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Jul 20, 2024

ROMANIAN BARITONE JEAN ATHANASIU (1885-1938) CDR

JEAN ATHANASIU (BUCHAREST, ROMANIA, 28 FEBRUARY, 1885 - BUCHAREST, ROMANIA, 20 NOVEMBER, 1938)

He first studied in Bucharest before continuing his education under Ernesto Colli and Manlio Bavagnoli in Milan. He made his debut in 1912 at the Teatro Sociale in Salò as Silvio in Pagliacci. Promoted by the renowned baritone Mattia Battistini, he appeared in 1913 at the Teatro Regio in Turin as Amonasro in Aida. In 1914, he created the role of Amfortas in Parsifal in Palermo. After the outbreak of the First World War, he returned to his native Romania, performing in Bucharest and Jassy, as well as in Odessa in 1917. In 1919, he was one of the founders of the Romanian National Opera in Bucharest, where he gained acclaim in roles such as Rigoletto, Scarpia, Amonasro, and Don Giovanni. He made guest appearances in Brescia and Ferrara in 1921, and from 1921 to 1930, he became one of the most popular singers at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome, performing under the name Giovanni Atanasio. During the 1923-1925 seasons, he achieved great success at the Vienna People's Opera alongside Romanian tenor Trajan Grosavescu. He also appeared as a guest at the Berlin State Opera. Tragically, he died at the height of his career from typhoid fever.

Chronology of some appearances

1912 Salò Teatro Sociale Pagliacci (Silvio)

1913 Turin Teatro Regio Aida (Amonasro)

1914 Palermo (-) Parsifal (Amfortas)

1917 Odessa Teatro Municipale (-)

1923 Roma Teatro Costanzi Tristan und Isolde (Kurwenal)

TRACKLIST

1. Ballo in maschera (Verdi) Alla vita che t'arride 03578 Vox, Berlin 1926

2. Ballo in maschera (Verdi) Eri tu 03579 Vox, Berlin 1926

3. Carmen (Bizet) Con voi ber Odeon, Bukarest 1920's

4. Cei doi grenadiri (Schumann) XX127411 xxJo1524 Odeon, Bukarest 1920's

5. Cinen'are dor XX127411 xxJo1525 Odeon, Bukarest 1920's

6. Crucifix (Faure) AA17522 xxJo1948 Odeon, Bukarest 1920's

7. Ernani (Verdi) Ihr holden Frühlingsträume (It) 03579 Vox, Berlin 1926

8. Faust (Gounod) Avant de quitter ces lieux 03576 2750A Vox, Berlin 1926

9. Faust (Gounod) Dio possente (Valentins Gebet) 03576 2750A Vox, Berlin 1926

10. Forza del destino (Verdi) Solenne in quest'ora with Costa Milona 04177 2745A Vox, Berlin 1926

11. Noaptea (Tchaikovsky) AA17522 xxJo1949 Odeon, Bukarest 1920's

12. Rigoletto (Verdi) Cortigiani, vil razza dannata 03578 Vox, Berlin 1926

13. Tosca (Puccini) Sei la gurata fede 03576 2750B Vox, Berlin 1926

14. Traviata (Verdi) Di Provenza 03576 2748A Vox, Berlin 1926

15. Visione Venziana (Brogi) A199213b Odeon, Bukarest 1920's

FRANCESCO SIGNORINI THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS CDR

FRANCESCO SIGNORINI (ROME, 9 DECEMBER, 1861 - ROME, 30 OCTOBER, 1927)

He trained at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome and made his debut in 1882 at the Teatro Politeama in Florence. After 1897, he regularly performed leading dramatic Italian roles at La Scala. In 1898, he appeared at the opera house in Odessa, and in 1902, he performed at the German Theatre in Prague. He garnered acclaim in 1890 as Turiddu in Cavalleria Rusticana at the Teatro Pagliano in Florence. Around the turn of the century, he achieved significant success in all major Italian opera houses. In 1907, he made guest appearances in San Francisco and Los Angeles, as well as in Buenos Aires. He retired from the opera stage in 1910 and subsequently taught in Rome.

