Nov 25, 2017

Nice Barbareschi (Soprano)

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She made her debut around 1890. In 1901 she made successful guest appearances at the Tivoli Theater in San Francisco. Sang opposite tenors Oreste Mieli, Francesco Fazzini, Amedeo Alemanni. She never made records.

1891 Santader  Teatro Principal Carmen (Carmen)
1891  Gorizia  Teatro Sociale Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza)
1891 Bilbao  Teatro Arriaga Ugonotti (Margherita)
1891 Saragozza  Teatro Pignatelli Ugonotti (Margherita)
1898 Padova  Teatro Verdi Loreley (Loreley)
1900 Città del Messico  Teatro Principal Boheme (Mimi)
1900 San Francisco  Tivoli Opera House Traviata (Violetta)
1901 San Francisco  Teatro Tivoli Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza)
1901 San Francisco  Teatro Tivoli Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza)
1901 San Francisco  Teatro Tivoli Ernani (Elvira)
1901 San Francisco  Teatro Tivoli Otello (Otello)
1902 San Paulo Teatro Santana Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza)
1903  Novi Ligure  Teatro Carlo Alberto Carmen (Carmen)
1903 Terni Politeama Ternano Ernani (Elvira)
1903  Faenza  Teatro Masini Tosca (Tosca)
1903 Cento  Teatro Comunale Tosca (Tosca)
1904  Reggio Emilia  Teatro Municipale Tosca (Tosca)

Rosa De Vila (Soprano)





Chronology of some appearances

1903 Varsavia Teatro Imperiale Ernani (Elvira)
1903 Gilbilterra Teatro Principal Otello (Desdemona)
1903 Lisbona  Coliseo Recrejos Ugonotti (Margherita)
1903 Lisbona  Coliseo Recrejos Boheme (Mimi)
1903 Lisbona  Coliseo Recrejos Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza)
1903 Vilna  Grand Theatre Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza)
1904 Lisbona  Coliseo Recrejos Ballo in maschera (Amelia)
1904 Lisbona  Coliseo Recrejos Tosca (Tosca)
1904  Lisbona  Coliseo Recrejos Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza)
1904 Lisbona  Coliseo Recrejos Boheme (Mimi)
1904 Oviedo  Teatro Campoamor  Ballo in maschera (Amelia)
1904 Oviedo  Teatro Campoamor  Trovatore (Leonora)
1905 Bilbao  Teatro Arriaga Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza)
1905 Bilbao  Teatro Arriaga Pagliacci (Nedda)
1905 Bilbao  Teatro Arriaga Tosca (Tosca)
1905 Logrones  Teatro Herres Pagliacci (Nedda)
1906 Oviedo  Teatro Campamor Boheme (Mimi)
1906 Oviedo Teatro Campamor Tosca (Tosca)
1906 Gjion Teatro Diudurra Tosca (Tosca)
1906 Valencia Teatro Principal Tosca (Tosca)

Giuseppe Momo (Tenor)




Chronology of some appearances

1939 Prato  Teatro Metastasio Carmen (Don Jose)
1940 Reggio Emilia  Teatro Municipale Boheme (Rodolfo)
1940 Reggio Emilia  Teatro Municipale Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)

Nov 23, 2017

Vladimir Karavya (Tenor) (Odessa, Ukraine 12. 01. 1886 - Cannes, France 14. 08. 1969)


Radames 


                                                                             Canio


He was born into a family of Greek descent. Karavya went to St. Petersburg in the 1920’s and quickly become a famous for his interpretation of mostly dramaptic repertoire, especially for his Canio, where he demonstrated his dramatic actor talent and big power of his voice, he sang with success at the Theatre of Music Drama in Petersburg. Around 1926 Karavya immigrated to Paris, where appeared at different Russian opera houses. He was a soloist of Agrenev-Slavyansky’s Opera House (1928-1930), then he joined to the Chamber Opera of A. Dolinov (1931/1932 season). Since 1936 he taught singing at the Conservatory Russian De Paris.
 
Chronology of some appearances

1920’s St. Petersburg Theatre of Music Drama
1928-1930 Paris Agrenev-Slavyansky’s Opera House
1931-1932 Chamber Theater of A. Dolinov

Lorenzo Simonetti (Tenor)





Simonetti mostly appeared in Spain and had a short career. Probably he made a few cylinder records.  


