Antonio Armentano Anticorona (Baritone)

Probably he made his debut in 1906 at the Teatro Bellini in Napoli

Chronology of some appearances

1907 Teatro Principe di Napoli, Catania "La forza del destino'' with Kate Rolla (Leonora), Ebe Garagnani (Curra), Gilda Concettinelli (Preziosilla), Augusta Fidi Azzalini (Curra), Francisco Granados (Don Alvaro), Sandro Caccamo (mastro Trabuco), Antonio Scarpinelli (Melitone), Di Landri (marchese Calatrava/alcalde) and Giuseppe La Rocca (padre guardiano).

1907 Teatro Principe Napoli, Catania "Il trovatore" with Ebe Garagnani (Leonora), Kate Rolla (Ines), Gilda Concettinelli (Azucena), Francisco Granados (Manrico), Sandro Caccamo (Ruiz), Giuseppe La Rocca (Ferrando).

1907 Teatro Principe di Napoli, Catania "La traviata", Kate Rolla (Violetta), Reminolfi (Annina), Ernestina Riso (Flora), Dino Valenti (Alfredo), Sandro Caccamo (Gastone), Antonio Scarpinelli (Douphol), Giuseppe La Rocca (Grenvil) and Di Landri (d'Obigny).

Nino Piccaluga (Tenor) (Cosorate Primo, Pavia 1890 - Milano 1973)

He made his debut during October 1918 at the Politeama Duca di Genova in La Spezia in Cavalleria Rusticana. From there he went to Novara to sing during January 1919 in Manon Lescaut at the Teatro Coccia. Engagements followed in Molfetta (Fedora), Salerno (Fedora) during 1919, before leaving for Egypt in 1920. There he sang at the Teatro Khediviale in Cairo in La Fanciulla del West, Tosca and Fedora. He returned to Italy stopping in Ravenna (La Fanciulla del West), Carrara (La Gioconda) and Faenza (Orfeo). During 1920, he starred in the world premiere of the opera by Francesco Balilla Pratella L'Aviatore Dro, appearing besides his wife Augusta Concato, Stabile and Torres de Luna with Guarnieri conducting in Lugo at the Teatro Comunale. He finished the year by appearing in Ferrara, Bologna and Venezia. In 1921, he first appeared in Milan at the Teatro dal Verme during January (Francesca da Rimini). This was followed by appearances in Lisbon (La Gioconda), Rome (Tristan), Trieste (Francesca da Rimini, In Alta), and Bologna (La Leggenda di Sakuntala). In 1922 he started in Piacenza (La Fanciulla del West), followed by his debut at La Scala (Il Tabarro, Boris Godunov and Cosi Fan Tutte). He finished the year in Novara (Manon Lescaut), Milan (Il Ritorno d'Ulisse, Francesca da Rimini), Antwerp (Concert) before sailing one more time to Cairo during December. There he appeared in Manon Lescaut, Francesca da Rimini, Tosca, Aida, La Fanciulla del West, Cavalleria Rusticana, before moving to Alexandria during March 1923. He sang Aida, La Fanciulla del West, Francesca da Rimini and Cavalleria Rusticana. He returned briefly to Italy in Turin (Fidelio) and Piacenza (Siegmund) before going to South America during August. He sang in Santiago, where he added to his repertory Madame Butterfly, La Boheme, Andrea Chenier, Lohengrin, Loreley and L'Amore dei Tre Re. Concurrently he appeared in Valparaiso, before moving on to Concepcion. He returned to Europe during December and appeared at the Liceo in Barcelona (Manon Lescaut, La Boheme, Threepenny Opera). He returned to La Scala in January 1924, appearing in Manon Lescaut and La Leggenda di Sakuntala. The rest of 1924 was spent in Melbourne, Sydney (where he added Tamino to his repertory), Adelaide and New Zealand. He returned to Italy early 1925 to appear in Reggio Emilia (March), Carrara, Imola with a detour through Nice. Summer 1925 finds him back in South America (Santiago, Valparaiso, Concepcion). In 1926 he reappeared in Europe singing in Brescia (January), Verona (Teatro Nuovo, March), Monte Carlo (April), Sassari, Cesena (where he added Belmonte, during May, to his repertory), Trento, Imola, Bergamo (adding Turandot to his repertory), Barcelona, and Madrid. In 1927 he limited his appearances to Barcelona, Pesaro, Lecce, Aix-les-Bains and Florence. In 1928, he sang for the first time Silvio (February 12) in Turin. This is followed by appearances in Palermo, Naples, before going to South America. He appeared in Buenos Aires (Teatro Colon), Rio de Janairo. He returned to Europe to visit Berlin, where he recorded for Parlophon. During recording sessions, he appeared in Trieste, before finishing the year in Genoa. His international career continued during January in 1929 in Berlin (Walkure), before going to Riga and Budapest. He returned to Italy appearing in Venice (Teatro Malibran and Teatro Fenice, where he added Eisenstein to his repertory), and Lecce. During December 1929, he appeared for the first time in the US (Los Angeles, where he sang for the first time Il Trovatore; San Diego). During January 1930, he visited San Francisco, appearing at the Columbia Theatre. He briefly returned to Italy (Trieste, adding Loreley to his repertory), before touring Budapest, Athens. December 1930 finds him in Barcelona. In 1931, he appeared in Barcelona, San Remo, Palermo, Florence, Turin, Genoa, Pittsburg, Merano, Bolzano, Ferrara, Milan (Teatro Puccini) and Kansas City. During January 1932, he sang for the first time in Un Ballo in Maschera at the Theatre Carre in Amsterdam. He moved on to Rotterdam, Antwerp, La Haye, before returning to La Scala in March appearing in L'Amore dei Tre Re. The rest of 1932 is spent in Venice, Trieste, Turin, Montecatini, and Cardiff. January 1933 saw him at La Scala in new additions to his repertory (Il Re Cervo and Khovanshchina). He began to slow down and appeared for the rest of 1933 in Abbaza, Ancona, Rome and Casalmaggiore. In 1934 he appeared in Venice, Piacenza, Pola, Verona (Teatro Filarmonico), Ferrara, Genoa, Monza and Budapest. His appearances in 1935 were limited to Amsterdam (adding a new opera to his repertory Die Nachtwacht van Rembrandt), La Haye, Rotterdam, Pamplona and Busto Arsizio. In 1938 at the Teatro Grande in Brescia, he added another work to his repertory La Baronessa di Carinni. He made his farewell at the Teatro Puccini in Milan in Le Prophete.

