Malvina Pereira (Soprano) (Florianopolis 1883-?)

She studied with the teacher Bellucci and she made her debut in 1901 at Odeon of  Mendoza.

Chronology of some appearances

1903  Rosario di Santa Fe Teatro Olimpo Lucia di Lammermoor (Lucia)
1905  San Paolo Teatro Santana Stagione Compagnia Milone
1907  San Paolo Teatro Santana Stagione Compagnia Tornesi
1908  Rio di Janeiro Teatro San Pedro Stagione
1909  Buenos Ayres Politeama Argentino Lucia di Lammermoor (Lucia)
1910  Montevideo Teatro Urquiza Rigoletto (Gilda)
1911  Perugia Teatro Morlacchi Traviata (Violetta)
1912  Forli  Teatro Comunale Traviata (Violetta)
1913  Asti Teatro Alfieri Traviata (Violetta)
1914  Bilbao Teatro Arriaga Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)
1916  Modena Teatro Storchi Puritani (Elvira)
1917  Bologna Teatro Del Corso Puritani (Elvira)
1918  Como Politeama Lucia di Lammermoor (Lucia)
1919  Genova Politeama Genovese Lucia di Lammermoor (Lucia)
1920  Pisa Teatro Verdi Lucia di Lammermoor (Lucia)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

Odeon, Rio de Janeiro 1907, Summer (or 1905, Summer)

Guarany (Gomez): Perche di mesta with Giovanni Zenatello 40108 RX265

Traviata (Verdi): Parigi o cara with Giovanni Zenatello 40122 RX278

Guarany (Gomez): Sento una forza with Giovanni Zenatello 70007 Rx274

Odeon, Milano
Guarany (Gomez): Sento una forza indomita with Carlo Albani ?

Victor, USA  1913-03-07
Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Splendon le sacri faci 68541-B 606 aj

Gramophone, Milano 1913-03-07
Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Soffriva nel pianto with Giuseppe Maggi  054422 S3364

Victor, USA 1913-03-08

Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Verranno a te with Salvatore Salvati 68454 607aj

Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): T'allontana sciagurato with Franco De Gregorio, Giuseppe Maggi and Vincenzo Bettoni 68454 610aj

Gramophone, Milano 1919-04

Complete Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) with Edoardo Taliani, Ernesto Badini  and Davide Carnevali

Bianca Besalu (Mezzo-Soprano) (Buenos Aires 1879- Buenos Aires 1935)

She went to Italy to study singing under Cleofonte Campanini and Eva Tetrazzini. She debuted as Santuzza in’’ Cavalleria rusticana’’ at the Teatro Sociale and then sang in Firenze, Padua, Genova and Milan. At the beginning of the career she sang mainly parts of dramatic soprano like Leonore in ‘’Il Trovatore’’ or Margherita in ’’La damnation de Faust’’. In 1910 she undertook a big tour through Greece and Egypt, then took up, however, again studies in Italy and sang since then only as a mezzo-soprano. In 1913 she guested at the opera theatres of Nice and Monte Carlo. Till 1922 she was to be found as a guest at the big opera houses of Italy, France, Spain, Portugal and Switzerland. Only in 1923 she came to stage appearances in her Argentine native country, namely at the Teatro Coliseo of Buenos Aires. In 1925 she performed at the Teatro Liceo in Barcelona. After her retirement she worked in Buenos Aires as a singing teacher.

Chronology of some appearances

1908 Corfu Teatro Nuovo Forza del Destino (Leonora)
1911 Padova Teatro Verdi Dannazione di Faust (Margherita)
1915 Genova Politeama Genovese Trovatore (Azucena)       
1918 Modena Teatro Storchi Gioconda (Laura)
1919 Mantova Teatro Andreani Trovatore (Azucena)
1920 Prato Teatro Metastasio Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza)
1923 Buenos Ayres Teatro Coliseo Aida (Amneris)
1925 Barcellona Teatro Liceo Aida (Amneris)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

Victor, USA 1910-11-24

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): Turiddu mi tolse l'onore with Ernesto Badini 55021-B


Gramophone, Milano 1910-11-25
Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): Tu qui, Santuzza with Guido Ciccolini 054297 222aj 
Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): Ah no, Turiddu wtth Guido Ciccolini 054298 223aj

Gramophone, Milano 1910-12-10

Andrea Chenier: Vicino a te with Francesco Conti 54468 947ah

Odeon Fonotipia, Milano 1911?

