Claudio Frigerio (Baritone) (Patterson, USA 1903 – Hollywood, Florida 1980)

He studied singing in Italy and made his debut in 1925 at the Teatro Carcano in Milano as Conte in G. Verdi’s ‘’Trovatore’’.

Chronology of some appearances

1925 Milano Teatro Carcano Trovatore (Conte)

1927 Malta Teatro Reale Pagliacci (Tonio)

1929 Milano Teatro Nazionale Ernani (Carlo)

1932 New York Teatro Metropolitan Simon Boccanegra (Paolo)

1934 Chicago  Civic Opera House Pagliacci (Tonio)

1937 New York Hippodrome Rigoletto (Rigoletto)

1939 New York Hippodrome Rigoletto (Rigoletto)

1953 New York City Opera Traviata (Germont)
1956  New York Academy of Music Boheme (Marcello)

RECORDING FOR SALE

HMV, Milano 1926-10-04

Ballo in maschera (Verdi): Alla vita R5327 7-252568

Galileo Parigi (Baritone) (Firenze 1885 - ?)

He studied singing at Florence under the pedagogue Giovanni Mirabella. Probably he made his debut in 1907 at the Teatro Degli Industri in Grosseto as Conte in ''Trovatore''.

Chronology of some appearances

1907 Grosseto Teatro Degli Industri   Trovatore (Conte)

1910 Catanzaro Teatro Comunale Favorita (Alfonso)

1913 Messina  Teatro Mastroieni Forza del Destino (Carlo)

1916 Torino Teatro Trianon Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)

1920 Roma Teatro Nazionale Aida (Amonasro)

1922 Bergamo  Teatro Delle Società   Boheme (Marcello)

1924 Carrara  Politeama Verdi Ballo in Maschera (Renato)

1927 Amsterdam Stadsschouwburg   Adriana Lecouvreur (Michonnet)

1930 San Diego Russ Auditorium Pagliacci (Tonio)

1933 Milano Teatro Lirico Rigoletto (Rigoletto)

RECORDING FOR SALE

Disco Quillet

Aida (Verdi): Quest'assisa with Unknown soprano 40

Maria Santoliva Villani (Soprano) (1875 - 1948)

After finishing her education she had her first success in guest performances at the Teatro Politeama Garibaldi in Palermo, at the Teatro Mercadante in Naples, at the Teatro Della Pergola in Firenze and at the Teatro Coccia in Novara. In Livorno she sang in A. Ponchielli’s  ‘’Gioconda’’. In 1905 she made guest appearance at the Opera House of Odessa in  ‘’Trovatore’’ and ‘’Ugonotti’’. In 1908 she appeared at the Polietama Rossini in Tunis. In Spain she sang at the Teatro Principal of Valencia. In 1909 she sang at the Teatro Bellini in Naples; in 1910, with an Italian opera troupe, to which also belonged the famous baritone Mattia Battistini, she performed in Bucharest. She was married the bass-baritone Roberto Villani, who belonged to the Italian singer's family Villani. Her daughter Renata Villani was a known soprano. She retired from the stage in 1924.

Chronology of some appearances

1903 Palermo Teatro Politeama Garibaldi Ruy Blas (Maria)
1903 Novara Teatro Coccia Germania (Ricke)

1905 Naples Teatro Mercadante Lucrezia Borgia (Lucrezia)

1905 Odessa Opera House Trovatore (Leonora)

1905 Valencia Teatro Principal Tosca (Tosca)
1906 Firenze Teatro Della Pergola Tosca (Tosca)

1906 Livorno Politeama  Gioconda (Gioconda)

1907 Naples Teatro Bellini Fedora (Fedora)

1908 Tunis Polietama Rossini  Tosca (Tosca)
1910 Bucharest Teatro Lirico Trovatore (Leonora)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Gramophone, Milano 1912-03-04

Tosca (Puccini): Vittoria! Vittoria! with Egidio Cunego and Ernesto Badini 054379 02330v

Tosca (Puccini): Giа mi dicon venal with Ernesto Badini 054380 02331v

William von Haxthausen (Tenor)

About this tenor it's impossible to find information. Maybe he never performed on the opera stage.

