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ALFREDO
TEDESCHI (SAN FRATELLO, MESSINA, 1 JANUARY, 1882 - MILAN, 14 JANUARY, 1967)
His real name was
Alfio Tedesco, which he also used in his appearances in North America. He was a
pupil of M. Ortisi. He made his debut in 1902 at the Teatro Alfieri, Asti as
Elvino in ‘’La Sonnambula’’. During the following twenty years he had a
successful career as lyrical tenor at the famous Italian provincial theatres.
In the 1923-24 season he also appeared at La Scala as Arturo in ‘’Lucia di
Lammermoor ‘’. In 1915 and 1927 he guested at the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires,
in 1928 he sang there as fisherman in the première of the opera ‘’Le
Rossignol’’ of I. Strawinski, also as Nicias in ‘’Thaïs’’ by J. Massenet and in the
premiere of the Argentine opera ’’Chrysantheme’’ of Peacan del Sar. In 1922 he
performedat the Arena di Verona as Canio in ‘’Pagliacci’’. In 1920 he guested at
the Municipal theatre of Zurich. In 1926 he sang at the MET, New York as Canio
in ‘’Pagliacci’’. His career lasted very much long; still in 1945 he is to be
heard at the Teatro Grattacielo, Genova. He spent the last years at the
"Casa di Riposo G. Verdi" in Milan.
Chronology of some
appearances
1902 Asti Teatro
Alfieri Sonnambula (Elvino)
1903 Barcellona
Teatro Novedades Puritani (Arturo)
1905 Novara Teatro
Faraggiana Sonnambula (Elvino)
1908 Firenze
Politeama Nazionale Werther (Werther)
1913 Kiev Teatro
Solodownikoff Ernani (Ernani)
1915 Milano Teatro
Dal Verme Mignon (Guglielmo)
1920 Modena Teatro
Storchi Stagione
1922
Empoli Teatro Salvini Lucia di Lammermoor (Edgardo)
1925
Milano Teatro Carcano Amico Fritz (Fritz)
1927 Torino Teatro Di
Torino Italiana in Algeri (Lindoro)
1930 New York Teatro
Metropolitan Concerto
1936 Roma Teatro
Dell'Opera Orseolo di I. Pizzetti (Marino Orseolo)
1938 Palermo Teatro
Massimo Francesca da Rimini (Malatestino)
1943 'S-Gravenhage
Gebouw voor Kunsten en Watenschappen Falstaff (Bardolfo)
1945 Genova Pagliacci (Arlecchino)
TRACKLIST
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