AUGUSTO SCAMPINI (GARLASCO, 1880 – BARCELONA, 1939)
He studied singing at the Milan Conservatory under del Fiume and made
his debut in 1905 in Garlasco as Cavaradossi in Tosca. In 1907, he appeared at
the Teatro de la Opera in Buenos Aires as Hérode in Hérodiade by Jules
Massenet, and also performed at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo as Radamès in
Aida and as Samson in Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saëns.
He gained acclaim performing at major opera houses in Italy, Spain,
South America, and Russia. Notable engagements include La Scala in the 1910-11
season, where he appeared in Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi and in Saffo by
Gaspare Pacini. In 1912, he performed at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome as Manrico
in Il Trovatore, and in 1915 at the Teatro Politeama in Pisa as Radamès in
Aida. During the 1913-14 season, he sang at the German Theatre in Prague,
earning comparisons to Enrico Caruso.
In 1916, he performed in Spain and Santiago de Chile. His career was
abruptly ended when he volunteered for the Italian army during World War I and
lost a leg in combat. Following his injury, he retired from the stage and
focused on teaching singing in Barcelona.
Chronology of some appearances
1905 Garlasco Teatro Martinetti Tosca (Cavaradossi)
1906 Firenze Politeama Fiorentino Trovatore (Manrico)
1907 Palermo Teatro Massimo Sansone e Dalila (Samson)
1908 Madrid Teatro Reale Aida (Radames)
1909 Buenos Ayres Teatro Coliseo Aida (Radames)
1910 Madrid Reale Aida (Radames)
1911 Firenze Politeama Fiorentino Saffo
1912 Lisbona Coliseo Recrejos Ballo in Maschera (Riccardo)
1913 Barcellona Teatro Liceo Otello (Otello)
1914 Barcellona Teatro Liceo Ballo in Maschera (Riccardo)
1915 Padova Teatro Verdi Trovatore (Manrico)
1917 Santiago del Chile Teatro Municipal Otello (Otello)
TRACKLIST
Africaine (Meyerbeer) Ribelle chi mi chiama cosi with Giuseppe
Quinzi-Tapergi 054240 1531c Gramophone, Milano 1908
Ballo in maschera (Verdi) Di tu se fedele 2-5261610828b G&T,
Milano 1907
Ballo in Maschera (Verdi) La rivedro 2-52615 10827b G&T, Milano
1907
Carmen (Bizet) Il fior 052259 1550c Gramophone, Milano 1908
Ernani (Verdi) Come rugiada al cespite2-52611 10794b
G&T, Milano 1907
Forza del Destino (Verdi) La vita e un inferno…O tu che in seno
2-52614 10793b, 2-52613 10792b G&T, Milano 1907
Guillaume Tell (Rossini) O muto asil del pianto 052258 1549c
Gramophone, Milano 1908
Huguentos (Meyerbeer) Dillo ancor with Cecilia David 054179 1275c
G&T, Milano 1907
Jone (Petrella) O Jone di quest’anima 052245 1499½c Gramophone, Milano
1908
Juive (Halevy) Chi mi svela with Cecilia David 0541781272c G&T,
Milano 1907.
Juive (Halevy) Rachele allor che Iddio 052186 1271c G&T, Milano
1907
Lohengrin (Wagner) Da voi lontan052264 1496c Gramophone, Milano 1908
Lombardi (Verdi) La mia letizia infondere 2-52690 11279‹b Gramophone,
Milano 1908
Poliuto (Donizetti) Al suon dell’arpe with Cecilia David 54358 10851b
G&T, Milano 1907
Ricordanze (Vittadine) 052187 1274c G&T, Milano 1907
Trovatore (Verdi) Ah! si, ben mio2-52612 10826b G&T, Milano 1907
Trovatore (Verdi) Deserto sulla terra 2-52689 11277b Gramophone,
Milano 1908
Trovatore (Verdi) Mal reggendo with Carolina Pietracewska 054211 1497½c Gramophone, Milano 1908
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