Forgotten Opera Singers

Forgotten Opera Singers

Feb 23, 2025

ITALIAN BASS PIETRO FRIGGI CDR

 



PIETRO FRIGGI



 


In 1909, he appeared at the Teatro Regio in Turin in Un Racconto d’Inverno as the street vendor, followed by a role as John in Mascagni’s Guglielmo Ratcliff in 1910. He became a frequent presence at the Teatro Donizetti in Bergamo, performing as the spy in Il Piccolo Marat in 1922 and Melò in Tristano e Isotta in 1923. That same year, he debuted at the Teatro Comunale in Bologna, where he portrayed the Tiger in Il Piccolo Marat and the jester in Francesca da Rimini. Later in his career, he appeared at the Teatro Regio in Parma, taking on the roles of Tom in Un Ballo in Maschera and Abimelech in Samson et Dalila in 1926.


Chronology of some appearances


1909 Torino Teatro Regio Un racconto d’inverno (venditore ambulante)

1910 Torino Teatro Regio Guglielmo Ratcliff (John)

1922 Bergamo Teatro Donizetti Il piccolo Marat (spia)

1923 Bergamo Teatro Donizetti Tristano e Isotta (Melò)

1923 Bologna Teatro Comunale Il piccolo Marat (tigre)

1923 Bologna Teatro Comunale Francesca da Rimini (giullare)

1926 Parma Teatro Regio Ballo in maschera (Tom)

1926 Parma Teatro Regio Sansone e Dalila (Abimelecco)



TRACKLIST

 


Aida (Verdi) Scena del giudizio, pt 1 (w. Micucci) 1-36232 Favorite, Verona 1911

Aida (Verdi) Scena del giudizio, pt 2 (w. Micucci) 1-39110 Favorite, Verona 1911

Don Carlo (Verdi) Dormirò sol 1-35560 Favorite, Verona 1911

Ernani (Verdi) Infelice 1-35535 Favorite, Verona 1911

Puritani (Bellini) Cinta di fior 1-35562 Favorite, Verona 1911

Puritani (Bellini) Suoni la tromba (w. Barettin) 1-39109 Favorite, Verona 1911

Trovatore (Verdi) Abbietta zingara 1-35565 Favorite, Verona 1911


ITALIAN BASS PIETRO FRIGGI CDR

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