GIUSEPPE QUINZI-TAPERGI (ROME, 1881 – MILAN, 1931)
Early in his career, he sang at notable venues, including the Teatro Massimo in Palermo (1908) and the Teatro Dal Verme in Milan (1909), where he appeared in Verdi’s Aida.
In 1911, he achieved significant success at the Teatro Regio in Parma, singing Pimen in the premiere of Boris Godunov, with Eugenio Giraldoni in the title role. That same year, he performed as Mefistofele in Boito’s opera and Sparafucile in Rigoletto, with Amelita Galli-Curci as Gilda. Also in 1911, he debuted at La Scala, where he sang Geronimo in Cimarosa’s Il Matrimonio Segreto and participated in the premiere of Filiasi’s Fior di Neve. He later contributed to La Scala’s 1923 season in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi.
Internationally, he performed at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires in 1911, where he reprised his role as Geronimo and participated in the premiere of Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West. Returning to the Colón in 1914, his roles included Leporello in Don Giovanni, appearances in Don Pasquale alongside Lucrezia Bori, Alessandro Bonci, and Giuseppe De Luca, Sparafucile in Rigoletto, Colline in La Bohème, Grieux in Massenet’s Manon, and Brander in Berlioz’s La Damnation de Faust.
In 1921, he performed at the Teatro Regio in Turin for the premiere of Cantù’s Ettore Ferramosca. The following year, in 1922, he sang at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris under the baton of Tullio Serafin. His final stage appearances were likely around 1930.
Chronology of some appearances
1905 Ravenna Teatro Alighieri Adriana Lecouvreur (Principe)
1907 Novara Teatro Coccia Falstaff (Pistola)
1909 Venezia Teatro Rossini Boheme (Colline)
1911 Torino Teatro Regio Tristano e Isotta (Re Marke)
1913 Venezia Teatro Rossini Faust (Mefistofele)
1916 Milano Teatro Dal Verme Mefistofele (Mefistofele)
1919 Venezia Teatro Rossini Lucia di Lammermoor (Raimondo)
1924 Milano Teatro La Scala Gianni Schicchi (Simone)
1927 Milano Teatro Dal Verme Tosca (Sagrestano)
1930 Parma Polietama Reinach Boheme (Benoit/Alcindoro)
TRACKLIST
Chatterton (Leoncavallo): Vedeste Mistress Clark with Francisco Granados, Francesco Cigada and Francesco Federici 54390 11201b Gramophone, Milano 1908-05
Chatterton (Leoncavallo): John dite che ci apprestino with Gaetano Pini-Corsi, Amina Santoro and Ines De Frate 54391 11203b Gramophone, Milano 1908-05
Chatterton (Leoncavallo): Charley! Holger! with Francisco Granados and Francesco Federici 54233 1462c Gramophone, Milano 1908-05
Chatterton (Leoncavallo): Lord Clifford qui desidera with Ines De Frate and Francesco Cigada 054233 1462c Gramophone, Milano 1908-05
Chatterton (Leoncavallo): Dacche sei giunto with Francisco Granados and Francesco Cigada 054235 1461c Gramophone, Milano 1908-05
Chatterton (Leoncavallo): Signore, vi presento with Francisco Granados, Ines De Frate and Francesco Federici 054234 1465c Gramophone, Milano 1908-05
Mignon (Thomas): Ninna nanna 052262 1532c Gramophone, Milano 1908-06?
Aida (Verdi): Su del Nilo with Giovanni Davi, Elena Ruszcowska and Maria Cappiello 89155 Victor, USA 1909-04-27
Gioconda (Ponchielli): Gia ti veggo with Ernesto Badini, Ester Toninello and Bernardo De Muro DB555 2-054135 Gramophone, Milano 1923-02-14
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