GIOVANNI BARDI (CAGLIARI, 1878 – HAVANA, 1918)
He studied singing in Milan under Carlo Schneider and made his debut in 1905 at the Teatro Sociale in Monza as Angelotti in Tosca. He enjoyed a successful career in prominent opera houses throughout the Italian provinces.
In 1911, he performed at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome as Ramfis in Verdi’s Aida. He returned to the Teatro Costanzi in 1914, appearing as Baldassare in Donizetti’s La Favorita, the Cieco in Mascagni’s Iris, and Aldobrandini in Mascagni’s Parisina.
During the 1905-06 season, he appeared in Piacenza in the Italian premiere of Rossi’s opera Nadeya and as Colline in La Bohème. In the 1907-08 season, he performed at the Teatro Regio in Parma, where he sang in Brizzi’s Rose Rosse and Mascagni’s Amica, sharing the stage with Tina Poli-Randaccio and Emanuele Ischierdo.
From 1916 to 1918, he was engaged by the Teatro Nazionale in Havana, further expanding his international career.
Chronology of some appearances
1905 Monza Teatro Sociale Tosca (Angelotti)
1907 Venezia Teatro La Fenice Jana di R. Virgilio (Stefano)
1909 Cairo Teatro Khediviale Fedora (Cirillo)
1910 Brescia Teatro Grande Loreley (Margravio)
1911 Cairo Teatro Khediviale Lohengrin (Re Enrico)
1912 Alessandria d’Egitto Circolo Italiano Concerto
1913 Santiago del Cile Teatro Municipal Tzigana di F. Leoni
1914 Roma Teatro Costanzi Boheme (Colline)
1915 Bologna Teatro Verdi Boheme (Colline)
1916 Havana Teatro Nacional Iris (Cieco)
1917 Havana Teatro Nacional Dannazione di Faust (Brander)
1918 Havana Teatro Nacional Iris (Cieco)
TRACKLIST
Don Carlo (Verdi) Ella giammai m’amò… Dormirò sol 86355, 86356 Pathé, Milano 1912/1913
Ernani (Verdi) Duetto della congiura (w. Sala) 86270, Pathé, Milano 1912
Ernani (Verdi) Ferma crudele (w. Gasparini & Magliulo) 86278 Pathé, Milano 1912?
Ernani (Verdi) O sommo Carlo (w. Baldassare-Tedeschi, De Gregorio & Parvis) 86443 Pathé, Milano 1913/1914
Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Duetto Valentina-Marcello (w. Magliulo) 86285 Pathé, Milano 1912?
Juive (Halévy) Se oppressi ognor 86254 10073 Pathé, Milano 1912
Rigoletto (Verdi) Finale, act 1 with chorus 86449 Pathé, Milano 1913/1914
Rigoletto (Verdi) Signor Và non ho niente (w. De Padova) 84132 Pathé, Milano 1908/1909
Sonnambula (Bellini) Vi ravviso 86251 Pathé, Milano 1912
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