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Chronology of appearances

1919 Novara Teatro Coccia Manon Lescaut (De Grieux)
1920 Carrara  Politeama Verdi Gioconda (Enzo)
1920 Parma Teatro Regio Francesca da Rimini (Paolo)
1920 Ancona  Teatro delle Muse Francesca da Rimini (Paolo)
1920 Il Cairo Teatro Khediviale Fanciulla del West (Dick Johnson)
1920 Ravenna  Teatro Alighieri Fanciulla del West (Dick Johnson)
1921 Lisbona  Teatro San Carlos Ernani (Ernani)
1921 Lisbona  Teatro San Carlos Gioconda (Enzo)
1921 Piacenza Teatro Municipale Fanciulla del West (Dick Johnson)
1921 Milano Teatro Dal Verme Francesca da Rimini (Paolo)
1921 Trieste  Politeama Rossetti Francesca da Rimini (Paolo)
1921 Roma Teatro Costanzi Manon Lescaut (De Grieux)
1922 Milano  Teatro Dal Verme Francesca da Rimini (Paolo)
1922 Firenze  Teatro Verdi Gioconda (Enzo)
1922 Novara Teatro Coccia Manon Lescaut (De Grieux)
1922 Milano Teatro alla Scala Wally (Hagenbach)
1922 Il Cairo Teatro Khediviale Manon Lescaut (De Grieux)
1923 Faenza  Teatro Masini Andrea Chenier (Chenier)
1923 Santiago del Cile  Teatro Municipal Andrea Chenier (Chenier)
1923 Santiago del Cile  Teatro Municipal Boheme (Rodolfo)
1923 Santiago del Cile  Teatro Municipal Loreley (Walter)
1923 Santiago del Cile  Teatro Municipal Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)
1923 Santiago del Cile  Teatro Municipal Manon Lescaut (De Grieux)
1923 Santiago del Cile  Teatro Municipal Wally (Hagenbach)
1923 Barcellona  Teatro Liceo Boheme (Rodolfo)
1923  Alessandria d'Egitto  Teatro Alhambra Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)
1923 Alessandria d'Egitto  Teatro Alhambra Fanciulla del West (Dick Johnson)
1923  Alessandria d'Egitto  Teatro Alhambra Francesca da Rimini (Paolo)
1923 Il Cairo  Teatro Khediviale Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)
1923 Il Cairo  Teatro Khediviale Fanciulla del West (Dick Johnson)
1923 Il Cairo  Teatro Khediviale Francesca da Rimini (Paolo)
1923 Conception Teatro Conception Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)
1923 Conceptcion Teatro Conception Pagliacci (Canio)
1923 Santiago del Cile  Teatro Municipal Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)
1923 Santiago del Cile  Teatro Municipal Pagliacci (Canio)
1923 Valparaiso Teatro Victoria Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)
1923 Valparaiso Teatro Victoria Loreley (Walter)
1923 Valparaiso Teatro Victoria Manon Lescaut (De Grieux)
1923 Valparaiso Teatro Victoria Pagliacci (Canio)
1923 Valparaiso Teatro Victoria Wally (Hagenbach)
1923 Barcellona Teatro Liceo Manon Lescaut (De Grieux)
1923 Barcellona Teatro Liceo Pagliacci (Canio)
1923 Milano Teatro La Scala Manon Lescaut (De Grieux)
1924 Sidney  His Majesty's  Andrea Chenier (Chenier)
1924 Sidney  His Majesty's  Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)
1924 Sidney  His Majesty's  Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)
1924 Adelaide  Royal Theater  Andrea Chenier (Chenier)
1924 Adelaide  Royal Theater   Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)
1924 Melbourne  His Majestic's Theater Boheme (Rodolfo)
1924 Melbourne  His Majesty's  Andrea Chenier (Chenier)
1924 Melbourne  His Majesty's  Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)
1924 Adelaide  Royal Theater  Andrea Chenier (Chenier)
1924 Melbourne  His Majesty's  Andrea Chenier (Chenier)
1924 Melbourne  His Majesty's  Carmen (Don Jose)
1924 Adelaide  Royal Theater Boheme (Rodolfo)
1924 Sidney  His Majesty's Carmen (Don Jose)
1925 Reggio Emilia  Teatro Municipale  Andrea Chenier (Chenier)
1925 Carrara Politeama Verdi Manon Lescaut (De Grieux)
1925 Santiago del Cile  Teatro Municipal Andrea Chenier (Chenier)
1925 Santiago del Cile  Teatro Municipal Carmen (Don Jose)
1925 Santiago del Cile  Teatro Municipal Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)
1925 Santiago del Cile  Teatro Municipal Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)
1925 Santiago del Cile  Teatro Municipal Manon Lescaut (De Grieux)
1925 Valparaiso  Teatro Victoria  Andrea Chenier (Chenier)
1925 Valparaiso  Teatro Victoria  Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)
1925 Valparaiso  Teatro Victoria  Manon Lescaut (De Grieux)
1925 Conception  Teatro Conception Andrea Chenier (Chenier)
1925 Conception  Teatro Conception Manon Lescaut (De Grieux)
1926 Sassari  Politeama Verdi  Andrea Chenier (Chenier)