Chronology of some appearances

1894  Lisbona  Coliseo Recrejos Ugonotti (Raoul)
1894 Oviedo  Teatro Campoamor Rigoletto (Duca)
1894 Oviedo  Teatro Campoamor Traviata (Alfredo)
1894 Oviedo  Teatro Campoamor  Sonnambula (Elvino)
1895 Barcellona  Teatro Tivoli Rigoletto (Duca)
1896 Barcellona  Teatro Novedades Ugonotti (Raoul)
1896 Madrid  Teatro Buen Retiro Pagliacci (Canio)
1897 Sabadell  Teatro Euterpe Sonnambula (Elvino)
1897 Oviedo  Teatro Campoamor Pagliacci (Canio)
1898 Madrid  Teatro Buen Retiro Carmen (Don Jose)
1901 Oviedo  Teatro Campoamor Carmen (Don Jose)
1901 Oviedo  Teatro Campoamor Pagliacci (Canio)

Nov 21, 2017

Bruno Makhin (Tenor) (Vilnius, Lithuania ? - ?)




Makhin made his debut as Bayan in ‘’Ruslan and Ludmila’’ at the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg (1898). From 1898 to 1900 he was a soloist of Solodovnikov’s Theater. Here he made his debut as Lensky in ‘’Eugene Onegin’’. Since 1902 Makhin appeared in Odessa, Kiev (1903, 1906, 1908), Kharkov (1910), Tiflis (1907-1908) and Vilnius (1909, 1910). His special success was at provincial operatic stages. His repertoire included Werther, Don Jose in ‘’Carmen’’, Lensky in ‘’Eugene Onegin’’, Faust, Alfredo in ‘’Traviata’’, Dubrovsky.

Chronology of some appearances

1898 St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theater
1898-1900 Solodovnikov’s Theater
1903/1906/1908 Odessa, Kiev
1907-1908 Tiflis
1909-1910 Vilnius
1910 Kharkov

Nov 19, 2017

Giuseppe Giardini (Baritone)





Chronology of some appearances

1904 Fiume  Teatro Verdi Lohengrin (Tetralmondo)
1904 Vicenza  Teatro Verdi Traviata (Germont)
1905 Venezia  Teatro Rossini Boheme (Marcello)
1905 Parma  Teatro Regio Siberia (Gleby)
1906  Zara  Teatro Verdi Rigoletto (Rigoletto)
1906 Venezia  Teatro Rossini Traviata (Germont)
1906 Venezia  Teatro Rossini Trovatore (Conte)
1907 Biella  Teatro Sociale Rigoletto (Rigoletto)
1907 Ferrara  Teatro Tosi Borghi Rigoletto (Rigoletto)
1907 Genova  Teatro Carlo Felice Traviata (Germont)
1908 Modena  Teatro Storchi Amica (Rinaldo)
1908 Vicenza  Teatro Verdi Amica (Rinaldo)
1908 Treviso  Teatro Sociale Amica (Rinaldo)
1908 Trieste  Politeama Rossetti Amica (Rinaldo)
1908 Cesena  Teatro Comunale  Amica (Rinaldo)
1908 Forlì  Teatro Comunale  Amica (Rinaldo)
1908 Gorizia  Teatro Sociale Amica (Rinaldo)
1908 Ravenna  Teatro Alighieri Amica (Rinaldo)
1908 Pistoia  Teatro Manzoni  Amica (Rinaldo)
1908 Senigallia  Teatro Fenice Amica (Rinaldo)
1908 Verona  Teatro Ristori Amica (Rinaldo)
1908  Palermo  Teatro Massimo Carmen (Escamillo)
1908  Torino  Teatro Regio Wally (Gellner)
1909 Mantova  Teatro Sociale Madama Butterfly (Sharpless)
1909 Vicenza  Teatro Verdi Rigoletto (Rigoletto)
1909 Zara  Teatro Verdi Rigoletto (Rigoletto)
1909 Cremona  Politeama Verdi Traviata (Germont)
1909 Brescia  Teatro Grande  Traviata (Germont)
1909 Mantova  Teatro Sociale Trovatore (Conte)
1910 Brescia  Teatro Grande Loreley (Hermann)
1910 Treviso  Teatro Sociale Lohengrin (Tetralmondo)
1911 San Donà del Piave  Teatro Sociale Rigoletto (Rigoletto)
1912 Piacenza  Teatro Municipale Rigoletto (Rigoletto)
1913   Firenze  Politeama Fiorentino Carmen (Escamillo)
1913 Bergamo  Teatro Donizetti Tosca (Scarpia)
1913 Bergamo  Teatro Donizetti Traviata (Germont)
1914 Genova  Teatro Carlo Felice Boheme (Marcello)
1916 Reggio Emilia  Teatro Municipale Wally (Gellner)
1917 Reggio Emilia  Teatro Municipale Pagliacci (Tonio)
1917  Reggio Emilia  Teatro Municipale Rigoletto (Rigoletto)
1917 Milano  Teatro Lirico Tosca (Scarpia)
1917 Milano  Teatro Lirico Traviata (Germont)
1918 Monza  Politeama Boheme (Marcello)
1918 Firenze  Teatro Della Pergola Tosca (Scarpia)
1918 Firenze  Teatro Della Pergola Traviata (Germont)