Chronology of some appearances

1885 Montevideo Teatro Solis Trovatore (Manrico)

1885 Montevideo Teatro Solis Poliuto (Poliuto)

1885 Montevideo Teatro Solis Norma (Pollione)

1885 Montevideo Teatro Solis Favorita (Fernando)

1886 Modena Teatro Municipale Don Carlo (Carlo)

1887 Genova Teatro Carlo Felice Don Carlo (Carlo)

1887 Modena Teatro Municipale Ugonotti (Raoul)

1888 Lisbona Teatro San Carlos Trovatore (Manrico)

1889 Montevideo Teatro Ciblis Trovatore (Manrico)

1889 Parma Teatro Regio Don Carlo (Carlo)

1890 Firenze Teatro Pagliano Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)

1890 Parma Teatro Regio Ernani (Ernani)

1890 La Spezia Politeama Duca di Genova Ugonotti (Raoul)

1891 Palermo Politeama Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)

1891 Firenze Teatro Pagliano Trovatore (Manrico)

1891 Roma Teatro Nazionale Trovatore (Manrico)

1892 Berlino Kroll Theater Otello (Otello)

1892 Firenze Politeama Fiorentino Trovatore (Manrico)

1893 Bucarest Teatro Nazionale Ugonotti (Raoul)

1894 Bucarest Teatro Nazionale Lohengrin (Lohengrin)

1894 Genova Politeama Genovese Carmen (Don Jose)

1894 Genova Politeama Genovese Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)

1895 Trieste Teatro Verdi Don Carlo (Carlo)

1895 Buenos Ayres Opera Ernani (Ernani)

1895 Buenos Ayres Teatro dell'Opera Otello (Otello)

1896 Santiago del Cile Teatro Municipal Otello (Otello)

1896 Santiago del Cile Teatro Municipal Ugonotti (Raoul)

1897 Milano Teatro alla Scala Don Carlo (Carlo)

1898 Odessa Teatro Municipale Andrea Chenier (Chenier)

1898 Odessa Teatro Municipale Otello (Otello)

1900 Firenze Teatro Pagliano Ernani (Ernani)

1901 Livorno Teatro Goldoni Ballo in maschera (Riccardo)

1901 Roma Teatro Adriano Guglielmo Tell (Guglielmo)

1902 Berlino Teatro Kroll Ernani (Ernani)

1903 Livorno Teatro Goldoni Guglielmo Tell (Guglielmo)

1904 Alessandria d'Egitto Teatro Alcazar Ballo in maschera (Riccardo)

1904 Alessandria d'Egitto Teatro Alcazar Gioconda (Enzo)

1905 Lisbona Teatro San Carlos Don Carlo (Carlo)

1906 Livorno Politeama Gioconda (Enzo)

1907 Costantinopoli Teatro Petit Champs Ballo in maschera (Riccardo)

1907 Costantinopoli Teatro Petit Champs Otello (Otello)

1907 Los Angeles Mason Auditorium Otello (Otello)

1907 San Francisco Chutes Theater Pagliacci (Canio)

1907 Berkley Hearst Greek Theater Pagliacci (Canio)

1908 St.Louis Odeon Theater Otello (Otello)

1909 Torino Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Gioconda (Enzo)

1910 Roma Teatro Costanzi Don Carlo (Carlo)

1910 Roma Teatro Adriano Don Carlo (Carlo)

1911 Venezia Teatro La Fenice Ernani (Ernani)

1911 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Ernani (Ernani)

TRACKLIST

Gramophone, Milano 1908-05

1. Chatterton (Leoncavallo): Scrissa una lettera (w. Cigada) 54386 11199b

2. Chatterton (Leoncavallo): Nei pieghi del sudario (w. de Frate) 54374 11200b

3. Chatterton (Leoncavallo): Sui vanni suoi (w. de Frate) 054232 1466½c

4. Chatterton (Leoncavallo): Ah! Patria infame (w. de Frate) 054231 1467c

5. Chatterton (Leoncavallo): Stanco, spossato, arresta! 052253 1469c

6. Chatterton (Leoncavallo): Tu sola a me rimani, o poesia 2-52668 11210b

7. Chatterton (Leoncavallo): Di lagrime mio malgrado 052255 1472c

8. Chatterton (Leoncavallo): E un pane mi chiedeva 052254 1473c

9. Aida (Verdi): Celeste Aida 052231 1478c

10. Trovatore (Verdi): Ah, si ben mio 2-52669 11235b

11. Trovatore (Verdi): Ai nostri monti (w. Pietracewska) 054210 1486½c

12. Prophète (Meyerbeer): Pastorale 052229 1491c

13. Aida (Verdi): Fuggiam gli ardori (w. de Frate) 054213 1492c

14. Guillaume Tell (Rossini): O muto asil 052230 1493c

FRANCISCO VIÑAS THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS 4 CDR

FRANCISCO VIÑAS (VIGNAS) (BARCELONA, 27 MARCH, 1866 – BARCELONA, 14 JULY, 1933)

He first studied at the Conservatory of Barcelona under Gonzalo Tintorer and later with Goula. He made his debut in 1888 in Mataró, followed by a successful performance at the Teatro Liceo in Barcelona as Lohengrin in the same year. In 1889, Viñas debuted at La Scala in Milan, again as Lohengrin, achieving triumph. Over the following years, he performed at major Italian theaters, including the Teatro Regio in Turin and the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa, adding to his repertoire Cavalleria Rusticana, Mefistofele, and L'Africaine.