Trovatore (Verdi): Parlar non vuoi with Ferdinando De Neri and Teresa Principe A82557
Conte di Lussemburgo (Lehar): Duetto del Trefile with Edoardo Mario Pagani 82599
Trovatore (Verdi): Vivra! Contende il giubilo with Giuseppe Del Chiaro A82625
Trovatore: Mira d'acerbe lagrime with Giuseppe Del Chiaro A82624
Gioconda (Ponchielli): Dal carcere m'hai tratto with Carlo Albani A82628

Gioconda (Ponchielli): O furibonda iena with Carlo Albani A82629
Trovatore (Verdi): Un istante almen with Arminio Ballistini and Carlo Albani 110143 Xm1546 

Phonodisc Mondial, Milano 1912?

Aida: Fuggiam gli ardori with Alfredo Braglia Phonodisc Mindial    674

Columbia, Milano 1912?
Forza del destino (Verdi): La vergine degli angeli D4353 11251

Mefistofele (Boito): L'altra notte in fondo al mare D 9277 11278

Alfonso Garulli (Tenor) (? 1858/66 - ? 1915)

He had a successful career in the leading Italian opera theatres and sang among other things at the Teatro San Carlo, Naples (1884) and at the Teatro Costanzi, Rome (1888). At La Scala he appeared in 1887 in the premiere of the opera ‘’Flora Mirabilis’’ of Spiro Samara, in the 1896-97 season as Samson in ‘’Samson et Dalila’’ of Saint-Saéns and as Araquil in ’’La Navarraise’’ of Massenet. In 1897 he helped at the Teatro La Fenice, Venice in the premiere of the opera ‘’La Falena’’ of Antonio Smareglia. He also guested in big opera houses abroad, thus in 1885 and 1887 at Covent Garden, London (as Jose in ‘’Carmen’’ and as Nadir in ‘’Pècheurs de perles’’) and in 1887 at the Kroll Theatre, Berlin. He was married the soprano Ernestina Bendazzi-Garulli (1864-1931).

Chronology of some appearances

1885 Napoli  Teatro San Carlo Carmen (Don Jose)
1885 Rovereto Teatro Sociale Carmen (Don Jose)
1888 Reggio Emilia Teatro Municipale Carmen (Don Jose)
1888 Bologna Teatro Comunale Carmen (Don Jose)
1890 Verona Teatro Ristori Cavalleria rusticana (Turiddu)
1891 Pisa Teatro Verdi Carmen (Don Jose)
1892 Pesaro Teatro Rossini Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1893 Palermo Politeama Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1896 Trieste Politeama Rossetti Carmen (Don Jose)
1897 Lisbona Teatro San Carlos Carmen (Don Jose)
1902 Bologna Arena Azeglio Carmen (Don Jose)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

Zonophone, Milano 1903?

Aprile (Tosti) X-1540
Ovunque tu (Van Westerhout) X-1542
Serenata: Sera di paradiso X-1543
Ideale (Tosti) X-1545
Mireille (Gounod): Chanson de Magali X-1548

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Vesti la giubba X-1549

Pathe - AICC cylinders & discs, Milano 1903

Ideale (Tosti) 84002
Aprile (Tosti) 84080
Meistersinger von Nurnberg (Wagner): Nel verno al pie 84082
Mireille (Gounod): Canzone di Magali with Ernestina Bendazzi-Garulli 84085

Aida (Verdi): Morir si pura e bella 84086
Mefistofele (Boito): Forma ideal, purissima 84088

Ismaele Voltolini (Tenor) (Roverbella/Mantova 1889 - Milano 1938)

He studied with Martelli in Milan and made his debut in 1919 at the Teatro Sociale of Cento in ‘’Fanciulla del West’’. In 1919 he appeared at the Teatro Regio, Parma as Radames in ‘’Aida’’, the role he repeated in 1922 at the Teatro Carlo Felice, Genoa. In 1920 Voltolini sang with success at the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires in the premiere of the of F.Boero's opera ‘’Ariana y Dionisio’’. In the 1920-21 season he guested in Madrid, Bologna and Milan. In 1922 he appeared at the opera house of Genoa, in 1923 at the Teatro dell'Opera, Rome. Here he performed  in ‘’Aida’’. In 1926 he traveled with the San Carlo Opera Company North  America; in 1931 he sang at the Teatro Donizetti, Bergamo. In 1923 Voltolini appeared at the Arena di Verona. In his last years he sang only in smaller Italian opera stages. He died of a heart attack in Milan.

