GIUSEPPE RESCHIGLIAN (BERGAMO, 15 APRIL, 1875 – AMSTERDAM, 12 SEPTEMBER, 1949)
He began his career as a singer of oratorios and in churches. He made his debut in 1895 at the Teatro Sociale of Pordenone in Ruy Blas. He performed as a lyric tenor in leading Italian theaters, singing roles such as Nemorino in L’Elisir d’amore, Alfredo in La Traviata, Ernesto in Don Pasquale, and Elvino in Bellini’s La Sonnambula. In 1915, he was engaged by an Italian opera company to perform in Holland. Together with soprano Margherita Bevignani and baritone Luigi Mazzoleni, he decided to remain there due to the insecurity caused by the war. The three artists formed an opera troupe and organized performances at the Theatre Carré in Amsterdam in 1918.
The renowned conductor Willem Mengelberg invited him to sing the tenor solo in Verdi’s Requiem. After the First World War, he resumed his career in Italy. At the invitation of his brother Vincenzo Reschiglian (1874-1955), who had been engaged for decades as a comprimario at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, he traveled to the USA. There, he first performed with the San Carlo Opera Company and later at the opera house in Philadelphia (1925-1929). In 1938, he returned to Holland and worked as a vocal pedagogue in Amsterdam. Even in 1941, he gave a concert of modern Italian songs for the Dutch broadcasting company.
Chronology of some appearances
1895 Pordenone Teatro Sociale Ruy Blas (Ruy Blas)
1898 Bologna Teatro Comunale La Resurrezione di Lazzaro di L. Perosi
1900 Novara Teatro Coccia Il Trillo Del Diavolo di S. Falchi (Tartini)
1902 Firenze Teatro Niccolini Linda di Chamonix (Carlo)
1904 Foggia Teatro Dauno Mignon (Guglielmo)
1913 Genova Teatro Margherita Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1915 Fano Teatro Della Fortuna Rigoletto (Duca)
1917 Amsterdam Concertgebouw Concerto
1920 Milano Teatro Carcano Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)
1926 Venezia Teatro La Fenice Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1930 Cincinnati Civic Opera Iris (Cenciaiolo/Merciaiolo)
1933 Venezia Liceo Musicale Benedetto Marcello Stabat Mater di G. Rossini
TRACKLIST
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Danza Radio broadcast
Di Perata Radio broadcast
In solitaria stanza (Verdi) Radio broadcast
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