In 1893, Viñas made his debut at Covent Garden in London, followed by his appearance at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples the next year. In 1895, he first performed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York and later substituted for tenor Giovanni Battista De Negri in Tannhäuser in Genoa. By 1897, he was singing at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome.

Viñas appeared at La Scala in 1904 in A. Franchetti’s Germania, and in 1908, he performed at the Teatro San Carlo in Lisbon in Tristan und Isolde. In 1913, he sang the role of Parsifal at the Teatro Liceo in Barcelona alongside Margot Kaftal, Cesare Formichi, and Vincenzo Bettoni. He returned to the Teatro Liceo in 1916 to perform in Tannhäuser and sang for the last time on the opera stage in 1918 in J. Manen’s opera Acte.

Viñas married Giulia Novelli, a mezzo-soprano with whom he had previously sung Carmen in Palermo in 1892. He also sang the role of Turiddu in the first performance of P. Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana in England in 1893. Known for his powerful heroic tenor voice, he was considered a successor to the renowned Spanish tenor Julián Gayarre.

Chronology of some appearances

1889 Milano Teatro alla Scala Lohengrin (Lohengrin)

1890 Torino Teatro Regio Lohengrin (Lohengrin)

1891 Genova Teatro Carlo Felice Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)

1892 Palermo Politeama Carmen (Don Jose)

1892 Catania Teatro Bellini Mefistofele (Faust)

1896 Milano Teatro alla Scala Carmen (Don Jose)

1903 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Andrea Chenier (Chenier)

1903 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Germania (Federico)

1903 Pistoia Teatro Manzoni Germania (Federico)

1904 Milano Teatro alla Scala Germania (Federico)

1905 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Gioconda (Enzo)

1906 Lisbona Teatro San Carlo Carmen (Don Jose)

1906 Lisbona Teatro San Carlos Gioconda (Enzo)

1907 Lisbona Teatro San Carlos Ballo in maschera (Riccardo)

1910 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Don Carlo (Carlo)

TRACKLIST

G&T, Milano 1903-10?