Chronology of some appearances

1919 Cento Teatro Sociale Fanciulla del West (Dick Johnson)
1919 Parma Teatro Regio Aida (Radames)
1920 Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Fanciulla del West (Dick Johnson)
1922 Genoa Teatro Carlo Felice Aida (Radames)
1923 Rome Teatro dell'Opera Aida (Radames)

1924 Brescia Teatro Grande Aida (Radames)

1925 Brescia   Teatro Grande Cena Delle Beffe (Giannetto)

1926 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Pagliacci (Canio)

1928 Bergamo Teatro Duse Aida (Radames)

1929 Mantova Teatro Sociale Andrea Chenier (Chenier)

1930 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli  Pagliacci (Canio)

1931 Bergamo Teatro Donizetti Pagliacci (Canio)

1932 Cairo Teatro Kedivhiale Samsone e Dalida (Sansone)

1933 Como eatro Sociale Norma (Pollione)

1934 Taranto   Teatro Orfeo Andrea Chenier (Chenier)

1935 Vicenza   Teatro Eretenio Norma (Pollione)

1936 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Aida (Radames)

1937 Mantova Teatro Sociale Pagliacci (Canio)

1938 Cantu Teatro Sociale Norma (Pollione)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

Columbia, Milano
Aida (Verdi):  Celeste Aida D 4965 70666

Traviata (Verdi): De miei bollenti spiriti  D 9413 70679
Trovatore (Verdi): Deserto sulla terra D 4966 70698
Trovatore (Verdi): Ah! Che la morte ognora D4966 70699
Aida (Verdi): O terra addio D 4965 70701
Fanciulla del West (Puccini): Or son sei mesi  D 9413 70720

Fonografia Nazionale, Milano
Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): Lo so che l torto 1068

Pathé, Milano 1925?
Fanciulla del West (Puccini): Ch'ella mi creda 10402  84917
Gioconda (Ponchielli): Cielo e mar 10402 84921
Trovatore (Verdi): Di quella pira  10403 84918
Trovatore (Verdi): Ah, sì ben mio 10403 84920
Trovatore (Verdi): Ai nostri monti with Lina Lanza 15113 84922
Aida (Verdi): Morir si pura e bella with Valentina Bartolomasi 15113 84923

Pathé, Milano 1927?
Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): Tu qui Santuzza with Galassi di Lorenzo 12622 88157
Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): No, no, Turiddu with Galassi di Lorenzo 12622 88158
Turandot (Puccini): Non piangere, Liù 10433 88265
Turandot (Puccini): Nessun dorma 10433 88266

Enrico Roggio (Baritone) (Catania 1883 - Milano 1973)

He was born in Catany, Italy. Studied with soprano Elena Theodorini in Rome and with Nino Cairone in Milan. He made his debut in 1905 at the Teatro Alighieri, Ravenna as Schaunard in ‘’La Bohème’’ and then sang in the bigger Italian provincial stages. In 1911 he appeared with success at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome. In 1915 he guested at the  Teatro Coliseo of Buenos Aires. The next year Roggio had  big success at the Teatro Nacional in Havana. He performed at the Teatro Lirico, Milan in the premiere of the opera ‘’Suona la ritirata’’ of Monleone (1916). He was also famous as talented actor. He withdrew from the opera stage in 1948. Since then he worked as a vocal pedagogue in Milan.