1926 Sassari  Politeama Verdi  Wally (Hagenbach)
1926 Milano Teatro Dal Verme  Fanciulla del West (Dick Johnson)
1926 Barcellona Teatro Liceo Francesca da Rimini (Paolo)
1926 Trento  Teatro Sociale Francesca da Rimini (Paolo)
1926 Montecarlo Salle Garnier Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)
1926 Modena Teatro Municipale Manon Lescaut (De Grieux)
1927 Aix les Bains  Grand Circle  Andrea Chenier (Chenier)
1927 Firenze  Teatro Della Pergola  Andrea Chenier (Chenier)
1927 Pesaro Teatro Rossini Francesca da Rimini (Paolo)
1927 Pesaro Arena al Lido Pagliacci (Canio)
1927 Brescia  Teatro Grande Manon Lescaut (De Grieux)
1927 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Manon Lescaut (De Grieux)
1928 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Colon Boheme (Rodolfo)
1928 Buenos Ayres Teatro Colon Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)
1928 Buenos Ayres Teatro Colon Loreley (Walter)
1928 Rio de Janeiro  Teatro Municipal Carmen (Don Jose)
1928 Genova Teatro Carlo Felice Manon Lescaut (De Grieux)
1928 Trieste  Politeama Rossetti Pagliacci (Canio)
1929 Lecce  Politeama Greco Carmen (Don Jose)
1929 Los Angeles  Biltmore Theater Carmen (Don Jose)
1929 Los Angeles  Biltmore Theater Pagliacci (Canio)
1929 Los Angeles Biltmore Theater Trovatore (Manrico)
1929 San Diego Russ Auditorium Carmen (Don Jose)
1930 San Diego Russ Auditorium Pagliacci (Canio)
1930 San Diego Russ Auditorium Trovatore (Manrico)
1930 San Francisco  Columbia Theater Andrea Chenier (Chenier)
1930 San Francisco  Columbia Theater Trovatore (Manrico)
1930 Sanremo  Teatro del Casino Carmen (Don Jose)
1930 Trieste  Teatro Verdi Loreley (Walter)
1931 Barcellona  Teatro Liceo Andrea Chenier (Chenier)
1931 Viareggio  Teatro Eden  Andrea Chenier (Chenier)
1931 Roma  Eiar Carmen (Don Jose)
1931 Firenze  Teatro Verdi Pagliacci (Canio)
1931 Firenze  Teatro Verdi Trovatore (Manrico)
1931 Genova  Politeama Genovese Pagliacci (Canio)
1931 Bolzano Teatro Verdi Trovatore (Manrico)
1931 Merano  Teatro Civico Trovatore (Manrico)
1931 Lecce  Politeama Greco Trovatore (Manrico)
1931 'S-Gravenhage  Gebouw Voor Kunsten en Wetenschappen Pagliacci (Canio)
1932  Amsterdam  Teatro Carre  Andrea Chenier (Chenier)
1932  Amsterdam  Teatro Carre  Ballo in Maschera (Riccardo)
1932  Amsterdam  Teatro Carre  Manon Lescaut (De Grieux)
1932 Amsterdam  Teatro Carre  Pagliacci (Canio)
1932 'S-Gravenhage  Gebouw Voor Kunsten en Wetenschappen  Andrea Chenier (Chenier)
1932 Rotterdam Groote Schouwburg Andrea Chenier (Chenier)
1932 Rotterdam  Groote Schouwburg Ballo in Maschera (Riccardo)
1932 Rotterdam  Groote Schouwburg Manon Lescaut (De Grieux)
1932 Den Haag  Gebouw Ballo in Maschera (Riccardo)
1932 Den Haag  Gebouw Manon Lescaut (De Grieux)
1932 Merano Teatro Civico Andrea Chenier (Chenier)
1932 Vigevano Teatro Cagnoni  Andrea Chenier (Chenier)
1932 Venezia Teatro La Fenice Francesca da Rimini (Paolo)
1932  Asti Teatro Alfieri Andrea Chenier (Chenier)
1932 Torino Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Manon Lescaut (De Grieux)
1933 Tortona  Teatro Civico Andrea Chenier (Chenier)
1933 Milano  Politeama Estivo Boheme (Rodolfo)
1933 Milano  Politeama Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)
1933 Roma  Teatro Argentina Boheme (Rodolfo)
1933 Roma  Teatro Argentina Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)
1933 Novara Teatro Coccia Manon Lescaut (De Grieux)
1933 Abbazia Arena Pagliacci (Canio)
1933 Casalmaggiore Teatro Sociale Wally (Hagenbach)
1934 Ferrara Teatro Comunale Manon Lescaut (De Grieux)
1935 Amsterdam  Teatro Carre  Andrea Chenier (Chenier)
1935 Amsterdam  Teatro Carre  Boheme (Rodolfo)
1935 Amsterdam  Teatro Carre  Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)
1935 Rotterdam  Groote Schouwburg  Andrea Chenier (Chenier)
1935 Rotterdam  Groote Schouwburg Boheme (Rodolfo)
1935 Rotterdam Groote Schouwburg Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)
1935 Deh Haag  Gebouw Boheme (Rodolfo)
1935 Deh Haag  Gebouw  Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)
1935 Merano  Teatro Civico Andrea Chenier (Chenier)
1935 Busto Arsizio Teatro Sociale Andrea Chenier (Chenier)
1935 Bagnacavallo Politeama Verdi Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)
1935 Valtournanche/Aperto Wally (Hagenbach)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