1. Germania (Franchetti): Studenti udite 52735 Con133R

2. Aida (Verdi): Celeste Aida 052007 Con520R

3. Meistersinger von Nurnberg (Wagner): Dall'alba tinto 052008 Con521R

4. Walkure (Wagner): Canto della primavera 052013 Con522R

5. Lohengrin (Wagner): Prova maggior 052001 Con529R

6. Lohengrin (Wagner): Da voi lontan 052002 Con531R

7. Lohengrin (Wagner): S’ei torna alfin 052005 Con 527R

8. Africaine (Meyerbeer): O paradiso 052004 Con532R

Fonotipia, Milano 1905-02

9. Aida (Verdi): Celeste Aida 39136 XPh161

10. Donna Clara (Gastaldon) 39137 XPh163

11. Mi Nina (Guetary) 39122 XPh164

12. La Partida (Mandeno) 39123 XPh165

13. Africaine (Meyerbeer): O paradiso 39134 XPh170

14. Se ti dicessi (Stornello) (Amadei) 39135 XPh181

15. Lorenza (Mascheroni): E tu mia giovinezza 39131 XPh182

Fonotipia, Milano 1906-09-27

16. A Granada (Alvarez) 39814 XPh2069

Fonotipia, Milano 1906-09-28

17. Lohengrin (Wagner): Di non t'incantan 39853 XPh2080

18. Un pleito (Gaztambide) 39813 XPh2082

Fonotipia, Milano 1906-09-29

19. Maria (Guetary) 39794 XPh2091

20. Meistersinger von Nurnberg (Wagner): Dall'alba tinto 74020 XXPh2092

21. Lohengrin (Wagner): Da voi lontano (Racconto del Graal) 74019 XXPh2093

Fonotipia, Milano 1906-10-01

22. La Partida (Mandeno) 39123 XPh2100

23. Mi Nina (Guetary) 39122 XPh2101

24. Prophete (Meyerbeer): Sopra Berta 39805 XPh2102

Fonotipia, Milano 1906-10-02

25. Lohengrin (Wagner): Cigno gentil 39806 XPh2104

Fonotipia, Milano 1907-05-13

26. Lucrezia Borgia (Donizetti): Di pescator ignobile 39854 XPh2643

27. Ballo in maschera (Verdi): Ma se m'e forza 62083 XPh2644

28. Otello (Verdi): Ora e per sempre 62082 XPh2645

29. Lili (Guetary) 62084 XPh2646

30. Carmen (Bizet): Romanza del fiore 62085 XPh2650

Fonotipia, Milano 1908-11-10

31. Meistersinger von Nurnberg (Wagner): Nel verno al pie 92338 XPh3616

32. Meistersinger von Nurnberg (Wagner): Dall'alba tinto 92339 XPh3617

Fonotipia, Milano 1908-11-11

33. Lohengrin (Wagner): Di, non t'incantan 92340 XPh3618

34. Lohengrin (Wagner): Prova maggior 92341 XPh3619

35. Lohengrin (Wagner): Da voi lontan 74124 XXPh3620

36. Lohengrin (Wagner): Cigno fedel Pt 1 92342 XPh3622

37. Lohengrin (Wagner): Cigno fedel Pt 2 92343 XPh3623

38. Aida (Verdi): Celeste Aida 92344 XPh3624

Fonotipia, Milano 1908-11-12

39. Africaine (Meyerbeer): O paradiso 92345 XPh3626

40. Walkure (Wagner): Canto della primavera 92351 XPh3627

Fonotipia, Milano 1908-11-13

41. Prophete (Meyerbeer): Sopra Berta 92349 XPh3630

42. Gioconda (Ponchielli): Cielo e mar 92348 XPh3631

43. Germania (Franchetti): Studenti udite! 92346 XPh3632

Fonotipia, Milano 1908-11-14

44. Aida (Verdi): Pur ti riveggo (w. Mazzoleni) 74117 XXPh3637

45. Aida (Verdi): Fuggiam gli ardori (w. Mazzoleni) 74118 XXPh3638

46. Otello (Verdi): Ora e per sempre addio 92350 XPh3639

47. Carmen (Bizet): Romanza del fiore 92947 XPh3640

48. Germania (Franchetti): No non chiuder 92347 XPh3641

Fonotipia, Milano 1908-11-16

49. Meistersinger von Nurnberg (Wagner): Dall'alba tinto 74123 XXPh3646

Fonotipia, Barcelona 1911-09

50. Mefistofele (Boito): Giunto sul passo estremo 92878 XPh4760

51. Gioconda (Ponchielli): Cielo e mar 92948 XPh4764

52. Mefistofele (Boito): Dai campi 92877 XPh4765

53. Tannhauser (Wagner): Inno a Venere 92897 XPh4766

54. Tannhauser (Wagner): Col cor contrito 92898 XPh4767

55. Tannhauser (Wagner): A Roma quindi 92899 XPh4768

56. Tannhauser (Wagner): Gustato hai tu 92900 XPh4769

Fonotipia, Barcelona? 1912-10-03

57. In riva al mare (Filiasi) ("dedicated to the celebrated artist by composer") 69123 XPh4900

58. O Primavera (Tirindelli) 69122 XPh4901

59. Rienzi (Wagner): O Padre Santo 69093 XPh4902

60. Rienzi (Wagner): O Dio non cessi 69094 XPh4903

61. Parsifal (Wagner): Colа m'appar il calice unpubl 69088 XPh4904

62. Parsifal (Wagner): Si, questa voce tal gli suono 69089 XPh4905

63. Tannhauser (Wagner): Lodar tu devi il Dio (w. Alessandrovich) 69096 XPh4906

64. Tannhauser (Wagner): Preghiera 69095 XPh4907

65. Parsifal (Wagner): Si, salvo e assolto 69090 XPh4908

66. Parsifal (Wagner): Amfortas! 69087 XPh4909

67. Tristan und Isolde (Wagner): Su noi discendi (w. Alessandrovich) 69097 XPh4910

68. Tristan und Isolde (Wagner): Celasi il sol (w. Alessandrovich) 69098 XPh4912

69. Africaine (Meyerbeer): O Paradiso 69121 XPh4913

70. El Lucero del Alba (Caballero) 69127 XPh4914

71. Ensaijo de Lios (Coto) 69128 XPh4915

72. Los ojos negros (Alvarez) 69129 XPh4916

73. El Milagro de la Virgen (Chapi y Pina Dominguez): Aria 69130 XPh4917

74. Serenata (Mascagni) 69124 XPh4918

75. 76. Il Franco Cacciatore (Weber): No, piu soffrir 69125, 69126, XPh4919, XPh4951

ITALIAN SOPRANO GIORGINA CAPRILE (1877-1951) CDR

GIORGINA CAPRILE (FLORENCE, 1877 - ROME, 1951)

She studied singing with Carignani in Milan. Her stage debut occurred in 1900 at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome, where she portrayed Suzel in P. Mascagni’s L'amico Fritz, sharing the stage with the renowned tenor Fernando De Lucia, who sang the role of Fritz. In the same season, they also performed together in G. Puccini’s La Bohème.

