GIUSEPPE MANACCHINI (CREVALCORE, 11 SEPTEMBER, 1902 – MILAN, 10 NOVEMBER, 1990)
He studied in Bologna and Milan, where he made his debut in 1930. In 1934, he toured Holland as a soloist with the choir of the Teatro Alla Scala. In 1936, he performed at the Opera House in Rome alongside Toti Dal Monte and Beniamino Gigli in Lucia di Lammermoor. During his time there, he sang in the premieres of several operas: Cyrano de Bergerac by Alfano (January 22, 1936), Notturno romantico by Pick-Mangiagalli (1936), Re Lear by Alberto Ghislanzoni (1937), and Caracciolo by Vittadini (1938).
From 1938 onward, he also performed at the Teatro Alla Scala, notably as De Siriex in Giordano’s Fedora. He was a guest performer in Barcelona and Madrid and frequently appeared at the Teatro San Carlo in Lisbon between 1948 and 1954. He also gave guest performances in North and South America, establishing himself as one of the leading lyric baritones of his generation in Italy.
His repertoire included iconic roles such as Figaro in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Germont in La Traviata, Renato in Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera, Don Carlo in La Forza del Destino, Amonasro in Aida, Marcello in La Bohème, Sharpless in Madama Butterfly, Tonio in Pagliacci, De Siriex in Giordano’s Fedora, and Telramund in Lohengrin.
He was married to soprano Delia Benning and spent his later years at the Casa di Riposo Verdi in Milan. In 1984, he appeared in the film Il Bacio di Tosca, where he performed Rigoletto once more for the camera.
TRACKLIST
Ballo in maschera (Verdi) Eri tu Cetra CC2154 2-70229
Faust (Gounod) O santa medaglia… Dio possente, Dio d’amor Cetra CC 2150
Puritani (Bellini) Suoni la tromba (w. Neroni) Cetra CC2150 70247
Rigoletto (Verdi) Cortigiani vil razza dannata Cetra CC2158 2-70236
Poliuto (Donizetti) Concertato Finale Atto II (w. Pertile, Beuf, Venturini & Pedrini) EIAR Torino
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