Chronology of some appearances

1905 Ravenna Teatro Alighieri  Boheme (Schaunard)

1906 Prato Teatro Metastasio Boheme (Schaunard)

1909 Tunisi Politeama Rossini Fedora (De Siriex)

1912 Caltagirone Teatro Garibaldi Amico Fritz (David)

1914 Venezia   Tetro Rossini Gioconda (Barnaba)

1918 Genova   Politeama Genovese Tosca (Scarpia)

1920 Catania Teatro Bellini Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)

1922 Lisbona Teatro San Carlos Aida (Amonasro)

1924 Havana   Teatro Nacional Aida (Amonasro)

1926 Genova   Teatro Carlo Felice  Manon (Lescaut)

1928 Milano Teatro La Scala  Oro Del Reno (Alberico)

1930 Milano Teatro La Scala  Crepuscolo Degli Dei (Alberico)

1932 Milano Teatro Carcano   Tosca (Scarpia)

1934 Venezia   Teatro La Fenice Il Finto Arlecchino di G.F.Malipiero (Trifonio)

1936 Parma Teatro Regio Francesca da Rimini (Giovanni)

1938 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Don Pasquale (Malatesta)

1940 Genova   Teatro Carlo Felice Sigfrido (Alberico)

1947 Reggio Emilia Teatro Municipale Madama Butterfly (Yamadori)

1948 Reggio Emilia Teatro Municipale Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Bartolo) 

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Lyrophon, Milano

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo):  Si puo?  J 132

Se Fossi! Melodia (Quaranta) J134

Rigoletto (Verdi):  Pari siamo  J 135

Gioconda (Ponchielli):  Barcarola  J 139

Serenata (Tosti) J145

HMV, Milano 1930-03-11

Otello (Verdi): Una vela!...Esultate! with Renato Zanelli, Guglielmo Masini and Nelo Palai DB1439 32-1406

Francesco Federici (Baritone) (Ferrara 1873 - Den Haag 1934)

He is descended from an aristocratic family in Ferrara. Debuted in 1894 in Montepulciano (Teatro Poliziano) and sang in Italian provincial theatres. In 1903 he guested in Bari appearing as Schaunard in ‘’Boheme’’. In 1905 he performed at the Teatro Massimo, Palermo in ‘’Dinorah’’ and ‘’Iris’’; in 1906 he sang in Bergamo, Teatro Donizetti as Belcore in ‘’L’elisir d’amore’’. In 1905 he appeared at the Teatro Comunale, Bologna in the premiere of the opera ‘’Cassandra’’ of Vittorio Gnecchi. In 1909 he guested at the Teatro Liceo, Barcelona. From 1913 to 1916 he sang at the Chicago Opera. Here he appeared 1913 in the American première of Leoncavallo’s ‘’I Zingari’’ as Tamir (in presence of the composer). In 1916 he was staying at the opera house of Sao Paulo. In 1934 he was engaged by the Italian opera in Holland, where he broke down during of performance in Amsterdam. He died few days later and found his last place of rest in Hague.

Chronology of some appearances

1894 Montepulciano Teatro Poliziano Cavalleria rusticana (Alfio)

1905 Palermo Teatro Massimo  Dinorah (Hoel)

1905 Bologna Teatro Comunale Madama Butterfly (Sharpless)

1906 Bergamo Teatro Donizetti Boheme (Marcello)

1909 Barcelona Teatro Liceo Madama Butterfly (Sharpless)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

Gramophone, Milano 1908-05

Chatterton (Leoncavallo): Vedeste Mistress Clark with Francisco Granados, Francesco Cigada and Giuseppe  Quinzi-Tapergi 54390 11201b

Chatterton (Leoncavallo): Signore, vi presento with Francisco Granados, Giuseppe  Quinzi-Tapergi and Ines De Frate 054234 1465c

Gramophone, Milano 1909-05-04
Traviata (Verdi): Alfredo, Alfredo with Gino Gotti Giovanelli and Giuseppina Huguet 054264 1827c

Gramophone, Milano 1909-05-14

Ernani (Verdi):  O sommo Carlo with Giovanni Davi and Honoria Popovici  054287 1851c

Augusto Dianni (Tenor) (Roma 1873 - Lviv 1938)

After his education he appeared in different Italian stages (among other things in 1899 at the Teatro Argentina in Rome as Alfredo in ‘’La Traviata’’) and also guested in 1903 at Covent Garden, London as Turiddu in ‘’Cavelleria Rusticana’’. A tour through Poland in 1903 had a such success that he was engaged by the opera house of Lviv and appeared in other opera theaters of Poland as a guest. In 1905 Dianni  made guest appearance in Odessa. He remained, in the end, completely in Poland, sang till 1918 regularly at the opera house of Lviv and after his retirement worked in this town as a vocal pedagogue.