Nov 18, 2017

Vincenzo Ardito (Baritone)






Chronology of some appearances

1895 Barcellona  Teatro Liceo Pagliacci (Tonio)
1895  Trieste  Anfiteatro Fenice Carmen (Escamillo)
1895 Firenze  Teatro Pagliano Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1896 Lucca  Teatro Del Giglio Boheme (Marcello)
1896 Firenze  Teatro Pagliano Carmen (Escamillo)
1896 Firenze  Teatro Pagliano Pagliacci (Tonio)
1896 Venezia  Teatro Malibran Carmen (Escamillo)
1896 Montecarlo di Lucca  Teatro Rinnovati Rigoletto (Rigoletto)
1897 Verona  Teatro Nuovo Boheme (Marcello)
1897 Cagliari  Teatro Civico Rigoletto (Rigoletto)
1897 Pescia  Teatro Pacini Traviata (Germont)
1898 Viterbo  Teatro Unione Boheme (Marcello)
1898 Roma  Teatro Costanzi Rigoletto (Rigoletto)
1899 Bari Teatro Piccinni Boheme (Marcello)
1899 Roma  Teatro Costanzi Boheme (Marcello)
1899 Roma  Teatro Quirino Traviata (Germont)
1899  Conegliano  Teatro Accademia Boheme (Marcello)
1899 Verona Teatro Ristori Ballo in maschera (Renato)
1900 Roma  Teatro Quirino Ballo in maschera (Renato)
1901 Rio de Janeiro  Teatro Lirico Boheme (Marcello)
1901 San Paolo  Teatro Santana Pagliacci (Tonio)
1901 San Paolo  Teatro Santana Tosca (Scarpia)
1901 San Paolo  Teatro Santana Boheme (Marcello)
1901 San Paolo  Teatro Santana Carmen (Escamillo)
1901 Roma  Teatro Costanzi Rigoletto (Rigoletto)
1902 Bologna  Teatro Comunale Lohengrin (Tetralmondo)
1902 Montevideo  Teatro Politeama Pagliacci (Tonio)
1902  Montevideo  Politeama Tosca (Scarpia)
1902 Montevideo  Teatro Politeama Rigoletto (Rigoletto)
1902 Rosario di Santa Fè  Teatro Olimpo Rigoletto (Rigoletto)
1903 Madrid  Teatro Reale Boheme (Marcello)
1903 Pisa  Teatro Verdi Tosca (Scarpia)
1903 Milano  Teatro Dal Verme Tosca (Scarpia)
1903 Milano  Teatro Dal Verme Traviata (Germont)
1904 Madrid  Teatro Reale Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1904 Madrid  Teatro Reale Rigoletto (Rigoletto)
1904 Venezia  Teatro Rossini Pagliacci (Tonio)
1904 Bologna  Teatro del Corso Rigoletto (Rigoletto)
1905 Venezia  Teatro Rossini Pagliacci (Tonio)
1905 Bari  Teatro Petruzzelli Boheme (Marcello)
1905 Bari  Teatro Petruzzelli Carmen (Escamillo)
1906 San Paolo  Politeama Ballo in maschera (Renato)
1906 Rio de Janeiro  Teatro Apollo Carmen (Escamillo)
1906 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Marconi Pagliacci (Tonio)
1907 Venezia  Teatro La Fenice Amica  (Rinaldo)
1907 Carpi  Teatro Comunale Amica  (Rinaldo)
1908 Havana  Teatro Tacon Ballo in maschera (Renato)
1908 Montecatini  Kursaal Carmen (Escamillo)
1908 Pistoia  Teatro Manzoni Carmen (Escamillo)
1908  Città del Messico  Teatro Virginia Fabregas Boheme (Marcello)
1909 Modena  Teatro Municipale Loreley (Hermann)
1909 Genova  Politeama Genovese Boheme (Marcello)
1910 Montevideo  Teatro Urquiza Boheme (Marcello)
1910 Montevideo  Teatro Urquiza Rigoletto (Rigoletto)
1910  San Paolo  Teatro San Josè Boheme (Marcello)
1910  San Paolo  Teatro San Josè Pagliacci (Tonio)