Columbia, Milano 1919/1920

Fanciulla del West (Puccini): Che'lla mi creda D9393 70260

Boheme (Puccini): Mimi e tanto malata D9367 70268

L'ultima canzone (Tosti) D9368 70265

Columbia, Milano 1921/1922

Manon Lescaut (Puccini): Donna non vidi mai D5411 74821

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): No pagliaccio non son D9390 70418

Fanciulla del West (Puccini): Or son sei mesi D9393 70428

Dejanice (Catalani): Mio bianco amor D17544 74819

Manon Lescaut (Puccini): Tra voi belle D17545 74822

Manon Lescaut (Puccini): Ah! non v'avvicinate D17543 74823

Manon Lescaut (Puccini): Ah! Manon, mi tradisce D17543 74824

Fonotipia, Milano 1922-04-01

Fanciulla del West (Puccini): Che'lla mi creda N. 152007 Xph5275

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Recitar!... Vesti la giubba 74901 XXPh5276

Fonotipia, Milano 1922-04-03
Aida (Verdi): Celeste Aida 74902 XXPh5278

Fonotipia, Milano 1922-04-05

Fanciulla del West (Puccini): Or son sei mesi N. 152008 Xph5282
Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): Addio alla madre 74904 XXPh5283

Fonotipia, Milano 1922-04-06

Otello (Verdi): Ora e per sempre addio 152005 Xph6012M

Fonotipia, Milano 1922-10-16
Otello (Verdi) Esultate! 152009 Pho5297

Columbia, Milano 1925

Tosca (Puccini): Recondita armonia D12354 B779

Tosca (Puccini): E lucevan le stelle D12354 B784

Odeon, Milano 1928-03-19

Otello (Verdi): Niun mi tema 6598 XXPh6208

Fonotipia, Milano 1928-03-20

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) : Mamma, quel vino e generoso N. 1216 XXPh6212

