He made his debut in Italy. In the 1915-1916 season he sang at the Italian Opera
in Holland. Here he appeared as king in ‘’Aida’’, Tom in ’’Ballo in maschera’’ and
Stromminger in ‘’La Wally’’. He took a ship to England. On the way across the
English Channel, the Sussex was torpedoed by a German U-boat, as part of the
German World War I policy of unrestricted submarine warfare. He survived, while
the Spanish composer Enrique Granados and his wife as well as the Spanish mezzo-soprano
Rosita Cesaretti died. In Italy Azzimonti continued his Comprimario
career and appeared there among other things also at La Scala, where he on 23. 4.
1923 he sang in the premiere of the
opera ‘’Belfagor’’ by O. Respighi. In 1935 iat Florence he took part in the premiere
of I. Pizzetti’s opera ‘’L'Orseolo’’. In the 1934-1935 season and in 1943
he again made guest appearances in Holland.
Chronology of some appearances
1915-1916 Holland Italian Opera
1934-1935 Holland Italian Opera
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