LUIGI PIAZZA (BOLOGNA, 1884 – BOLOGNA, 22 MARCH, 1967)
He studied at the Conservatory of Bologna under the pedagogue Alberoni and probably made his debut in 1908 at the Teatro Principe Amedeo in Sanremo in La Traviata. In 1920, he appeared at the Teatro Rossini in Lugo in the world premiere of L’Aviatore Dro by Balilla Pratella. He retired from the stage in 1935.
Chronology of some appearances
1908 Sanremo Teatro Principe Amedeo Traviata (Germont)
1912 Firenze Teatro Verdi Puritani (Riccardo)
1914 Bologna Teatro Verdi Puritani (Riccardo)
1917 Bologna Teatro Duse Rigoletto (Rigoletto)
1919 Venezia Teatro Rossini Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1921 Cesena Teatro Comunale Boheme (Marcello)
1923 Malta Teatro Reale Andrea Chenier (Gerard)
1925 Pisa Teatro Verdi Madama Butterfly (Sharpless)
1927 Lisbona Coliseo Recrejos Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)
1929 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Traviata (Germont)
1931 Ferrara Teatro Apollo Puritani (Riccardo)
1933 Milano Teatro Lirico Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)
1934 Pola Teatro Ciscutti Manon Lescaut (Lescaut)
TRACKLIST
Conductor Carlo Sabajno – 1927-28(STU)
Orchestra – Teatro alla Scala
Chorus – Teatro alla Scala
Rigoletto – Luigi Piazza
Gilda – Lina Pagliughi
Duca di Mantova – Tino Folgar
Sparafucile – Salvatore Baccaloni
Maddalena – Vera de Cristoff
Giovanna – Linda Brambilla
Monterone – Aristide Baracchi
Marullo – Aristide Baracchi
Borsa – Giuseppe Nessi
Conte di Ceprano – Giuseppe Menni
Contessa di Ceprano – Linda Brambilla
Un paggio – Linda Brambilla
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Black Disc; – Società Anonima Nazionale del Grammofono «La Voce del Padrone» ; S 9500-9528 (even numbers) {15x78s} (1928)ª; HMV C 1483 1497 (15x78s;AC) (1928)ª; La Voz de su Amo AF 209-223 {15x78s} (1928)ª; Electrola EH 167-161 (15x78s) (Germany); Victor «Musical Masterpiece» 32 (V 9525 – 9539) (15x78s;AC) (USA) Bongiovanni GB 1001-1002 {2LPS} (Italy) (1978)ª
Compact Disc; – VAI Audio VAIA 1097-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Pearl GEMM CDS 9180 {2CDS}; Arkadia 2CD 78003 (1996)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L’Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone – August 1928 p. (Klein p.436); June 1996 p. [AB]
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Opera – January 1996 p.22
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Opera News – October 1996 p.40
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Orpheus – Oktober 1995 S.58; Februar 1997 S.56
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Opera Quarterly – Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.52-54 [JA]; Vol.16 No.2 p.150
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Opéra International – décembre 1996 No.208 p.59
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Diapason – No.424 mars 1996 p.133
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American Record Guide – November/December 1995 Vol.58 No.6 p.287: January/February Vol.60 No.1 p.238
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Classical Express – Issue 78 September 1996 p.8
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Musica (Milano) – No.95 Anno 20 dicembre 1995-gennaio 1996 p.129
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) – No.93 noviembre 1996 pp.58-59
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) – No.22 diciembre 1996 – febrero 1997 pp.73-74
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Comments:- The 78s issued by the Società Anonima del Grammofono are listed in their catalogue dated 15 luglio 1928. All except one of the sides were recorded between 9 November and 2 December 1927. Side 29 (È giunta alfine… with Piazza,Folgar, Paliughi) was recorded on 16 March 1928. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel
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