Chronology of some appearances

1898 Perugia Teatro Pavone Lucia di Lammermoor (Edgardo)
1899 Roma Teatro Argentina Traviata (Alfredo)
1900 Foggia Teatro Dauno Boheme (Rodolfo)
1902 Rieti Teatro Vespasiano Maria di Rohan       
1903 Lemberg Teatro Nazionale Boheme (Rodolfo)
1904 Lemberg Teatro Nazionale Carmen (Don Jose)
1905 Odessa Teatro Municipale Carmen (Don Jose)
1906 Lemberg Teatro Nazionale Stagione       
1907 Lemberg Teatro Nazionale Andrea Chenier (Chenier)
1908 Rieti Teatro Vespasiano Traviata (Alfredo)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

Polyphon

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Vesti la giubba 13019 9066
Maria, Mari (Di  Capua) 13019   9110
Manon Lescaut (Puccini): Donna non vi di mai  13159 9130
Tristezza (Tosti)    9132
Jone (Petrella): O Jone di quest' anima  9136

Edmea (Catalani): Aria 9138

Angelo Pintucci (Tenor) (Rome 1880 - Milan 1967)

                                     with Aleksandr Kuprin, Ada Sari, Enrico Nani and Titta Ruffo

He studied in Rome and made his debut in 1900 at the Politeama in Terni as Almaviva in ‘’Il Barbiere di Siviglia''. In 1903 he had in Rome a big success in performance of the Perosi’s oratorio ''Mose''. In 1904 he appeared at the Teatro Costanzi, Rome, in the 1906-07 season  at the Teatro Arbeu of Mexico City, in 1909 at the  St. Petersburg Conservatory, at the Teatro Liceo, Barcelona, in 1910 at the Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires. Here in 1911 he sang in the premiære of Tchaikovsky's ''Eugene Onegin'' as Lenski. Pintucci also appeared as a guest at the Opera Theatres of Kiev, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. In 1919 he performed at the Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires in the premiere of the opera ''Petronio'' of Gaito and in the premiere of Puccini's ''Gianni Schicchi'' as Rinuccio. In 1924 he sang at the Teatro Nacional of Havana (here he appeared as De Grieux in ''Manon'' of Massenet and as Duke in ‘’Rigoletto’’). In 1927 he appeared at the Palais Mediterranee in Nice. In 1933 he sang in Rome, Eiar in ''Le Nozze Istriane'' of Smareglia. His career came during of 1930s to the conclusion and he withdrew in 1933.

Chronology of some appearances

1900 Terni Politeama Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1904 Rome Teatro Costanzi Manon Lescaut (De Grieux)
1907 Mexico City Teatro Arbeu Iris (Osaka)
1909 St. Petersburg Conservatory Faust (Faust)
1910 Buenos Aires Teatro Colñn Traviata (Alfredo)
1914 Havana Teatro Peyret  Boheme (Rodolfo)
1920 Lugano Teatro Apollo Tosca (Cavaradossi)
1923 Ravenna Teatro Mariani Werther (Werther)
1925 Milano Teatro Carcano Boheme (Rodolfo)
1927 Nice Palais Mediterranee Amore dei tre re (Avito)
1929 Lima Teatro Forero Mefistofele (Faust)
1932 Malta Teatro Reale Iris (Osaka)
1933 Torino Eiar Il Diavolo del Campanile (Tallio)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

Odeon Fonotipia, Milano 1905/1906

Mefistofele (Boito):  Giunto sul passo estremo 37170 xM 392

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): Addio alla madre 37171 xM 395

Don Pasquale (Donizetti): Come gentil 37187 xM 401

Crispino e la Comare (Ricci): Bella siccome un angelo 37188 xM 404

Lohengrin (Wagner):  Merce, merce 37292 xM 431

Boheme (Leoncavallo): Io non ha que un povera stanzetta 37310 xM 410

Edison 2-min cylinders, Milano 1907?

Carmen (Bizeti):  Il fior che avevi a me tu dato B. 112

Stabat Mater (Rossini): Cujus animam.  G minor B. 100

Ena Surinach (Soprano) (Barcelona 1895 - ?)

