Forgotten Opera Singers

Forgotten Opera Singers

Mar 7, 2013

Almerico Stampanoni (Tenor)





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He was active throughout Italy in the 1890s and first decade of the 1900s. In 1890 he appeard at the Teatro Alfieri as Fernando in ‘’Favorita’’. Then he sang in Teramo, Asti and Naples. In 1896 he made guest appearances in Warsaw singing at the Imperail Theatre. Then Stampanoni sang in Buenos Aires (1897) and Odessa (1899). In 1902 he went to Amsterdam and performed at the  Paleis Voor Volksvlijt. Here he appeared as Duca in ‘’Rigoletto’’. Probably he retired from the stage in 1908. His recordings, that he made for APGA are extremely rare.

Chronology of some appearances

1890 Asti  Teatro Alfieri  Fernando (Favorita0
1894 Teramo  Teatro Comunale  Faust (Faust)
1896 Varsavia  Teatro Imperiale Faust (Faust)
1897 Buenos Ayres Opera  Favorita (Fernando)
1899 Odessa  Teatro Municipale Manon (De Grieux)
1901 Bologna Teatro Duse Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1902 Amsterdam Paleis Voor Volksvlijt Rigoletto (Duca)
1907 Torino Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Favorita (Fernando)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE








APGA Paris, 1906/7
Traviata (Verdi): Un di, felice 35087
Marinari (Rossini) with Gustavo De Bernal Rezky  35098
Pescatori di perle (Bizet): Dal tempio al limitar with Gustavo De Bernal Rezky  35099
Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): O sole piu rapido with Gustavo De Bernal Rezky 35100
Carmen (Bizet): Ho nome Escamillo with Gustavo De Bernal Rezky 35101



1 comment:

  1. De Bernal Rezky is as solid and dependable as ever but the tenor is very bad indeed.

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