Nov 17, 2017

Augusto Balboni (Tenor) (Ferrara, Italia 1876 - ?)


                                                            with Nellie Leach   in ''Pagliacci''


Balboni made his debut in 1898. 
He made guest appearances in Montevideo, Baku, Mexico City, Kaunas, Kursk, Minsk, Samara and Vilna. 
Balboni had a special success in Australia. 
He retired from stage  in 1919. 
He never made records.

Chronology of some appearances

1900 Reggio Calabria  Teatro Comunale Boheme (Rodolfo)
1901 Busto Arsizio Teatro Sociale Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)
1902 Città del Messico  Teatro Principal Boheme (Rodolfo)
1903 Tunisi  Politeama Rossini Rigoletto (Rigoletto)
1904 Livorno  Arena Garibaldi Carmen (Don Jose)
1906 Vilna  Grand Theatre Carmen (Don Jose)
1906 Lodz  Teatro Apollo Pagliacci  (Canio)
1906 Bielostock  Teatro Municipale Pagliacci  (Canio)
1906 Minsk  Teatro Nazionale Pagliacci  (Canio)
1907 Kursk  Teatro Nazionale Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)
1907 Kursk Teatro Nazionale Pagliacci  (Canio)
1907 Karkoff   Teatro Dukova Pagliacci  (Canio)
1907 Taskent  Teatro Imperiale  Pagliacci  (Canio)
1908 Montevideo  Teatro  Solis Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1908 Gualtieri  Teatro Sociale Carmen (Don Jose)
1908 Lodz  Teatro Nazionale Boheme (Rodolfo)
1908 Spoleto  Teatro Nuovo Lohengrin (Lohengrin)
1909 Montevideo  Politeama Carmen (Don Jose)
1909 Kaunas  Teatro Imperiale d'Autunno  Carmen (Don Jose)
1909 Minsk  Teatro Nazionale Carmen (Don Jose)
1909 Poltava  Teatro d'Inverno Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)
1909 Poltava  Teatro d'Inverno Pagliacci  (Canio)
1910  Baku  Teatro Nazionale Carmen (Don Jose)
1910  Samara  Teatro Nazionale Carmen (Don Jose)
1910 Casan  Teatro Governativo Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)
1914 Perugia  Teatro Turreno  Pagliacci  (Canio)
1914 Terni  Teatro Comunale Pagliacci  (Canio)
1916 Melbourne  Princess Theater Carmen (Don Jose)
1916  Sidney  Grand Opera House  Carmen (Don Jose)
1916 Brisbane  Royal Theater Carmen (Don Jose)
1916  Wellington  Grand Opera House  Pagliacci  (Canio)
1917 Adelaide  Royal Theater Carmen (Don Jose)
1917 Sidney  Grand Opera House Carmen (Don Jose)
1919 Melbourne  Princess Theater Boheme (Rodolfo)
1919 Melbourne  Princess Theater  Pagliacci  (Canio)
1919 Sidney  Grand Opera House Carmen (Don Jose)

Nov 16, 2017

Giuseppe Gaudenzi (Tenor) (Bologna, Italy 24 October 1880 - ? 1955)