Over the following 15 years, she enjoyed success not only at famous Italian opera houses but also in South American theaters. Among her most notable roles were Violetta in La Traviata, Tosca, Mimì in La Bohème, and Manon in Manon Lescaut.

Chronology of some appearances

1900 Roma Teatro Costanzi Amico Fritz (Suzel)

1902 Carrara Teatro Degli Animosi Manon Lescaut (Manon)

1904 Milano Teatro Lirico Traviata (Violetta)

1906 Ferrara Teatro Comunale Mefistofele (Margherita/Elena)

1908 Barcellona Teatro Liceo Traviata (Violetta)

1910 Milano Teatro Dal Verme Traviata (Violetta)

1912Varsavia Teatro Imperiale Stagione

1913 Trieste Politeama Rossetti Traviata (Violetta)

TRACKLIST

1. Manon (Massenet) Fanciulla, il vostro nome (w. Ventura) Fonotipia 39552 XPh1690

2. Adriana Lecouvreur (Cilea) Ma dunque e vero (w. Krismer) 92573 XPh 3960 Fonotipia, Milano 1909-06-21

3. Damnation de Faust (Berlioz) Angelo mio (w. Krismer) 92574 XPh3961 Fonotipia, Milano 1909-06-21

4. Adriana Lecouvreur (Cilea) La dolcissima effigie (w. Krismer) 92578 XPh 3977 Fonotipia, Milano 1909-06-23

5. Traviata (Verdi) Parigi, o cara (w. Krismer) 92597 XPh 3983 Fonotipia, Milano 1909-06-24

6. Traviata (Verdi) Prendi, quest'è l'immagine (w. Krismer & Corradetti) Fonotipia 92598 XPh4030

7. Amico Fritz (Mascagni) Bel cavaliere Fonotipia 92576 XPh3987

8. Bohème (Leoncavallo) Mimì Pinson Fonotipia 92575 XPh3986

9. Lasciali dir tu m'ami (Quaranta) Fonotipia 39531 XPh1692

10. Adriana Lecouvreur (Cilea) Poveri fiori Fonotipia 39530 XPh1687

11. Wally (Catalani) Ebben, ne andro lontana Gramophone 053303 02334v

12. Amico Fritz (Mascagni) Han della porpora (w. Krismer) Gramophone 054465 720aj

13. Traviata (Verdi) Addio del passato HMV 053304

14. Traviata (Verdi) Morir si giovane (w. Conforti) 054381 02335v Gramophone, Milano 1912-03-05

15. Mefistofele (Boito) Spunta l'aurora (w. Bettoni & chorus) 054385 02345v Gramophone, Milano 1912-03-06

ITALIAN SOPRANO AMELIA KAROLA (1875-1925) CDR

AMELIA KAROLA (NAPLES, ITALY, 1875 - VIAREGGIO, ITALY, 1925)

She was a student of pedagogues de Roxas and Platania at the Naples Conservatory. In 1893, she made her debut at the Teatro Comunale in Bologna, portraying Margherita in Vandea by F. Clementi. By 1894, she had already performed at La Scala in Milan, taking on the role of Iguamota in Cristoforo Colombo by A. Franchetti.

Chronology of some appearances

1893 Bologna Teatro Comunale Vandea di F. Clementi (Margherita)

1894 Milano Teatro La Scala Cristoforo Colombo di A. Franchetti (Iguamota)

1895 Milano Teatro Lirico Manon (Manon)

1896 Ferrara Teatro Comunale I Rantzau (Luisa)

1897 Bari Teatro Piccinni Boheme (Mimì)

1898 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Aida (Aida)

1899 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Mefistofele (Margherita)

1900 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Boheme (Mimì)

1902 Milano Teatro La Scala Requiem di G. Verdi

1903 Milano Teatro La Scala Asrael di A. Franchetti (Nefta)

1905 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Iris (Iris)

1907 Pesaro Teatro Rossini Traviata (Violetta)

1909 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Guglielmo Ratcliff (Maria)

1911 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Aida (Aida)