Parlophon, Berlin 1928-10-01

Otello (Verdi): Niun mi tema P.9846 2-20961

Parlophon, Berlin 1928-10-08

Turandot (Puccini): Non piangere, Liu P.8916 2-20985

Turandot (Puccini): Nessun dorma P.8916 2-20986

Africana (Meyerbeer): O paradiso P.9845 2-20987

Madama Butterfly (Puccini): Addio fiortio asil P8950-I 2-20989

Parlophon, Berlin 1928-10-17

Werther (Massenet): Ah! non mi ridestar P.8913 2-20998

Carmen (Bizet): Il fior P.9845 2-20999

Parlophon, Berlin 1928-10-24

Trovatore (Verdi): Ah! si ben mio P. 9846 2-21014

Andrea Chenier (Giordano): Come un bel di di maggio P.56513 2-21026

Andrea Chenier (Giordano): Credo a una possanza P. 9847 2-21027-2

Manon Lescaut (Puccini): Ah! Manon, mi tradisce P.9847-II 21028

Parlophon, Berlin 1928-12-14

Cavalleria rusticana (Mascagni): Viva il vino P. 8952 2-21128

Ballo in maschera (Verdi): La rivedro P.8952 2-21129

Homokord

Madama Butterfly (Puccini): Duo act 1, pt I with Cesarina Valobra H-9100-II

Madama Butterfly (Puccini): Duo act 1, pt 2 with Cesarina Valobra H-9100-I

Giuliano Romagnoli (Tenor) (Roma 1879 - Milano 1952)

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He studied in Rome with Antonio Cotogni and made his debut in 1907 at the Teatro Comunale of Cervignano in ‘’Favorita’’. He  appeared also at the Comunale of Corfu, at the Concordia Theater of Costantinopoli and in 1925 he was engaged for a tour in Switzerland. He had a large repertory which consisted in operas such as ‘’Barbiere di Siviglia’’, ‘’Lucia di Lammermoor’’, ‘’Andrea Chenier’’ and ‘’Piccolo Marat’’, ‘’Carmen’’.

Chronology of some appearances

1907 Cervignano Teatro Comunale Favorita (Fernando)
1909 Cuneo Teatro Toselli Wally (Hagenbach)
1913 Napoli Teatro Mercadante Sonnambula (Elvino)
1916 Reggio Emilia Teatro Municipale Lucia di Lammermoor (Edgardo)
1918 Milano Teatro Carcano Boheme (Rodolfo)
1920 Palermo Teatro Biondo Boheme (Rodolfo)
1922 Novara Teatro Coccia Boheme (Rodolfo)
1924 Mantova Teatro Sociale Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)
1926 Novara Teatro Coccia Piccolo Marat (Marat)
1930 Fano Teatro Della Fortuna Pagliacci (Canio)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

Gramophone, Milano 1920

Complete Faust (Gounod) with Gemma Bosini, Fernando Autori and Adolfo Pacini

Gramophone, Milano 1920-06-11 
Faust (Gounod): Salve dimora 2-0252027 1094-2aj

Franco Tumminello (Tenor) (Palermo 1880 - ?)

He studied singing in Rome under Antonio Cotogni and made his debut in 1911 at the Teatro Pergolesi of Jesi in ‘’Tosca’’.

Chronology of some appearances

1911 Teatro Regio Torino Manon with Linda Cannetti (Manon), Edoardo Garbin (cavaliere Des Grieux), Giordano Paltrinieri (Guillot), Taurino Parvis (sergente Lescaut) and Silvio Queirolo (conte Des Grieux)

1913 Teatro Costanzi Roma Linda di Chamounix with Rosina Storchio (Linda), Gabriella Besanzoni (Pierotto),  Maria Alemanni (Maddalena), Giuseppe De Luca (Antonio), Ferruccio Corradetti (Boisfleury) and Giulio Cirino (prefetto)

1913 Teatro Costanzi Roma Tosca with Francisca Solari (Tosca), Mimo Zuffo (Scarpia) and Gualtiero Favi (Spoletta)

1920 Teatro Costanzi Roma La Bohème with Nera Marmora (Mimì), Luigia Pieroni (Musetta), Oddo Galeotti (Marcello), Arturo Pellegrino (Schaunard) and Felice Belli (Colline).

