MATE
CULIC-DRAGUN (MATTEO DRAGONI) (SPLIT, 6 NOVEMBER, 1890 - SAN FRANCISCO, 18 NOVEMBER, 1962)
He studied singing
under Vezzani in Bologna and made his debut in 1911 as Silvio in ‘’Pagliacci’’
at the Municipal Theater of Rovere. During the next ten years he appeared
primarily at the Italian provincial operatic stages, also in 1921 at the Arena
di Milano, where he sang the part of Barnaba in ‘’La Gioconda’’ by A.
Ponchielli. In 1924 he was a member of the Italian opera in Holland. In 1923 he
guested at the Teatro Comunale of Bologna. About 1925 he went to North America,
where he appeared at different opera societies, mostly touring companies. His
big roles were Conte in ‘’Trovatore’’, Posa in ‘’Don Carlo’’, Jago in
‘’Otello’’, Enrico in ‘’Lucia di Lammermoor’’, Gérard in ‘’Andrea Chénier’’,
Escamillo in ‘’Carmen’’, Gellner in ‘’La Wally’’, Alfio in
‘’Cavalleria Rusticana’’ and Telramund in ‘’Lohengrin’’. After his retirement
he taught singing in San Francisco.
Chronology of some
appearances
1911 Revere Teatro
Sociale Pagliacci (Silvio)
1913 Alessandria
Teatro Finzi Aida (Amonasro)
1915 Sampierdarena
Politeama Sampierdarenese Fedora (De Siriex)
1917 Firenze Teatro
Della Pergola Pagliacci (Tonio)
1919 Firenze Teatro
Verdi Pagliacci (Tonio)
1920 Bari Teatro
Petruzzelli Wally (Gellner)
1922 Ferrara Teatro
Comunale Traviata (Germont)
1924 Vicenza Teatro
Verdi Wally (Gellner)
1929 San Francisco
New Capitol Theater Carmen (Escamillo)
1938 Oakland
Auditorium Theater Traviata (Germont)
1943 San Francisco
Fugazzi Theater Lucia di Lammermoor (Enrico)
TRACKLIST
1. Rigoletto (Verdi):
Si, vendetta with Graziella Pareto 2-054080, DB875 Gramophone, Milano
1918-07-06
2. Traviata (Verdi):
Dite alla giovine with Graziella Pareto 2-054082 Gramophone, Milano 1918-07-06
3. Otello (Verdi):
Credo 2-052134 3306c Gramophone, Milano 1918-10-01
4. Andrea Chénier
(Giordano): Un dì, m'era di gioia 2-052132 3307c Gramophone, Milano 1918-10-01
5. Aida (Verdi): Si,
fuggiam with Gennaro de Tura and Valentina Bartolomasi 2-054111 883aj
Gramophone, Milano 1919-10-08
6. Pagliacci
(Leoncavallo): So ben che difforme (w. Gargiulo) 2-054113 894aj Gramophone,
Milano 1919-10-11
7. Aida (Verdi):
Rivedrai le foreste with Valentina Bartolomasi 2-054112 909aj Gramophone,
Milano 1919-10-14
8. Otello (Verdi): Sì
pel ciel with Gennaro de Tura 7-54013 4161ah Gramophone, Milano
1919-10-18
9. Forza del Destino
(Verdi): Urna fatale 2-052189 DB740 Gramophone, Milano 1920-09-17
10. Gianni Schicchi
(Puccini): In testa la cappelina 7-52209 DA424 Gramophone, Milano 1922-03-28
11. Tabarro
(Puccini): Scorri fiume eterna 7-52211 DA424 Gramophone, Milano 1922-03-29
12. Fedora
(Giordano): La donna russa 7-52212 BE379 HMV, Milano 1922-04-10
13. Germania
(Franchetti): Ascolta, io moriro DA425 7-52218 Gramophone, Milano
1922-04-17
14. Germania
(Franchetti): Anch'io la visione DB740 2-052222 Gramophone, Milano 1922-04-17
15. Andrea Chénier
(Giordano): Se ancor di me with Maria Turiglia 2-054122 DB476 Gramophone,
Milano 1922-04-20
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