GAUDIO MANSUETO (VIGNALE TORINESE, 7 AUGUST, 1873 – SANTIAGO, CHILE, 23 SEPTEMBER, 1941)
He was one of the finest Italian basses of his time. He studied singing under Nicola Lentini in Milan and made his debut in 1893 at the Teatro Politeama Genovese in Genoa in La Traviata. By 1900, he was performing at the Teatro Alla Scala, singing under Arturo Toscanini in Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde. He also appeared at La Scala during the 1904-05 season.
In 1904, he toured Chile for the first time with the Padovani opera troupe. The year prior, he had made a guest appearance in Odessa and later performed in St. Petersburg in 1910. During the 1908-09 season, he sang at the Teatro Real in Madrid and in 1911 at the Teatro Liceo in Barcelona. On April 22, 1915, he participated in the opening season of the Teatro Nacional in Havana as Ramfis in Aida, a role he had also performed at the inaugural festival of the Arena di Verona in 1913.
In the 1916-17 and 1921-22 seasons, he returned to La Scala in Milan, again under Toscanini, who held his voice in high regard. He retired from the stage in 1930 and settled in Santiago, Chile. He made nine recordings for Gramophone between 1907 and 1919.
Chronology of some appearances
1893 Genova Teatro Politeama Genovese
1900 Milano Teatro Alla Scala
1904-1905 Milano Teatro Alla Scala
1904 Odessa Teatro Municipale
1908-1909 Madrid Teatro Real
1910 St. Petersburg Nuovo Conservatorio
1911 Barcelona Teatro Liceo
1913 Arena di Verona
1915 Havana Nacional
1916-1917 Milano Teatro Alla Scala
1921-1922 Milano Teatro Alla Scala
TRACKLIST
Mefistofele (Boito) Folletto, folletto (w. de Tura) 54408 13074b Gramophone, Milano 1909-04-10
Mefistofele (Boito): Ave Signor (Prologo) 052270 1968c (over 1768c) Gramophone, Milano 1909-04-09
Mignon (Thomas) Ninna nanna 052202 1386c G&T, Milano 1907-09?
Stabat Mater (Rossini) Eja mater 052237 1388c G&T, Milano 1907-09?
Mosè (Rossini) Preghiera (w. Alexina) 054185 1387c G&T, Milano 1907-09?
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