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Zonophone, Berlin 1905-09

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): Siziliana 22245 4016g

Lohengrin (Wagner): Schwanenlied 22246 4017g

Phyllis und die Mutter (trad) X-22313 3811h
Mignon (Thomas): Leb' wohl, Mignon X-22312 3812h

Zonophone, Berlin 1907

Carmen (Bizet): Blumenarie X-22567

Ermanno Eck (Bass)

In 1913 he appeared at te Teatro Alfieri in Asti as Oroveso in Bellini's ''Norma''.

Chronology of appearances

1913 Asti Teatro Alfieri Norma (Oroveso)

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Edison, Milano 1912
Salvator Rosa (Gomes): Di sposo di padre Unpubl. 44659

Antonio Gelli (Bass) (Ravenna 1897 - Milano 1960)

He made the debut as baritone, but soon sang buffo roles. In 1933 he made guest appearance at the Covent Garden in London as Sagrestano in ‘’Tosca’’ of Puccini. After the retirement he devoted himself to the teaching.

Chronology of some appearances

1921 Ravenna Teatro Alighieri Pescatroi di Perle (Zurga)

1924 Milano Teatro Dal Verme Bboheme (Marcello) 

1926 Novara Teatro Coccia Forza del destino (Melitone)

1928 Catania Teatro Bellini Don Chisciotte (Sancho) 

1930 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Boheme (Benoit/Alcindoro) 

1932 Novara Teatro Coccia Forza del destino (Melitone)

1934 Bagnacavallo Politeama Verdi Andrea Chenier (Roucher)

1936 Parma Teatro Regio Tosca (Sagrestano)

1938 Genova Teatro Carlo Felice Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Bartolo)

1940 Venezia Teatro La Fenice Arlecchino di F.Busoni

1942 Milano Teatro Lirico Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Bartolo)

1948 Castelsangiovanni Arena Augustea Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Bartolo)

1949 Cremona  Teatro Ponchielli Elisir d'amore (Dulcamara)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

HMV, Milano

Elisir d'amore (Donizetti): Udite o rustici S10163 (102-648)

Elisir d'amore (Donizetti): E questo l'odontalgico S10163 (102-649)

Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini): Manca un foglio S10166 (102-655)

Giulietta Battaglioli (Soprano)

She studied singing at Milan under Lucia Baragli and probably made her debut in 1905 at the Teatro Guglielmi in Massa as Musetta in ‘’Boheme’’. She married to tenor Vincenzo Leotti.

Chronology of some appearances

1905 Massa Teatro Guglielmi Boheme (Musetta)

1908 Novara Politeama Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza)

1910 Zithomir  Teatro Nazionale Trovatore (Leonora)

1912 Cerignola Teatro Mercadante Fedora (Fedora)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Artiphon

Ballo in maschera (Verdi): Ma dall'arido stelo 8018  A41021

Edison

Aida (Verdi): O patria mia 44673 Unpubl.

Victor 

Traviata (Verdi):  Non sapete  with Ernesto Badini 45028 13180b-1

Emilia Locatelli (Mezzo-Soprano)

Probably she made her debut in 1885 at the Teatro Maruccino in Chieti as Laura in Ponchielli's ‘’Gioconda’’.