Her real name was Filomena Surinach. She was born in Barcelona, Spain. She made her debut in 1919 at the Teatro Liceo,  Barcelona as Zerlina in ‘’Fra Diavolo’’. Approximately 15 years she appeared with significant success in Italian and Spanish opera theaters, as well as in South America. In 1921 she appeared at the Teatro San Carlo, Naples as Rosina in ‘’Il Barbiere di Siviglia’’ as a partner of Armand Crabbé. 

Chronology of some appearances

1919 Barcellona Teatro Liceo Fra' Diavolo (Zerlina)

1922 Ancona Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Carmen (Micaela)

1924 Crema Teatro Sociale Pescatori di Perle (Leila)

1925 Tokio Imperiale  Stagione

1928 Valencia Teatro Princesa Marianela di J.Pahissa (Marianela)

1930 Valencia Plaza de Toros Marina di F. Arrieta

 

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

Columbia, Milano 1924?
Sonnambula (Bellini):  D'un pensiero with Dino Borgioli D 5035  B 27

Sonnambula (Bellini):  Son geloso with Dino Borgioli  D 5035  B19
Puritani (Bellini): Vieni tra queste braccia with Dino Borgioli D 5036  B 20

Don Pasquale (Donizetti): Tornami a dir che m’ami with Dino Borgioli D 5036  B26
Sonnambula (Bellini): Prendi, l’anel ti dono with Dino Borgioli  D 5037
La vedova allegra (Lehar): Tace il labbro with Marcello Govoni D5064 B140

Traviata (Verdi):  Un di, felice with Dino Borgioli  D 5105 B 268
Traviata (Verdi):  Parigi, o cara  with Dino Borgioli D 5105 B 269
Rigoletto (Verdi): Si vendetta with Benvenuto Franci D 5108 B 279

Bianca Lavin De Casas (Mezzo-Soprano) (Spain 1875 - ?)

Probably she made her debut in 1898. In 1902 she appeared at La Scala in Milan as Fricka in ‘’La Walkiria’’ and then sang there the role of Pierotto in ’’ Linda di Chamounix’’ of  Donizetti. In 1908 she performed in ‘’Carmen’’ at the Teatro Massimo in  Palemo. In 1910 she had big success at the Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires, where she sang among other things the role of Pantalis in Boito’s opera ‘’Mefistofele’’. In the 1911-12 season she sang at the Teatro Regio in Parma once more her star role Carmen; there she alsoappeared as Maddalena in ‘’Rigoletto’’. She was also appreciated in Spain as a Zarzuela singer.

Chronology of some appearances

1901 Valencia  Teatro Principal Cavalleria Rusticana (Lola)
1903 Madrid  Teatro Reale Ballo in Maschera (Ulrica)
1904 Lisbona  Coliseo Recrejos Ballo in Maschera (Ulrica)
1904 Lisbona  Coliseo Recrejos Favorita (Leonora)
1905 Montevideo  Teatro Solis Ballo in Maschera (Ulrica)
1905 Genova  Politeama Genovese Favorita (Leonora)
1906 Il Cairo  Teatro Khediviale Favorita (Leonora)
1907 Venezia  Teatro La Fenice Adriana Lecouvreur (Principessa)
1907 Venezia  Teatro La Fenice Carmen (Carmen)
1907 Napoli  Teatro San Carlo Adriana Lecouvreur (Principessa)
1908 Palermo  Teatro Massimo Carmen (Carmen)
1908 Roma  Teatro Costanzi Favorita (Leonora)
1911 Barcellona  Teatro Liceo Carmen (Carmen)
1911 Genova  Politeama Genovese Carmen (Carmen)
1912 Parma  Teatro Regio Carmen (Carmen)
1912 Bergamo  Teatro Donizetti Carmen (Carmen)
1912 Faenza  Teatro Masini Carmen (Carmen)
1913 Modena  Teatro Municipale Carmen (Carmen)
1913 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Marconi Carmen (Carmen)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

G&T, Milano 1904-11/12

Rigoletto (Verdi): Bella figlia dell'amore with Mario Matroiani, Emanuele Bucalo and Giuseppina Finzi-Magrini 054045 218½m
Favorita (Donizetti): O mio Fernando 53387 2319L

Victor, USA 1904-12

Carmen (Bizet): Scena delle carte  62617 2354L

G&T, Milano 1907

Favorita (Donizetti): Pietoso al par d'un nome with Aristodemo Giorgini 054196 1284c