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

Gramophone Milano, 8-4-1915

Complete Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) with Giorgina Ermolli and  Eugenio Perna 

Complete Traviata (Verdi) with Margherita Bevignani and Ernesto Badini 

Gramophone Milano, 8-4-1915

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): Prelude and Siciliana 2-0252000 3022c

Giuseppe Sala (Tenor)

At the beginning of the twentieth century he performed comprimario roles in  various italian opera houses. On 14. 10. 1911 he appeared at the Teatro Dal Verme in Milan in the premiere of the opera ‘’Conchita’’ of Riccardo Zandonai.

Chronology of some appearances

1911 Teatro Dal Verme Milan ‘’Conchita’’ with Tarquinia Tarquini, Piero Schiavazzi, Elvira Lucca-Cannetti, Ida Zizolfi, Enrico Vannuccini and Aurelio Viale

1911 Teatro Costanzi Roma ‘’Macbeth’’ with Cecilia Gagliardi, Assunta Bucciarelli, Amedeo Rossi, Mattia Battistini, Enrico Roggio and Mansueto Gaudio.

1911 Teatro Costanzi Roma ‘’La fanciulla del West’’ with Amedeo Bassi, Eugenia Burzio, Luigi Cilla, Pasquale Amato, Ramon Blanchart, José Mardones and Rodolfo Angelini Fornari.

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

Odeon Fonotipia, Milano 1905-01-01

Ave Maria (Gounod) 37189 xM 414

G&T, Milano 1905

Ernani (Verdi): Salvi ne vedi with Cesare Preve 54273 7586b

Fonotipia, Milano 1905-11-18

Ugonotti (Meyerbeer): Settimino with L. Escalais, A. Magini-Coletti, O. Luppi, F. Corradetti, A. Algos and G. Masotti 39370 Xph 473

G&T, Milano 1906

Ernani (Verdi): Finale A.I° with Remo Sangiorgi, Maria Grisi and Libero Ottoboni 54291 8081b

Fonotipia, Milano 1906-10-08

Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Per poco fra le tenebre 74018 xxPh 2119

Fonotipia, Milano 1907-11-28

Carmen (Bizet): La-bas, la-bas, dans la montagne with Armida Parsi-Pettinella  92094 xPh 2933

Gramophone, Milano 1911-07-29

Otello (Verdi): Una vela...Esultate! with Vittorio De Goetzen and Antonio Paoli 054331 360aj

Enrico Baroni (Tenor)

In 1910 he performed at the Teatro Sociale in Brescello as Faust in Gounod’s ‘’Faust’’.

Chronology of some appearances

1899 Mirandola Teatro Nuovo Boheme (Rodolfo)

1900 Desenzano sul Garda Teatro Alberti Boheme (Marcello)      

1901 Cuneo Teatro Toselli Pagliacci (Silvio)

1910 Brescello Teatro Sociale Faust (Faust)

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RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

Edison, New York 1916-12-20

Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Chi mi frena with Giovanni Zenatello, Thomas Chalmers, Arthur Middleton, Marie Rappold and Margarethe Matzenauer 5224 A 82266-L

Edison, New York 1917-09-14
Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Chi mi frena with Ciccolini, Middleton, Scott, Verlet & Alcock 82266 5787-A

Manfredi Polverosi (Tenor) (Capraia/Firenze 1882/85 - Roma 1965)

He studied with Pieraccini and Jacopo Manfrini and made his debut in 1906 at the Arena Borsellini of Empoli in ‘’Lucia di Lammermoor’’. After successful appearances in few Italian opera houses, In 1908 he was engaged at La Scala, making his debut as Enzo in ‘’Gioconda’’. In the same year he appeared at the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires in ‘’Rigoletto’’, ‘’Gioconda’’, ‘’Il Barbere di Siviglia’’ and ‘’Cristoforo Colombo’’. In 1910 he performed at the Teatro San Carlo in Napoli, in 1912 was engaged at the operas of Montevideo and Rio de Janeiro, in 1913 he sang at the Teatro Liceo in Barcelona. In 1915 he made guest appearance in Havana. On 15. 1. 1915 Polverosi appeared at La Scala in Milan in the premiere of the opera ‘’La Notte di leggenda’’ of Alberto Franchetti. In 1924 he took part at the Teatro Dal Verme in Milan in the premiere of the opera ‘’Giocondo e il suo Re’’ of Carlo Jachino. He sang in numerous guest performaces in St. Petersburg, Odessa, Cairo etc. From 1936 to 1943 he was a manager of the Centro Sperimentale di Canto e di Danza of the Teatro dell'Opera in Rome. Rina Gigli, Orietta Moscucci and Guido Mancini belong to his pupils. When he stopped singing, he became a vocal pedagogue. Polverosi died in poverty.