                                                                           Canio


Chronology of some appearances

1906 Cittadella  Teatro Sociale Pagliacci (Canio)
1907  Bologna  Teatro Olimpia Pagliacci (Canio)
1907 Bologna  Teatro Olimpia Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)
1907  Roma  Teatro Nazionale Pagliacci (Canio)
1908 Trieste  Politeama Rossetti Boheme (Rodolfo)
1908 Modena  Teatro Municipale Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)
1908 Odessa  Teatro Municipale Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)
1909 Caracas  Teatro Municipal Rigoletto (Rigoletto)
1910 Brescia  Teatro Grande Loreley (Walter)
1910 Jacksonville  Teatro Duval Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)
1911 Boston  Opera House Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)
1911 Boston  Opera House Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)
1912 Città del Messico  Teatro Arbeu Boheme (Rodolfo)
1912 Chicago  Civic Opera House Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)
1912 Boston  Opera House Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)
1912 Boston  Opera House Tosca (Cavaradossi)
1912 Philadelphia  Teatro Metropolitan Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)
1913 Boston  Opera House Pagliacci (Canio)
1915 Genova  Politeama Genovese Pagliacci (Canio)
1915 Washington  Belasco Theater Pagliacci (Canio)
1916 Atlanta  Opera Theater Boheme (Rodolfo)
1916  Birmingham  Bijou Theater Boheme (Rodolfo)
1916 Portland  Heilig Theater Boheme (Rodolfo)
1916 San Francisco  Court Theater Boheme (Rodolfo)
1916 Chicago Blackstone Theater Boheme (Rodolfo)
1916 Denver  Auditorium Boheme (Rodolfo)
1916 Kansas City  Convention Hall Boheme (Rodolfo)
1916 Omaha  Blackstone Theater Boheme (Rodolfo)
1916 Salt Lake City  Salt Lake Theater Boheme (Rodolfo)
1916 Columbus  Hartmann Theater Boheme (Rodolfo)
1916 Buffalo  Teck Theater Boheme (Rodolfo)
1916 Philadelphia  Teatro Metropolitan Boheme (Rodolfo)
1916 Pittsburgh  Alvin Theater Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)
1917 Boston  Opera House Boheme (Rodolfo)
1917 Boston  Opera House Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)
1917 Washington  Poli's Theater Boheme (Rodolfo)

Nov 15, 2017

Angelo Antola (Baritone)





Pobably he made his debut in 1902.
In 1907 he went to USA.
He retired from the stage in 1919.
Antola never made records.

