FRANCESCO BRAVI (1872 – 1906)
He likely made his debut in 1898 at the Teatro Metastasio in Regio in Guglielmo Branca’s La figlia di Jorio. Despite his short career, he performed not only in Italy but also in Odessa, Egypt, Santiago de Chile, Lisbon, London, and Madrid.
In some productions, he sang alongside his wife, soprano Linda Cannetti. For instance, in 1899, they appeared together in Lohengrin at the Teatro Civico in Cagliari and again in 1900 at the same theater, where he performed the role of Rodolfo in Puccini’s La Bohème.
Unfortunately, his promising career was cut short when he died young from severe uricemia.
Chronology of some appearances
1898 Regio Teatro Metastasio La figlia di Jorio (Guglielmo Branca)
1899 Cagliari Teatro Civico Lohengrin (Richard Wagner)
1900 Cagliari Teatro Civico Boheme (Giacomo Puccini)
TRACKLIST
Francesco Bravi made 5 recordings
Zonophone, Milano 1902-09?
Rigoletto (Verdi): Questa o quella X-1770
Mefistofele (Boito): Giunto sul passo estremo X-1771
Africaine (Meyerbeer): O paradiso X-1772
Rigoletto (Verdi): La donna è mobile X-1773
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