Gramophone, Milano 1908-11-21

Profeta (Meyerbeer): Pieta   053203 2727f   

Gramophone, Milano 1909-11-01

Aida (Verdi): Fu la sorte dell’armee with Elena Ruszkowska  054272 1860c

Aida (Verdi): Ebben, qual nuovo fremito with Elena Ruszkowska  054273 1861c

Aida (Verdi): Ah! Pietа with Elena Ruszkowska  054276 1862c

Aida (Verdi): Ohime di guerra with Egidio Cunego and Elena Rsuzkowska 054274 1863c

Gioconda (Ponchielli): L'amo come il fulgor del creato with Elena Ruszkowska 054271 1864c

 Gramophone, Milano 1909-11-06

Aida (Verdi): Ohimè, morir mi sento with  F. Rizzo 054267 1871c

Gramophone, Milano 1909-11-12

Aida (Verdi): Concertante finale A. II° with Egidio Cunego, Giulia Fabris, Ernesto Badini and Vincenzo Santelia 054275 1881c

Nunzio Rapisardi (Baritone) (Catania 1877 - St. Petersburg 1911)

Young moved with his family first in Palermo and then in Florence. Here, attracted by the theater of prose, he enrolled at the school of acting by Luigi Rasi and participate in the representation of some comedies to Stabile of Florence. Brother of the light sopranos Nunzia Rapisardi and Bianca Morello (maternal surname), he began to study song with the teacher Vannini. In 1898 he made his debut in Florence at Teatro Pagliano as Schaunard in Boheme. He spent the early years studying and singing parts of the same side in theaters nearby. In September 1902, after studying for three months, he made his debut as tenor at Politeama Reinach Parma as Canio in Pagliacci. But the attempt did not last long and he returned to the baritone roles. The success came in 1903 with a splendid success in Rigoletto at the Teatro Rossini in Venice. In 1905 at the Teatro Della Lizza Siena sang in the premiere of Alto Mare of G. Chigi. In 1911 he was engaged for the season by the Imperial Theater Petersburg but came to the Russian border was arrested because he hadn't a passport. Here, wounded his foot during a performance of Aida with a rusty nail, died in the event of a serious infection of tetanus. His funeral was attended among others Sobinof, Figner, Sibiriakoff and Stracciari.

Chronology of some appearances

1898 Firenze Teatro Pagliano Boheme (Schaunard)

1900 Firenze  Teatro Alfieri  Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)

1902 Firenze  Teatro Verdi  Manon (Lescaut)

1904 Venezia  Teatro Rossini Rigoletto (Rigoletto)

1906 Torino Teatro Regio  Loreley (Hermann)

1908 Alessandria d'Egitto Teatro Zizinia Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)

1910 Parma  Teatro Regio Loreley (Hermann)

1911 Pietroburgo Teatro Imperiale Aida (Amonasro)

 

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Phonodisc, Milano 1908?
Forza del destino (Verdi): Non si plasa with Gino Martinez-Patti  50
Ballo in maschera (Verdi) Eri tu  81
Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Largo al factotum 80
Ernani (Verdi) O dei verd'anni miei 115
Hamlet (Thomas) Come il romito fior 123
Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) Cruda, funesta smania 113

Amleto (Thomas): O vin discaccia la tristezza  122

Giorgio Schottler (Baritone) (Naples 1874 - ? 1947)

He was born into a Jewish family, which went to Naples to find a work. He made his debut in 1897 at Garibaldi of Santa Maria Capua Vetere in ‘’La Favorita’’

