LEO PICCIOLI (FLORENCE, 1899 – MILAN, 1962)
He studied under Eugenio Giachetti in Florence and made his debut at the Teatro Alfieri in Florence as Figaro in Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia in 1922. In 1925, he made a guest appearance at the Manhattan Opera House in New York. The following year, he performed in the Netherlands (Amsterdam and The Hague), where he achieved great success and continued to perform until 1938.
His most celebrated roles included Zurga in Bizet’s Les Pêcheurs de Perles (with tenor Luigi Fort as a partner), Figaro in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Amonasro in Aida, Marcello in La Bohème, and Ford in Verdi’s Falstaff, along with many other Italian and French roles. While his appearances in Italy were primarily in provincial theaters, he performed at La Scala in Milan in 1938 in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro.
In 1953, he sang in Nice and returned to perform in the Netherlands. After retiring from the stage, he spent several years working as a vocal pedagogue in Milan.
Chronology of some appearances
1922 Florence Teatro Alfieri Barbierei di Siviglia (Figaro)
1925 New York Manhattan Opera House Faust (Valentino)
1938 Milan La Scala Le nozze di Figaro (Figaro)
TRACKLIST
Pescatori di perle (Bizet): Del tempio al limitar with Luigi Fort CQ1393 CB6149
Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini): Numero quindici with Luigi Fort CQ1393 CB6150
Forza del destino (Verdi): Solenne in quest’ora with Luigi Fort DQ1976 CB7657
Boheme (Puccini): O Mimì tu più non torni with Luigi Fort DQ 1976 CB7655
Rigoletto (Verdi): Pari siamo CQ 1977 CB7656
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