He was a pupil of Ferretti in Genova. In 1881 he
made his debut at the Teatro Andrea Doria in Genova to as Enrico in G.
Donizetti’s ‘’Lucia di Lammermoor’’. After perfecting his vocal technique under
M. Gazzaniga, he sang in 1883 at the Teatro Dal Verme in Milan in ‘’I Promessi
sposi’’ of Errico Petrella. In 1884 he appeared there among other things in ‘’La
Cruz’’ of G. Sansone and in G. Verdi’s ‘’Ballo in maschera’’. In 1886 he was to
be heard at the Teatro Argentina in Roma, in 1889 again at the Teatro Dal Verme
in Milano as a Rigoletto. In 1890 he appeared at the Teatro Regio Torino among
other things as Rigoletto and as Alfio in ‘’Cavalleria Rusticana’’. In the
1891-1892 season he was engaged by the Teatro Alla Scala in Milano; here he
sang on 20. 1. 1892 in the premiere of the opera ‘’La Wally’’ by A. Catalani as
Gellner. In the next 1892-1893 season he performed at La Scala as Rigoletto and
as Enrico in ‘’Lucia di Lammermoor’’. In 1893 he appeared wiyh great success at
the Teatro Grande in Brescia in the title part in G. Verdi’s ‘’Falstaff’’. In 1894 and 1897 he
was staying at the Teatro San Carlo in Napoli, in 1897 at the Teatro Massimo in
Palermo. During the 1894- 1895 season he made guest appearances at the Covent Garden in London,
among other things in the title role in the English première of G. Verdi’s ‘’Falstaff’’.
By the end of his career he became a respectable Wagner interpreter. In 1899 he
sang the part of Wotan in ‘’Walkiria’’ at the Teatro La Fenice in Venezia. In
1901 at the Teatro Sociale in Treviso he again appeared as Wotan in ‘’Walkiria’’.
The same part he repeated also at the Teatro Regio in Parma (1906). In 1901 he sang
at the Teatro Costanzi in one of six concurrent premieres of P. Mascagnis ‘’Le
Maschere’’ (17. 1. 1901). In 1910 he retired from the stage. Later he taught singing
in Turin and one of his pupils was well known bass Tancredi Pasero.
Chronology of some appearances
1881 Genova Teatro Andrea Doria Lucia di Lammermoor (Enrico)
1883 Milano Dal Verme I Promessi sposi (Don Rodrigo)
1884 Milano Dal Verme Ballo in maschera (Renato)
1889 Milano Dal Verme Rigoletto (Rigoletto)
1890 Torino Teatro Regio Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1892 Milano La Scala La Wally (Gellner)
1893 Brescia Teatro Grande Falstaff (Falstaff)
1899 Venezia Teatro La Fenice Walkiria (Wotan)
1901 Treviso Teatro Sociale Walkiria (Wotan)
1906 Parma Teatro Regio Walkiria (Wotan)
Arturo Pessina never made records
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