Chronology of some appearances

1885 Chieti Teatro Marruccino Gioconda (Laura)

1887 Fano Teatro Della Fortuna Fa' Diavolo (Pamela)

1889 Rosario di Santa Fè Teatro Olimpo Aida (Amneris)

1891 Rimini  Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Favorita (Leonora)

1895 Piacenza Politeama Trovatore (Azucena)

1897 Roma Teatro Argentina Andrea Chenier (Contessa/Madelon)

1900 Minsk Teatro Nazionale Cavalleria Rusticana (Lola)

1903 Sebastopoli Teatro Nazionale Mignon (Federico)

1907 Milano Teatro La Scala Cavalleria Rusticana (Lucia)

1909 Lugano Teatro Apollo Andrea Chenier (Madelon)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Odeon, Milano 1905

Favorita (Donizetti): O mio Fernando 37079 Xm260

Mignon (Thomas): Non conosci il bel suol 37097 Xm261

Giuseppe Sorgi (Bass) (Santa Flavia/Palermo 1874 - ?)

He studied singing under the pedagogue Gaetano Ortisi. Probably he made his debut in 1899 at the Teatro Politeama in Sassari in ‘’Carmen’’. Already the next year he sang at the Teatro Dal Verme in Milano. Then he made successful guest appearances at Barcelona (1902/1903), Alessandria (1903), San Paolo (1904), Belem (1905), Buenos Aires (1906), Montevideo (1908), Lima (1910), Havana (1911) and Lisbon (1914). Probably he retired from the stage in USA.

Chronology of some appearances

1898 Sassari Politeama Carmen (Zuniga)

1900 Reggio Emilia Teatro Municipale Gioconda (Alvise)

1902 La Spezia Politeama Duca di Genova Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilio)

1904 Firenze Teatro Alfieri Rigoletto (Sparafucile)

1906 Buenos Ayres Teatro Marconi Boheme di R.Leoncavallo (Colline)

1908 Buenos Ayres Coliseo Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilio)

1910 Lima Teatro Forero Ernani (Silva)

1912 Havana Teatro Paynet Boheme (Colline)

1914 Bologna  Teatro Verdi Puritani (Giorgio)

1916 Philadelphia Academy of Music Lucia di Lammermoor (Raimondo)

1918 New York Teatro Gotham Stagione

RECORDING FOR SALE

Edison

Roberto il Diavolo (Meyerbeer): Suore che riposate 44624 Unpubl.

Henri (Enrico) Berriel (Baritone)

He was of French origins. First he graduated in medicine and then studied singing. He made his debut in the early 1900s at Paris in ‘’Traviata’’ and ‘’Carmen’’. After successful appearances he was engaged by the Opera House of Nice to sing in ‘’Otello’’ and ‘’Dolores’’ of  T. Breton. In 1904 he went to Italy to perform at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa in ‘’La dannazione di Faust’’ and ‘’Siberia’’. In 1910 he appeared at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome as Wotan in ‘’Walkiria’’. He was a great friend of the French dramatist Victorien Sardou. His wife was the famous soprano Amelie Talexis.

Chronology of soem appearances

1903 Genova T. Carlo Felice   Dannazione di Faust

1904 Genova T. Carlo Felice   Siberia

1905 Genova Politeama Genovese Adriana Lecouvreur

1906 Brescia T. Grande Tristano e Isotta

1907 Genova T. Carlo Felice   Amica

1908 Madrid T. Reale Lohengrin

1909 Roma T. Costanzi Walkiria

1910 Torino T. Vittorio Emanuele Otello

1911 Roma T. Adriano Tosca

1912 Roma T. Adriano Venezia di E. Storti

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Columbia, Milano 1908/1909

Africaine (Meyerbeer): Ballata d'Adamastor 10758

Africaine (Meyerbeer): Figlia di regi 10763

Amleto Galli (Bass) (Bologna 1886 - Milano 1949)