1913 Roma Teatro Adriano Antigone di C. Cataldi

1919 Mantova Teatro Andreani Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza)

TRACKLIST

1. Fanciulla del West (Puccini) Oh! Se sapeste Columbia D9307 41864

2. Iris (Mascagni) La piovra Columbia D9297 41877

3. Lohengrin (Wagner) Sola nei miei primi anni Columbia D4439 41876

4. Occhi turchini (Denza) Fonotipia 62294 XPh3048

5. Fanciulla del West (Puccini) Laggiù nel Soledad Columbia D9307 41861

6. Fiore di siepe (de Falco) Fonotipia 62295 XPh3054

7. Iris (Mascagni) S'era ammalata Columbia D9297 41878

8. Lohengrin (Wagner) Aurette a cui spesso Columbia D4439 41875

9. Manon (Massenet) Ancor son io Columbia D4440 41866

10. Manon (Massenet) Ancor son io tutt'attonita Fonotipia 62528 XPh4293

11. Manon (Massenet) Guizzar vid' io due bianche stelle Columbia D4440 41865

12. Manon (Massenet) Or via Manon Fonotipia 62527 XPh4292

13. Manon Lescaut (Puccini) L'ora o tirsi Columbia D9306 41860

14. Manon Lescaut (Puccini) Sola perduta abbandonata Columbia D9306 41862

15. Tosca (Puccini) Vissi d'arte Fonotipia 92819 XPh3008

Jul 19, 2024

POLISH SOPRANO MARIA ALESSANDROVICH CDR

MARIA ALESSANDROVICH

From 1895 to 1896, she performed at the Moscow Bolshoi Theatre. Later, she sang in Milan and Buenos Aires (1907-08), Paris at the Grand Opera (1910), Warsaw (1910), and Moscow, where she appeared at both the Solodovnikov and Zimin Opera Theatres, portraying roles such as Gilda, Juliet, and Rosina alongside Mattia Battistini. She also appeared in Kyiv (1916), Rome (1916), and Petrograd (1916-17). Her most notable roles included Margherita in Faust, Margherita di Valois in Gli Ugonotti, and Gilda in Rigoletto.

Chronology of some appearances

1902 Milano Teatro dei Filodrammatici Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)

1903 Perugia Teatro Morlacchi Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)

1904 Parma Teatro Regio Ugonotti (Regina)

1905 Livorno Politeama Rigoletto (Gilda)

1906 Penne Teatro Comunale Faust (Margherita)

1907 Nice Jetee Promenade Sonnambula (Amina

1908 San Paolo Teatro Municipal Stagione Compagnia Tornesi

1909 Firenze Polietama Fiorentino Rigoletto (Gilda)

1910 Londra Teatro Kingsway Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina

1911 Molfetta Politeama Attanasio Traviata (Violetta)

1912 Crema Teatro Sociale Faust (Margherita)

1915 Odessa Teatro Municipale Concerto

TRACKLIST

1. Dinorah (Meyerbeer) Ombra leggiera 781 Phonodisc, Milano 1912/1913

2. Don Pasquale (Donizetti) Quel guardo cavaliere 37200 Xm494 Odeon, Milano 1906

3. Elisir d'amore (Donizetti) Prendi per me sei libero 37330 Xm495 Odeon, Milano 1906

4. Ernani (Verdi) Ernani, involami 82579 Odeon Fonotipia, Milano 1911/1912

5. Fra Diavolo (Auber) Or son sola... Si suon del tamburin 37299, 37300 Odeon, Milano 1906

6. 7. Guglielmo Tell (Rossini) Selva opaca 82578 Odeon Fonotipia, Milano 1911/1912

8. Linda di Chamounix (Donizetti) O luce di quest'anima 786 Phonodisc, Milano 1912/1913

9. Mignon (Thomas) Io son Titania 37288 xm 624 Odeon Fonotipia, Milano 1906

10. Puritani (Bellini) Nel mirarti (w. Gherlinzoni) 110103 Odeon, Milano 1911

11. Puritani (Bellini) Vieni, vieni fra queste braccia (w. Gherlinzoni) 110104 Odeon, Milano 1911

12. Rigoletto (Verdi) Lassu in cielo (w. Formichi) E 2048 Columbia, Milano 1912

13. Rigoletto (Verdi) Lassù in cielo (w. Rimini) 82556 Odeon Fonotipia, Milano 1911/1912

14. Rigoletto (Verdi) Piangi fanciulla (w. Formichi) E 2048 Columbia, Milano 1912

15. Rigoletto (Verdi) Piangi, piangi fanciulla (w. Rimini) 82487 Odeon Fonotipia, Milano 1911/1912

16. Rigoletto (Verdi) Quartetto, pt 1 (w. De Neri, Tegani & Principe) A82549 Mo689 Odeon Fonotipia, Milano 1911/1912

17. Rigoletto (Verdi) Quartetto, pt 2 (w. De Neri, Tegani & Principe) A82550 Mo690 Odeon Fonotipia, Milano 1911/1912

18. Rigoletto (Verdi) Si, vendetta (w. Formichi) D5517 11296 Columbia, Milano 1912

19. Rigoletto (Verdi) Tutte le feste al tempio 13221 Odeon, Milano

20. 21. Sonnambula (Bellini) Come per me sereno ... Sovra il sen la man D 4274 10993, D 4274 10995 Columbia, Milano 1910

