EDOARDO FATICANTI (ROME, 1880 – ? 1955)
He made his debut in 1908 at the Teatro Comunale of Narni, performing the role of Rigoletto in Verdi’s Rigoletto. On November 20, 1910, he sang at the Teatro Comunale of Bologna in the premiere of Ottorino Respighi’s Semirama, and on January 24, 1914, he appeared at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome for the premiere of Gian Francesco Malipiero’s Canossa.
In 1911, he performed at the Teatro Costanzi as Amonasro in Aida and during the 1913-14 season sang roles such as Escamillo in Carmen, Amfortas in Parsifal, Osaka in Mascagni’s Iris, and Telramund in Lohengrin. He toured Rio de Janeiro in 1912 and 1913, performing in operas like Aida, La Wally, and Cavalleria Rusticana.
At the Teatro San Carlo in Naples in 1912, he sang Jack Rance in Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West and Baldassare in Cilea’s L’Arlesiana. In 1915, he appeared at the Teatro Regio in Parma in Aida, La Favorita, and Andrea Chénier. That same year, he sang Hermann in Catalani’s Loreley at La Scala in Milan.
In the 1927-28 season, he performed in Parsifal and Pizzetti’s Fra Gherardo at La Scala. On February 9, 1929, he participated in the premiere of Felice Lattuada’s Le Preziose ridicole at La Scala, alongside Mafalda Favero, Jan Kiepura, Ebe Stignani, and Salvatore Baccaloni. Subsequent premieres at La Scala included Bacco in Toscana by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco in 1931 and La Dama Boba by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari in 1939.
From the 1930s, he specialized in buffo roles, with notable performances as Dulcamara in Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore (1936, Arena di Verona) and Melitone in Verdi’s La Forza del Destino. After retiring from the stage, he became a pedagogue in Rome.
Chronology of some appearances
1908 Narni Teatro Comunale Rigoletto (Rigoletto)
1910 Bologna Teatro Comunale Semirana di O. Respighi (Falsar)
1911 Roma Teatro Costanzi Aida (Amonasro)
1912 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Arlesiana (Baldassarre)
1914 Roma Teatro Costanzi Boheme (Marcello)
1915 Milano La Scala Loreley (Hermann)
1915 Parma Teatro Regio Andrea Chenier (Gerard)
1924 Udine Teatro Sociale Otello (Jago)
TRACKLIST
Adriana Lecouvreur (Cilea) Ah! Stupenda, mirabile (Monologo) 37696 Odeon Fonotipia, Milano 1908
Ernani (Verdi) Oh! Dei verd’anni miei 37727 Xm1206mb Odeon Fonotipia, Milano 1908?
Ernani (Verdi) Oh! Dei verd’anni miei unpubl. 206B Edison, London 1910
Forza del destino (Verdi) Che! Siete all’osteria (La minestra!) (w. Righetti) 120202 XXPho6520 Fonotipia, Milano 1929-12-11
Forza del destino (Verdi) Toh, toh! Poffare il mondo (La predica) 120202 XXPho6521 Fonotipia, Milano 1929-12-11
Otello (Verdi) Credo 120121 XXPh6090 Fonotipia, Milano 1928-01-10
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