Chronology of some appearances

1906 Empoli Arena Borsellini Lucia di Lammermoor (Edgardo)
1908 Milan La Scala Gioconda (Enzo)
1908 Buenos Aires Teatro Colon Rigoletto (Duka)
1910 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1913 Barcelona Teatro Liceo Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1915 Milan La Scala Notte di Leggenda (Gilfredo)
1924 Milan Teatro Dal Verme Giocondo e il suo Re (Giocondo)

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RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

Columbia, Milano 1913?

Lohengrin (Wagner): Cigno fedel D 592 41950

Lohengrin (Wagner): S'ei torna alfin D 592  41952

Lohengrin (Wagner): Di non t'incantan  D 4468 41953

Lohengrin (Wagner): Prova maggior D 4468 41954

Rigoletto (Verdi): La donna è mobile D4473 41976
Rigoletto (Verdi): Questa o quella D4473 41955

Fonotipia, Milano 1917-03-15

Rigoletto (Verdi): Questa o quella 69219 XPh5114

Fonotipia, Milano 1917-03-21
Mefistofele (Boito): Giunto sul passo estremo 69289 XPh5184

Fonotipia, Milano 1917-04-03
Tosca (Puccini): Non la sospiri la nostra casetta with Carmen Melis 69207 XPh5102

Fonotipia, Milano 1917-05-19
Rigoletto (Verdi): La donna è mobile 69220 XPh5115

Fonotipia, Milano 1922-12-07

Manon (Massenet): Crudele fui with Giuseppina Baldassare-Tedeschi 152532 Pho5512

Manon (Massenet): La tua non e with Giuseppina Baldassare-Tedeschi 152533 Pho5513

Fonotipia, Milano 1922-12-08

Falstaff (Verdi): Dal labbro il canto 152534 Pho5514

Giuseppe Radaelli (Tenor) (Caravaggio/Bergamo 1888 - New York 1939)

He made his debut in 1914 at the Teatro Lauro Rossi in Macerata as Enzo in ‘’Gioconda’’. In 1919 he performed at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome as José in ‘’Carmen’’. In 1923 he had important success at La Scala in Milan as Radames in ‘’Aida’’ and as Edgardo in ‘’Lucia di Lammermoor’’. In 1923 he appeared  at the Teatro dell'Opera in Rome in the premiere of the opera ‘’Grazia’’ of V. Michetti, in 1926 at the Teatro Donizetti in Bergamo in the premiere of the opera ‘’Ivania’’ of E. Pizzi. In 1925 he performed at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa. After successful appearance in South America approximately in 1934 he came in USA where in 1938 he appeared with the Salmaggi Opera Company in the New York Hippodrome in ‘’Aida’’ and in ‘’Pagliacci’’.

Chronology of some appearances

1914 Macerata Teatro Lauro Rossi Gioconda (Enzo)
1919 Rome Teatro Costanzi Carmen (Don Jose)
1923 Milan La Scala Lucia di Lammermoor (Edgardo)
1923 Rome Teatro dell'Opera La Grazia di V. Michetti (Elias)
1925 Genoa Teatro Carlo Felice La Cena Delle Beffe (Giannetto)
1926 Bergamo Teatro Donizetti Ivania di E. Pizzi
1938 New York Hippodrome Pagliacci (Canio)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

Columbia, Milano 1915?

Ballo in maschera (Verdi): Di tu se fedele  D4670 42456

Ballo in maschera (Verdi): La rivedrò nell'estasi D4670 42457

Gioconda (Ponchielli): Cielo e mar  D4673 42458

Ernani (Verdi): Come rugiata al cespite D4671 42459

Ernani (Verdi): Solingo, errante e misero D4671 42460

Trovatore (Verdi): Ah! Si,  ben mio  D 4672 42461

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): Addio alla madre D9360

Fedora (Giordano): Vedi io piango D9360

Forza del Destino (Verdi): O tu che in seno agli angeli D4672  42464

Carmen (Bizeti): Il fior D4673 42465

Columbia, Milano 1923?

Aida (Verdi): Se quelquerrierio fossi...Celeste Aida D 5040 B36

Columbia, Milano 1929-02/03

Ernani (Verdi): Solingo, errante e misero D5991 B2335

Trovatore (Verdi):  Deserto sulla terra D5991 B2356

Columbia, Milano

Andrea Chenier (Giordano): Colpito qui mi avte D9436

Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Hai tradito il ciel D9436

Romeo Berti (Tenor) (Ravenna, Italy 1867 - London, England 1954)

Probably he sang in Italian provincial theaters and had apparently studied in Paris under Lhérie and Jean de Reszke. From 1895 to 1905 he performed in smaller French stages. He appeared also  in London. He should have lost about 1910 his voice; since 1914 he lived in London and been active there as a pedagogue. Among his pupils was British tenor Benvenuto Finelli.

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

Odeon, Paris 1904?