Chronology of some appearances

1903 Como  Teatro Cressoni Traviata (Germont)
1903  Novi Ligure  Teatro Carlo Alberto Carmen (Escamillo)
1903  San Pellegrino Terme  Teatro Eden Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1904  Livorno  Arena Garibaldi Carmen (Escamillo)
1905  Trento  Teatro Sociale Trovatore (Conte)
1906 Los Angeles  Auditorium Carmen (Escamillo)
1906 Città del Messico  Circo Orrin Boheme  (Marcello)
1906 Città del Messico  Teatro Hidalgo Pagliacci (Tonio)
1906 Città del Messico  Teatro Hidalgo Rigoletto (Rigoletto)
1907 San Francisco  Central Theater Carmen (Escamillo)
1907 San Francisco  Novelty Theater Pagliacci (Tonio)
1907 Oakland  Macdonough Theater Pagliacci (Tonio)
1907 San Francisco  Chutes Theater Pagliacci (Tonio)
1908 Rosario di Santa Fè  Opera Rigoletto (Rigoletto)
1909  Los Angeles  Mason Auditorium Carmen (Escamillo)
1909 San Francisco  Central Theater Pagliacci (Tonio)
1909 San Francisco  Central Theater Carmen (Escamillo)
1909  Salt Lake City  Teatro Colonial Carmen (Escamillo)
1909  Sioux City  New Grand Theater Carmen (Escamillo)
1910  San Francisco  Columbia Theater Madama Butterfly (Sharpless)
1911 Spokane   Auditorium Carmen (Escamillo)
1911 Oakland  Idora Park Boheme (Marcello)
1911 Oakland  Idora Park Madama Butterfly (Sharpless)
1911 Oakland  Idora Park Pagliacci (Tonio)
1911 Fresno  Barton Opera House Madama Butterfly (Sharpless)
1912 Butte  Broadway Theater Madama Butterfly (Sharpless)
1913 New York  Thalia Theater Boheme (Marcello)
1914 Cincinnati  Lyric Theater Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)
1914  St.Louis  Odeon Theater Carmen (Escamillo)
1914 St.Paul  Teatro Metropolitan Carmen (Escamillo)
1914 Memphis  Lyceum Theater Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1914  St.Louis  Olympic Theater Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1914 Memphis  Lyceum Theater Pagliacci (Tonio)
1914  Montreal  Teatro Princess Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1914 Providence  Opera Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1914 Cincinnati  Teatro Lyric Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1914 St.Louis  Teatro Odeon Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1914 Des Moines  Teatro Coliseum Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1914 Kansas City  Willis Wood Theater Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1914 Omaha  Auditorium Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1914  Jacksonville  Duval Theater Tosca (Scarpia)
1915  Evansville  Bijou Theater Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1915 Evansville  Bijou Theater Pagliacci (Tonio)
1915 Brooklyn/New York  Teatro Majestic Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1915 Columbus  Hartman Theater Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1915 Pittsburgh  Teatro Nixon Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1915 Toledo  Auditorium Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1915  Philadelphia  Garrick Theater Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1915 Washington  Teatro Belasco Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1915 Baltimore  New Academy of Music Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1915 Toronto  Teatro Alexandra Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1915 Cleveland  Colonial Theater Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1915 Detroit  Garrick Theater Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1915 Louisville  Macauley's Theater Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1915 St.Louis Odeon Theater Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)
1915 Kansas City  Willis Wood Theater Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)
1916 Minneapolis  Teatro Metropolitan Carmen (Escamillo)
1916  Des Moines  Coliseum Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1916  Omaha Auditorium Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1916 Salina  Auditorium Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1916 Harrisburg  Chestnut Street Auditorium Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1916 St.Paul  Teatro Metropolitan Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1917 Buffalo  Teck Theater Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)
1917 Buffalo  Teck Theater Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1917 Paterson  Lyceum Theater Boheme (Marcello)
1917 Wichita  Forum Carmen (Escamillo)
1917 Mnneapolis  Teatro Metropolitan Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1917 Cincinnati  Lyric Theatre Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1917 Quebec  Auditorium Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1917 Cleveland  Teatro Colonial Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1917 Pittsburgh  Alvin Theater Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1917 Detroit  Garrick Theater Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1917 Oklahoma City  Overholser Theater Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1917 Tulsa  Convention Hall Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1918 Detroit  Opera House Boheme (Marcello)
1918 Cleveland  Colonial Theater Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)
1918 Edmonton  Empress Theater Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1918 Portland  Municipal Auditorium Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1918 Winnipeg  Walker Theater Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1918 Cleveland  Colonial Theatre Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1918 New York Schubert Theater Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1919  Cleveland  Colonial Theater Boheme (Marcello)

Nov 8, 2017

Giovanni Peirani (Tenor) (Rivoli/Torino 1868 - Santiago del Cile 1901)




Originally he was a sculptor. He studied singing with maestro Thermignon in Turin and with E. Barbacini in Milan. In 1895 he made his debut (without special success) at the Teatro Sociale of Colorno as Manrico in G. Verdi’s ‘’Trovatore’’. In 1898 he appeared with great success at the Teatro San Carlo in Napoli as Arrigo in ‘’I Vespri Siciliani’’ and as Radames in ‘’Aida’’. The criticism compared his voice with Francesco Tamagno’s voice. In 1899 he sang at the Teatro Storchi in Modena the part of Alvaro in ‘’La Forza del Destino’’ and also appeared in the premiere of ‘’Irnerio’’ by E. M. Poggi. One of his star roles was Otello (G. Verdi), role, which he sang with great success in Italy, Spain, Portugal and South America. In 1899 he made guest appearances at the Teatro Lirico in Rio de Janeiro in ‘’Samson et Dalila’’, ‘’Carmen’’, ‘’Il Guarany’’ and ‘’Aida’’. His young wife died in Parà of a fever epidemic. He was engaged again for appearances in South America. During a tour he fallen ill in Santiago de Chile with yellow fever and died at the of 33. He never made records.

Chronology of some appearances

1895 Colorno Teatro Sociale Trovatore (Manrico)
1898 Milano Teatro San Carlo I Vespri Siciliani (Arrigo)
1898 Milano Teatro San Carlo Aida (Radames)
1899 Modena Teatro Storchi  La Forza del Destino (Alvaro)
1900 Oporto Teatro S. Joao Aida (Radames)
1901 Lisbona Coliseo Recrejos Sansone e Dalida (Sansone)