FRANCESCO NAVARINI (CITTADELLA PRESSO PADOVA, 26 DECEMBER, 1855 – MILAN, 21 FEBRUARY, 1923)
He studied singing under Carlo Boroni and Giuseppe Felix in Milan and made his debut in 1876 at the Teatro Comunale of Ferrara as Alfonso in Donizetti’s Lucrezia Borgia. He made guest appearances in Malta, Venice, Trieste, Florence, and Turin, and sang during the 1881-83 seasons at the Teatro San Carlo in Lisbon. In 1883, he debuted at La Scala and also performed successfully at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome. He took part in the premieres of Condor by Carlos Gomes (February 21, 1891) and Fior d’Alpe by Alberto Franchetti (March 15, 1894) at La Scala. In 1894, he performed in the premiere of the revised version of Verdi’s Don Carlos at La Scala. He also participated in the premiere of Franchetti’s Cristoforo Colombo at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa (October 6, 1892). Navarrini made guest appearances in London (1887), Monte Carlo (1900), Prague (1901), St. Petersburg, Madrid, Barcelona, Buenos Aires, Moscow, Odessa, and Seville. He achieved particular success in Russia. During the 1898-99 season, he performed in La Scala’s production of Wagner’s Die Meistersinger under Toscanini. In 1902, he toured the USA with an opera troupe under the direction of Pietro Mascagni, where he caused a sensation, especially as Il Cieco in Iris. He retired from the stage in 1912 and spent his later years in Rossano Veneto.
Chronology of some appearances
1883 Milano Teatro alla Scala Gioconda (Alvise)
1884 Milano Teatro alla Scala Don Carlo (Inquisitore)
1884 Ravenna Teatro Alighieri Don Carlo (Inquisitore)
1885 Milano Teatro La Scala Favorita (Baldassarre)
1886 Bologna Teatro Comunale Ballo in Maschera (Samuel)
1888 Milano Teatro La Scala Favorita (Baldassarre)
1889 Roma Teatro Costanzi Favorita (Baldassarre)
1890 Buenos Ayres Teatro Opera Favorita (Baldassarre)
1890 Milano Teatro La Scala Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilio)
1890 Milano Teatro La Scala Ernani (Silva)
1892 Genova Teatro Carlo Felice Mondial Premiere Cristoforo Colombo (Roldano)
1892 Genova Politeama Genovese Favorita (Baldassarre)
1892 Milano Teatro La Scala Cristoforo Colombo (Roldano)
1892 Roma Teatro Costanzi Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilio)
1892 Pesaro Teatro Rossini Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilio)
1893 Venezia Teatro Malibran Ernani (Silva)
1894 Palermo Politeama Ernani (Silva)
1898 Barcellona Teatro Liceo Boheme (Colline)
1899 Barcellona Teatro Liceo Boheme (Colline)
1906 Barcellona Teatro Liceo Ernani (Silva)
1908 San Pietroburgo Teatro Petit Ernani (Silva)
1909 San Pietroburgo Teatro Conservatorio Ernani (Silva)
1910 San Pietroburgo Teatro Conservatorio Ernani (Silva)
1911 San Pietroburgo Teatro Conservatorio Ernani (Silva)
1913 Karkov Teatro Mussura Ernani (Silva)
1913 Kiev Teatro Solodownikoff Ernani (Silva)
1914 San Pietroburgo Narowni Doma Ernani (Silva)
TRACKLIST
Sonnambula (Bellini): Vi ravviso 62032 XPh2392 Fonotipia, Milano 1907-02-01
Mignon (Thomas): Delsuo cor 62034 XPh 2393 Fonotipia, Milano 1907-02-01
Stabat Mater (Rossini): Pro peccatis 62024 XPh2394 Fonotipia, Milano 1907-02-01
Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini): La calunnia 74033 XXPh2396 Fonotipia, Milano 1907-02-01
Lucrezia Borgia (Donizetti): Vieni la lia vendetta 62026 XPh2398 Fonotipia, Milano 1907-02-01
Lucrezia Borgia (Donizetti): Qualunque sia l’evento 62027 XPh2397 Fonotipia, Milano 1907-02-01
Juive (Halevy): Se oppressi ognor 62028 XPh2406 Fonotipia, Milano 1907-02-04
Juive (Halevy): Voi che del Dio 62029 XPh2407 Fonotipia, Milano 1907-02-04
Faust (Gounod): Dio dell’ or 62030 XPh2409 Fonotipia, Milano 1907-02-04
Faust (Gounod): Tu che fai l’addormentata 62031 XPh2410 Fonotipia, Milano 1907-02-04
Simon Boccanegra (Verdi): Il lacerato spirito 62025 XPh2419 Fonotipia, Milano 1907-02-05
Robert le diable (Meyerbeer): Suore che riposate! 62033 XPh2420 Fonotipia, Milano 1907-02-05
Martha (Flotow): Chi mi dirà 62035 XPh2421 Fonotipia, Milano 1907-02-05
Don Carlo (Verdi): Dormiro sol 74034 XXPh2422 Fonotipia, Milano 1907-02-05
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