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)
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