Chronology of some appearances

1897 Messina Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Carmen (Escamillo)
1898 Messina Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1899 Alessandria d'Egitto Teatro Alcazar Rigoletto (Rigoletto)
1900 Smirne Teatro Sporting Club Boheme (Marcello)
1901 Catania Politeama Principe di Napoli Ernani (Carlo)
1902 Catania Politeama Principe di Napoli Gabriella di G.Serrao (Menico)
1903 Catanzaro Teatro Comunale Lucia di Lammermoor (Enrico)
1904 Catania Politeama Pacini Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1905 Messina Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Sonnambula (Rodolfo)
1906 Corfщ Teatro Comunale Ballo in Maschera (Renato)
1907 Venezia Teatro Malibran Compagnia Operette Vitale
1908 Napoli Teatro Bellini Trovatore (Conte)
1909 Catanzaro Teatro Comunale Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)
1910 Piacenza Teatro Municipale Faust (Valentino)
1911 Napoli Teatro Bellini Fedora (De Siriex)
1912 Roma Teatro Costanzi Boheme (Benoit/Alcindoro)
1913 Roma Teatro Costanzi Rigoletto (Ceprano)
1914 Roma Teatro Costanzi Canossa di G.F.Malipiero (Abate)
1915 Napoli Teatro Mercadante Forza del Destino (Melitone)
1916 Napoli Teatro Bellini Manon (Lescaut)
1917 Napoli Teatro Bellini Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)
1918 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Pagliacci (Silvio)
1919 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Boheme (Benoit/Alcindoro)
1924 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Bartolo)
1928 Malta Teatro Reale Ballo in maschera (Samuel)
1931 Malta Teatro Reale Boheme (Benoit/ Alcindoro)
1936 Messina Teatro Savoia Elisir d'amore (Dulcamara)
1942 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Bartolo)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

Phonotype, Napoli 1917-07-15

Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini): All'idea di quell metallo…Numero quindici with Fernando De Lucia  M1781

Phonotype, Napoli 1917-11-11

Pescatore di Perle (Bizet): Del tempio al limitar with Fernando De Lucia  M1845

Societa Fonografica Napoletana, Napoli 1910
Favorita (Donizetti): A tanto amor 42870
Addo ce mette 'o muso Margherita (Nardella) 43271
Thais (Massenet): Tu sai o Palemone  41872
Traviata (Verdi): Alfredo, Alfredo with Luca Botta and Serafina Scalfaro 43152

'E spingule frangese

Gui' gui'

Ll'onne d''o mare

Ma chi sa!

Leon Laffitte (Tenor) (Saint-Genies 1875 - Paris 1938)

He studied singing at the Paris Conservatory and made his debut in 1898 at the Paris Grand Opera as David in ''Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg'' of Wagner. In 1900 he appeared at the Grand Opera in the premiere of the opera ''Lancelot'' of F.L. R. Joncieres, in 1901 in ''Astarte'' of Xavier Leroux, in 1902 in the premiere of the ''Pagliacci'' of Leoncavallo as Beppe. In 1899 he went to the opera (Theatre de la Monnaie) in Brussels in which he appeared 15 times with great success. Here he appeared in 1906 in the premiee of Massnet's ''Le jongleur de Notre Dame'' as Jean and in 1905 in the premiere of the opera ''Martylle'' of Albert Dupuis. He created the same part in 1906 at the Covent Garden, London. Before the First World War he guested in Germany, Russia, Finland and in Holland. In 1908 he sang in the Paris premiere of ''Siegfried'' as a partner of Ernest van Dyck. In 1913 he sang in the Boston Opera among in the American premiere of ''Djamileh'' of Bizet as a partner of Lucille Marcel. In 1916 he went to South America, where he sang in Buenos Aires, Teatro Colуn and in Rio de Janeiro. In 1923 he appeared again in Paris Grand Opera in ''Samson et Dalila'' of Saint-Saens and in ''La damnation de Faust'' of Berlioz, in 1924 in the Theatre des Champs-Elysees in the premiere of the opera ''Les Burgraves'' of Leon Sachs. Then, in the following season he finished his career.

Chronology of some appearances

1898 Paris Grand Opera Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (David)
1902 Paris Grand Opera Pagliacci (Beppe)
1906 Brussels Theatre de la Monnaie Le jongleur de Notre Dame (Jean)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

G&T, Paris 1901

Manon (Massenet): Ah fuyez, douce image 32104 624G
Sigurd (Reyer): J'ai garde mon ame ingenue 32987    3750G
Sigurd (Reyer): Prince du Rhin 32988  3751G
Sigurd (Reyer): Un souvenir poignant 32093 643G
Roi d'Ys (Lalo): Aubade 32993 3754G
Prophete (Meyerbeer): Roi du Ciel  42989  3765G
Reine de Saba (Gounod): Faiblesse de la race humaine 32094 648G
Favorite (Donizetti): Un ange, une femme inconnue 32100 650G

Zonophone, Paris 1903?
Manon (Massenet): Ah fuyez, douce image X-2174    

Huguenots (Meyerbeer): Plus blanche que la blanche ermine X-2177