61
Tosca
(Puccini): Te Deum L1969 WBX63
Aida
(Verdi): Quest’assisa with Maria Pia Pagliarini, Erminia
Rubadi and Salvatore Baccaloni B 1160 82599
Falstaff
(Verdi): So che se andiam with Romeo Boscacci and Aristide Bacracchi D12621 WB 2874
Nozze di
Figaro (Mozart): Non più andrai L2185 WBX210
Andrea Chénier
(Giordano): Un dì m'era di gioia
CQX16502 WBX 212
Francesca
da Rimini (Zandonai): Chi ha chiuso with
Giuseppe Nessi D14718 WBX 354
Telefunken, 1942
Falstaff (Verdi): Signore, v'assista il cielo!,
pt 1 with Afro Poli, Giuseppe Nessi and Luciano Donaggio GX61009, 026637
Falstaff (Verdi): Signore, v'assista il cielo!,
pt 2 with Afro Poli, Giuseppe Nessi and Luciano Donaggio GX61009, 026638
Falstaff
(Verdi): L'onore! Ladri! LX1081 CAX10205
Falstaff
(Verdi): Ehi! Taverniere! LX1081 CAX10214
Don Pasquale (Donizetti): Cheti, cheti,
immantinente, pt 1 with Martin Lawrence LX1094,
CAX10252
Don Pasquale (Donizetti): Cheti, cheti,
immantinente, pt 2 with Martin Lawrence LX1094 CAX10252 CAX10253
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