VLADIMIRO BADIALI (MODENA, ITALY, 1904 – ? 1993)
The name of this totally forgotten tenor is usually associated on the web with the famous Spanish tenor Giacomo Aragall, who traveled to Milan on a scholarship from the Liceu to study with him. Among his pupils were Giuseppe Giacomini, the great Italian international tenor, the Genoese lyric-spinto tenor Ottavio Garaventa, and tenor Bruno Prevedi, who sang widely in Italy.
From approximately 1930 to 1950, he had a prolific career in various Italian opera houses. In 1930, he appeared at the Teatro Lirico in Milan in La Bohème and Cavalleria rusticana, sharing the roles of Rodolfo and Turridu with Franco Corbetta. In the same year, together with Rosina Sasso, Giuseppe Sardo, and Marchi Farina, he performed at the Teatro della Commenda in Milan, again in La Bohème and Cavalleria rusticana.
In 1931, he moved to Rome and sang at the Teatro Adriano as the Duke in Rigoletto and as Elvino in La Sonnambula. He repeated the role of the Duke at the Teatro Comunale in Forlì. In 1933, he performed in Schio at the Teatro Civico, appearing in Vincenzo Bellini’s La Sonnambula.
During his career, he also sang in Pistoia, Asti, Genoa, and Venice. Badiali retired from the stage around 1950. He made a few recordings under the name Bruno Garbi for the Excelsius label.
Chronology of some appearances
1930 Pistoia Politeama Mabellini Tosca (Cavaradossi)
1930 Milano Teatro Lirico Boheme (Rodolfo)
1930 Milano Teatro Lirico Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)
1930 Milano Teatro della Commenda Boheme (Rodolfo)
1930 Milano Teatro della Commenda Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)
1931 Roma Teatro Adriano Rigoletto (Duca)
1931 Roma Teatro Adriano Sonnambula (Elvino)
1931 Forlê Teatro Comunale Rigoletto (Duca)
1931 Milano Teatro Puccini Sonnambula (Elvino)
1933 Modena Teatro Storchi Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1933 Rovigo Teatro Sociale Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1933 Bologna Teatro Manzoni Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1933 Rovigo Teatro Sociale Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1933 Asti Teatro Alfieri Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1933 Schio Teatro Civico Sonnambula (Elvino)
1934 Rivarolo Teatro Ligure Rigoletto (Duca)
1935 Ravenna Teatro Alighieri Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1936 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1936 Amsterdam Teatro Carræ Don Pasquale (Ernesto)
1937 ‘S-Gravenhage Gebouw Voor Kunsten en Wetenschappen Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1937 Padova Teatro Verdi Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1939 Busto Arsizio Teatro Sociale Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1939 Rodi Teatro Puccini Sonnambula (Elvino)
1940 Barcellona Teatro Tivoli Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1941 Asti Teatro Alfieri Don Pasquale (Ernesto)
1941 Piacenza Teatro Municipale Don Pasquale (Ernesto)
TRACKLIST
Cosa farai di me (Rastelli-Panzeri-Misraki-Hess) Excelsius MA7736 25M 2090
Lo e la luna (Cherubini-Bixio) Excelsius MA 7623 25 M 1942
Passione Argentina (Martelli-Neri-Vasin) Excelsius MA 7980 25 M 3384
Ti perdero’ (Marf-Mascheroni) Excelsius SE 7796 25 M 3083
Tu, solamente tu (Galdieri-Frustaci) Excelsius MA 7901 25M3326
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