Forgotten Opera Singers

Forgotten Opera Singers

Jul 18, 2024

GREEK TENOR ZANNIS KAMBANIS (1908-1992) CDR

 




ZANNIS KAMBANIS (HERMOUPOLIS/SYROS, GREECE, 1908 - PIRAEUS, GREECE, 1992)

 

 

 

 

He studied singing at the National Conservatory of Greece (Ethnikon Odeion) under the pedagogue Maria Trivella and made his debut as Canio in Pagliacci at the Olympia Theater in 1938. He then moved to Rome, where he further honed his craft at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia.

In 1943, he was engaged by the Teatro dell’Opera in Rome, where he performed for three seasons. After World War II, he undertook numerous guest performances, singing in Naples, Bologna, and Genoa, as well as at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo (in 1947, where he portrayed Cavaradossi in Tosca and Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly under the name Zani-Kambani). His international appearances included engagements in Barcelona, Lisbon, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo, Sydney, and Boston.

His repertoire included notable roles such as Cavaradossi in Tosca, Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, Turiddu in Cavalleria Rusticana, Canio in Pagliacci, Andrea Chénier, Alvaro in La forza del destino, Don Carlo, Manrico in Il trovatore, Riccardo in Ballo in maschera, Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor, and José in Carmen. Toward the end of his career, he returned to Greece, where he taught singing.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1938 Olympia Theater Odeion

1943-1945 Roma Teatro dell’Opera

1947 Opéra de Monte-Carlo

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. L'Elisir d'amore (Donizetti): Una furtiva lagrima

2. Tosca (Puccini): Vittoria, with Aidali and Efstratiou

3. Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Fra poco a me ricovero

4. Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Tu che a Dio spiegasti l'ali

5. La Forza del Destino (Verdi): Solenne in quest'ora with unknown baritone

6. L'Arlesiana (Cilea): E la solita storia

7. Tosca (Puccini): E lucevan le stele

8. Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): Addio a la madre

9. Torna a Surriento (Di Capua)

10. They marry my love (Folk song)

11. Non ti Scordar di me (De Curtis)

12. Senza Nisciuno (De Curtis)

13. O sole mio (Di Capua)

14. Canta Pe′ Me (De Curtis)

15. The Εyes of Dimos (Folk song)


GREEK TENOR ZANNIS KAMBANIS (1908-1992) CDR

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