JEAN
ATHANASIU (BUCHAREST, ROMANIA, 28 FEBRUARY, 1885 - BUCHAREST, ROMANIA, 20 NOVEMBER, 1938)
First he
studied in Bucharest, then under Ernesto Colli and Manlio Bavagnoli in
Milan. He made his debut in 1912 at the Teatro Sociale in Salò as Silvio in
''Pagliacci''. He was promoted by the famous baritone Mattia Battistini and
appeared in 1913 at the Teatro Regio in Turin as Amonasro in ''Aida''. In 1914
he created for Palermo the role of Amfortas in ''Parsifal''. After outbreak of
the First World War he went back to his native roumanian country, sang there in
Bucharest and Jassy as well as in 1917 in Odessa. In 1919 he belonged in
Bucharest to the founders of the Roumanian National Opera in which he was
celebrated in roles like Rigoletto, Scarpia, Amonasro and Don Giovanni. In 1921
he made guest appearances in Brescia and Ferrara and then belonged in the
1921-1930 seasons to the most popular singers of the Teatro Costanzi in Rome.
In Italy he sang under the name Giovanni Atanasio. In the 1923-1925
seasons, as a partner of Roumanian tenor Trajan Grosavescu, he
appeared with great success at the Vienna People's Opera. He also sang at the
Berlin State Opera as a guest. 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
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
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