22. Sonnambula (Bellini) Come per me sereno 82494 Mo604 Odeon, Milano 1911

23. Traviata (Verdi) Brindisi (w. Bendinelli) D 4337 11273 Columbia, Milano 1912

24. Tristan und Isolde (Wagner) Celasi il sol (w. Vinas) 69098 XPh 4912 Fonotipia, Milano 1912-10-07

25. Tristan und Isolde (Wagner) Su noi discendi (w. Vinas) 69097 XPh 4911 Fonotipia, Milano 1912-10-07

GREEK TENOR THANOS FERENTINOS (1919-1993) CDR

THANOS FERENTINOS (CARDIFF, WALES, UNITED KINGDOM, 27. 11. 1919 - ATHENS, GREECE, 2. 07. 1993)

Athanasios Frederick Ferendinos was born in Cardiff on the 27th of November 1919 to his Greek father,Efthimios Ferendinos (Master Mariner in the Merchant Navy) and his Canton-born mother, Florence E. Lewis. Tano’s initial stay in Cardiff was brief because when he was four years old he moved with his parents and older sister Marjory (born in Cardiff on 23 February 1913) to the Greek Island of Ithaca, where he spent his formative years. Early in 1947 he returned to Wales where he was introduced via his agent to EMI records. Gigli, having listened, to him in a recording session acknowledged him as a future star. George Polyzoides refers to the fact that Tano held, as a prized possession, a signed photograph of Gigli with the dedication “to my successor”. EMI’s record sales department, realizing that they had a tenor with a “voice of beautiful quality”, signed him up on 27 November 1947.During this period he appeared at Alexandra Palace in concert with Geraldo and his dance band, sang at the Albert Hall and made his first record on the Columbia label. The Columbia contract was replaced by an HMV contract in 1950 but by this time Tano was studying in Italy and planning to travel to Argentina so the contract lapsed. Between 1947-1955, he made over twenty recordings. His multi-layer career began to blossom. He was a regular performer on radio, appearing, for example with Albert Sandler and the Palm Court Orchestra on a BBC Light Programme concert broadcast. In the 1950’s he appeared with the Jimmy Campbell Orchestra and sang with Fred Alexander and his players on the Light Programme on 28th of October 1950. He toured the UK with a production of Lilac Time: for instance, at the Leeds Empire, the Bristol Hippodrome, the Grand Theatre and the WolverHampton. When he picked up his career in Athens and started performing it was a difficult time for Tano due to the lack of success and the behavior of his compatriots contributed to the end of his career and left a residue of bitterness that remains to this day. To provide to for his family he worked from home as an English tutor and in leisure time he honed his artistic talents as a painter and sculptor .Ultimately, health problems, including diabetes, took their toll and he died in Athens, on 2nd July 1993 age 73.

TRACKLIST

1. L'Arlesiana (Cilea): È la solita storia del pastore

2. L'elisir d’amore (Donizetti): Una Furtiva Lagrima

3. Les Pêcheurs de Perles (Bizet): Je crois entendre encore (BBC Symphony Orchestra)

4. Martha (Flotow): Ach, So Fromm

5. Tou Kitsou I Mana (Papasideris)

6. Marie (Rogers)

7. L'Arlesiana (Cilea): È la solita storia del pastore (New London Opera Orchestra)

8. La Favorite (Donizetti): Ange si pur

9. Les Pêcheurs de Perles (Bizet): Je crois entendre encore (Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra)

10. Manon (Massenet): En fermant les yeux

11. Werther (Massenet): Pourquoi me reveiller

12. Manon (Massenet): Ah! fuyez, douce Image

13. La Favorite (Donizetti): Ange si pur (BBC Symphony Orchestra)

14. Ta Matia Tou Dimou (Stefos)

15. Ay, Ay, Ay (Pérez Freire)

RUSSIAN BARITONE JEAN IWANZOFF CDR

JEAN (IWAN) IWANZOFF (RUSSIA, 1880 - ?)

He studied singing in St. Petersburg under N. Spasski, who trained him as a bass, and also took vocal lessons from R. Nuvel-Nordi. From 1912 to 1916, he sang at the St. Petersburg Musical Drama and the National House (1913–18), with additional appearances in Moscow. In 1919, Iwanzoff moved to Germany and made guest appearances in Paris (Grand Opera, 1921), Berlin, Madrid, Barcelona (1921, 1922), various Italian cities, Washington, D.C., and New York. In the 1930s, Iwanzoff lived in the USA, where he began to achieve success as a tenor in The Queen of Spades by P. Tchaikovsky and other operas.

