Probably her real surname was Pennari. She
studied at the Liceo Musicale of Pesaro and made
her debut in 1908 at Vittorio Emanuele of Turin
as Micaela in ‘’Carmen’’. In 1913 she created the role of Fleana in R. Leoncavallo’s new opera ‘’Zingari’’.
After her retirement she devoted herself to teaching at the Liceo Musicale of Pesaro and soprano
Marcella Pobbe was one of her pupil. In 1961 she performed in a recital opposite
Gino Bechi.
Chronology of some appearances
1908 Torino
Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Carmen (Micaela)
1911 Catania
Teatro Bellini Tosca (Tosca)
1913 Pescara Politeama Michetti Stagione
1915 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Margot di N. Costa
1917 Malta Teatro Reale Mefistofele
(Margherita)
1919 Malta Teatro Reale Faust
(Margherita)
1921 Gorizia Teatro Sociale Madama Butterfly
(Cio-Cio-San)
1923 Olanda Stagione Compagnia Opera Italiana
di De Hondt
1927 Fano Teatro Della Fortuna Concerto
1931 Pesaro
Teatro Rossini Concerto
1961 Fabriano Teatro
Gentile Concerto
RECORDINGS FOR SALE
Odeon, Milano 1908?
Traviata
(Verdi): Dite alla giovine with Luigi Baldassari 37756
Gramophone, Milano 1911-07-28
Poliuto (Donizetti): La sacrilega parola with Gilberti, de Goetzen, Cannetti & chorus 054326 351aj
Gramophone, Milano 1911-07-31
Cavalleria
Rusticana (Mascagni): Fior di giaggiolo with Maria Passeri and Averando Gilberti
54459 1294ah
Africaine
(Meyerbeer): O mia Selika with Gaetano Tommasini 054334 362aj
Luisa
Miller (Verdi): Andrem ramminghi e poveri with Vittorio de Goetzen 054333 364aj
Africaine (Meyerbeer): Dite piu bella imagine with
Gaetano Tommasini 054332 365aj
Mefistofele
(Boito): Lontano, lontano with Aureliano Pertile D4949 70600
Beautiful photo ! Thank you !
ReplyDeletePavoni was her real family name: she was the sister of my grandmother...
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, we have no records of her fantastic voice (her career was really too short, since she decided to interrupt it when she married, to start teaching).
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