Rigoletto (Verdi): Come la plume au vent 33887 xp 987

Troubadour (Verdi): Exile sur la terre 33883 xp 984
Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Arioso 37000
Tosca (Puccini): Arioso 37001

Excelsior Reale, Paris 1905? (ann, w pf)

Sigurd (Reyer): Grand air 60647

Columbia, Milano 1905? (w. pf)
Ave Maria (Gounod) 10526

Columbia, Milano 1906? (w. orch.)

Rigoletto (Verdi): Questa o quella 10537
Gioconda (Ponchielli): Cielo e mar 10538 
Africana (Meyerbeer): O paradiso 10539
Carmen (Bizet): Il fior 10573
Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Fra poco a me 10568

Edison 2-min cylinders, London? 1906?

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo):  Vesti la giubba B7
Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): Siciliana B17
Rigoletto (Verdi): Questa o quella B18
Tosca (Puccini): E lucevan le stelle B26

Homokord
Aida (Verdi): Celeste Aida 2108
Rigoletto (Verdi): La donna è mobile 2109
Trovatore (Verdi): Di quella pira 2111 12118 A
Trovatore (Verdi): Miserere 2112 458 A
Fedora (Giordano): Amor ti vieta 8510
Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): Siciliana 8520
Tosca (Puccini): E lucevan le stelle 2108
Rigoletto (Verdi): Questa o quella 2110

APGA
Trovatore (Verdi): Miserere 35012
Trovatore (Verdi): Deserto sulla terra 35011

Cabezas 1906/1909

Trovatore (Verdi): Di quella pira  2111

Elvira Casazza (Mezzo-Soprano) (Ferrara 1887 - Milano 1965)

She was born Elivra Mari in Ferrara and studied in Milan with Adele Borghi before making her operatic debut as Azucena in Il trovatore in Sanremo in 1909. During the course of her stage career, she sang throughout Italy as well as in Latin America and Spain. Amongst the roles she created were Dèbora in Pizzetti's Dèbora e Jaéle (1922) and the Commandant in Zandonai's I cavalieri di Ekebù (1925). Known for the extension of her lower register with an almost baritonal quality to her low notes, she has been described as a contralto in some sources. She was married to Umberto Casazza, a violinist from Busseto and a distant relative relative of the conductor, Giulio Gatti-Casazza. The couple had one son, Girolamo, who was killed in a plane crash at the outset of World War II. Following the death of her husband a few years later, Casazza retired from the stage with a final performance at the Teatro Verdi in Trieste in 1947 as Mother in Charpentier's Louise. She devoted her later years to teaching singing at the Rossini Conservatory in Pesaro and then at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome.

Chronology of some appearances

1909 Sanremo Teatro Principe Amedeo Andrea Chenier (Madelon)
1912 Lisbona  Coliseo Recrejos Abul di A.Nepomuceno (Shina)
1914 Roma Teatro Costanzi Canossa di G.F.Malipiero (Alaide)
1917 Savona Teatro Chiabrera Concerto
1919 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Aida (Amneris)
1921 Bologna  Teatro Comunale Aida (Amneris)
1924 Milano Teatro La Scala Debora E Jaele di I. Pizzetti (Debora)
1926 Milano Teatro La Scala Hansel e Gretel (Strega)
1928 Torino Teatro Regio Hansel e Gretel (Strega)
1931 Roma Teatro Dell'Opera Ballo in Maschera (Ulrica)
1933 Genova Teatro Carlo Felice Falstaff (Quickly)
1935 Milano Teatro La Scala Falstaff (Quickly)
1939 Trieste Teatro Verdi I Quattro Rusteghi (Margarita)
1947 Trieste Teatro Verdi Louise (Madre)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

Victor, USA  1917-05-02

Trovatore (Verdi): Mal reggendo all'aspro assalto with  Bernardo De Muro  6411A 3174c

Trovatore (Verdi): Ai nostri monti with Bernardo De Muro 6529A 3175c

Victor, USA 1917-05-09

Trovatore (Verdi): Perigliarti ancor languente with Bernardo De Muro  6411-B

Gramophone, Milano 1918-10-17

Favorita (Donizetti): Addio, fuggir mi lascia with Beniamino Gigli 2-054083  3314c

Gramophone, Milano 1918-10-19

Gioconda (Ponchielli): Laggiu nelle nebbie remote with Beniamino Gigli 2-054085 3316c

Fonografia Nazionale, Milano
Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Voi lo sapete 2102
Aida (Verdi) Già i sacerdoti adunansi with Ettore Bergamaschi 2023
Trovatore (Verdi) Stride la vampa 1073
Trovatore (Verdi) Condotta ell'era in ceppi 2044

Trovatore (Verdi): Ai nostri monti with Ettore Bergamaschi 2043

Gioconda (Ponchielli): Voce di donna 4697