Chronology of some appearances

1912-1916 St. Petersburg Musical Drama

1913—1918 St. Petersburg National House

TRACKLIST

1. Tosca (Puccini): Se la giurata 4-22624 18014b Gramophone, St Petersburg 1913-10-23

2. Traviata (Verdi) Di Provenza 03175 591A Vox, Berlin 1922-09?

3. Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Largo al factotum 03175 590A Vox, Berlin 1922-09?

4. Ballo in maschera (Verdi) Eri tu 03276 595A Vox, Berlin 1922-09?

5. Aida (Verdi) Anch'io pugnai 03276 594A Vox, Berlin 1922-09?

6. Africaine (Meyerbeer) Dir Königin (It) 03226 705A Vox, Berlin 1922-09?

7. Africaine (Meyerbeer) Hei! Adamastor (It) 03226 706A Vox, Berlin 1922-09?

8. Otello (Verdi): Credo in un dio crudel 03165 586A Vox, Berlin 1922-09?

9. Faust (Gounod): Dio possente 03165 587A Vox, Berlin 1922-09?

10. Don Giovanni (Mozart): Finch'han dal vino 03227 Vox, Berlin 1922-09?

11. Don Giovanni (Mozart): Deh vieni alla finestra 03227 Vox, Berlin 1922-09?

12. Pêcheurs de perles (Bizet): Del tempio al limitar with Bjørn Talén 04024 613A Vox, Berlin 1922-09?

13. Bohème (Puccini): Ah, Mimì with Bjørn Talén 04024 614A Vox, Berlin 1922-09?

14. Forza del destino (Verdi): Solenne in quest'ora with Bjørn Talén 07002A Kristall

15. Otello (Verdi): Si, pel ciel with Bjørn Talén 07002B Kristall

ROSINA STORCHIO THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS CDR

ROSINA STORCHIO (VENICE, 19 JANUARY, 1876 – MILAN, 24 JULY, 1945)

She was an important Italian lyric soprano who starred in the world premieres of operas by Puccini, Leoncavallo, Mascagni and Giordano. Renowned throughout her homeland for her vivacious acting and sparkling stage presence, she possessed a smallish voice which deteriorated prematurely due to hard use, over-parting, and flaws in her technique. Born in Venice, Storchio studied at the Milan Conservatory before making her operatic debut as Micaëla in Bizet’s Carmen at Milan’s Teatro Dal Verme in 1892. Three years later, she debuted at Italy's most famous opera house, La Scala, Milan, performing in Massenet’s Werther. Milan became her home base from then on, but she also appeared during the pre-World War I period at theatres in other key Italian cities, including Rome and her native Venice. She toured South America and Spain, too, and undertook singing engagements in Paris and Moscow, unwisely venturing parts as heavy as that of Tosca in Puccini's opera of the same name. In 1921, by which time her voice was in marked decline, she sang in Chicago and New York City. Her final public performance was as Cio-Cio San in Puccini's Madama Butterfly at Barcelona in 1923. (She had sung this same part in the first performance of Butterfly, at La Scala, in 1904.) Storchio died in Milan near the end of World War II.

TRACKLIST

1. Siberia (Giordano): No, se un pensier torturo 53331, Con388 G&T, Milano 1903-11?

2. Siberia (Giordano): Quest'orgoglio (w. de Luca) 54048 Con394 G&T, Milano 1903-11?

3. Siberia (Giordano): Non odi la il martir 53332 Con398 G&T, Milano 1903-11?

4. Siberia (Giordano): E qui con te il mio destin (w. Zenatello) 054027 Con750 G&T, Milano 1903-11?

5. Don Pasquale (Donizetti): Quel guardo il cavalier 39400 XPh1500 Fonotipia, Milano 1905-12-02

6. Don Pasquale (Donizetti): So anch'io la virtù magica 39401 XPh1501 Fonotipia, Milano 1905-12-02

7. Linda di Chamounix (Donizetti): O luce di quest'anima 39402 XPh1502 Fonotipia, Milano 1905-12-02

8. Fra Diavolo (Auber): Si, domani 39597 XPh1794 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-04-18

9. Bohème (Leoncavallo): Mimì Pinson 92861 XPh4514 Fonotipia, Milano 1911-02-16

10. Sonnambula (Bellini): Ah, non credea mirarti 92753 XPh4515 Fonotipia, Milano 1911-02-16

11. Sonnambula (Bellini): Ah, non giunge 92754 XPh4516 Fonotipia, Milano 1911-02-16

12. Linda di Chamounix (Donizetti): Al bel destin (w. Rappini) 92775 XPh4517 Fonotipia, Milano 1911-02-16

13. Traviata (Verdi): Pura siccome un angelo (w. Stracciari) unpubl XPh1625 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-02-19