ESPERANZA CLASENTI (HAVANA, 4 FEBRUARY, 1882 – MILAN, 1935)
From a young age, she studied piano at the Conservatory in Madrid (1896) before pursuing vocal training with Anthony Ponsini and Melchiorre Vidal in Milan. She made her operatic debut in 1900 in Spalato, performing in Otello.
After retiring from the stage, she dedicated herself to teaching and spent her later years at the Casa di Riposo per Musicisti, founded by Giuseppe Verdi, in Milan.
Chronology of some appearances
1900 Spalato Teatro Comunale Otello (Desdemona)
1902 Merida Teatro Municipal Lucia di Lammermoor (Lucia)
1904 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Mignon (Filina)
1906 Buenos Ayres Teatro Opera Wally (Walter)
1908 Modena Teatro Municipale Rigoletto (Gilda)
1910 Buenos Ayres Teatro Opera Mignon (Filina)
1912 Cremona Teatro Ponchielli Otello (Desdemona)
1914 Mantova Teatro Sociale Otello (Desdemona)
1916 Rio de Janeiro Teatro Municipal Traviata (Violetta)
1918 Verona Teatro Ristori Rigoletto (Gilda)
1921 Cremona Politeama Verdi Rigoletto (Gilda)
1930 Saint Vincent Teatro del Casino Concert
TRACKLIST
Château-Margaux (Caballero) No sé que siento aqui 39551 XPh1686 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-03-08
El Anillo de Hierro (Marqués) Romanza 39497 XPh1568 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-01-16
Salto del pasiego (Caballero) Dice el mundo 39498 XPh1685 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-03-08
La Matanzara (Caballero) Guaracha cubana 39560 XPh1713 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-03-17
Malagueña (Pagans) 39448 XPh1551 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-01-11
A Granada (Alvarez) 39456 XPh1582 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-01-24
Linda di Chamounix (Donizetti) Ah bel destin (w. Ferraris) 39452 XPh1565 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-01-12
Nozze di Figaro (Mozart) Che soave zeffiretto (w. Ferraris) 39453 XPh1567 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-01-16
Huguenots (Meyerbeer) La tenera parola 39500 XPh1554 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-01-12
Huguenots (Meyerbeer) O lieto suol della Turena 39499 XPh1681 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-03-06
Mignon (Thomas) Polonaise 39502 XPh1682 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-03-06
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