First he became an apprentice to a shoemaker, then an engraver. After his voice had been discovered, he visited only five months the conservatoire of Bologna and he was also practically an autodidact. He was a very many-sided gifted artist, beside his career as a singer he showed substantial talents as a painter and sculptor and dealt with the astronomy. Probably he made his debut in 1905 and sang first at the smaller Italian stages. In the 1911-12 season he was to be heard at the Teatro alla Scala in the classical opera ‘’Armida’’ of Gluck. In 1914 he performed there in the premiere of the opera ‘’L'Ombra di Don Giovanni’’ of F. Alfano. In 1922 he took part at the Teatro alla Scala in the premiere of I. Pizzetti’s opera ‘’Debora e Jaele’’. One of his brilliant achievements was the role of Lunardo in ‘’Quattro rusteghi’’ of Wolf-Ferrari. In 1936 he sang with great success at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa in the premiere of the opera ‘’Giulio Cesare’’ by G. Fr. Malipiero.

Chronology of some appearances

1905 Venezia Teatro Rossini Le Nozze Istriane di A.Smareglia (Menico)

1908 Pistoia Politeama Mabellini Carmen (Zuniga)

1911 Milano Teatro Dal Verme Lucia di Lammermoor (Raimondo)

1913 Milano Teatro La Scala Oberon (Almansor)

1915 Parma Politeama Reinach Lohengrin (Araldo)

1917 Padova Teatro Garibaldi Lucia di Lammermoor (Raimondo)

1920 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Pescatori di Perle (Nourrabad)

1924 Padova Teatro Garibaldi Ballo in Maschera (Samuel)

1930 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Tosca (Angelotti)

1933 La Spezia Politeama Duca di Genova Gianni Schicchi (Spinelloccio/Ser Amantio)

1937 Rovigo Teatro Sociale Traviata (Douphol)

1940 Foggia Teatro Flagella I Quattro Rusteghi di E.Wolf Ferrari (Cancian)

1941 Vicenza Teatro Verdi I Quattro Rusteghi di E.Wolf Ferrari (Cancian)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Victor, USA 1910-12-09

Gioconda (Ponchielli): Si, morir 55019 236aj

Fonografia Nazionale

Mefistofele (Boito): Son lo spirito (Canzone del fischio) 682

Pathé, Milano 1921?

Mefistofele (Boito): Ballata del mondo 10334 86705

Mefistofele (Boito): Ave Signor 10334 86706

Michele Mulleras (Tenor) (Barcelona 1883 - ?)

                                                                  Rodolfo

His career lasted more than 20 years. He appeared with success at different opera houses of Spain, Italy and South America, especially at the Teatro Liceo in Barcelona, where he sang between 1913 and 1932, sharing roles with tenors Hipolito Lázaro and Bernardo de Muro. He retired from the stage in 1932 after performing  in ‘’Madama Butterfly’’ at the Teatro Liceo of Barcelona. He made two records for Gramophone.

Chronology of some appearances

1909    Lisbona Coliseo Recrejos Stagione

1910    Lisbona Aguia de Oro Favorita (Fernando)

1910    Lisbona Coliseo Recrejos Stagione

1911    Lisbona Coliseo Recrejos Stagione

1912    Alessandria Egitto T.Alhambra Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)

1913    Lisbona Coliseo Recrejos Tosca (Cavaradossi)

1913    Lisbona Coliseo Recrejos Boheme (Rodolfo)

1913    Lisbona Coliseo Recrejos Gioconda (Enzo)

1913    Lisbona Coliseo Recrejos Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)

1913    Lisbona Coliseo Recrejos Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)

1913    Lisbona Coliseo Recrejos Faust (Faust)

1913    Lisbona Coliseo Recrejos Lucia di Lammermoor (Edgardo)

1913    Lisbona Coliseo Recrejos Lohengrin (Lohengrin)

1913    Oporto T.Eden Favorita (Fernando)

1913    Oporto T.Eden Fedora (Loris)

1914    Lisbona Coliseo Recrejos Lohengrin (Lohengrin)

1914    Lisbona Coliseo Recrejos Mefistofele (Faust)

1917    Lisbona Coliseo Recrejos Rigoletto (Duca di Mantova)

1918    Barcellona T.Bosque Boheme (Rodolfo)

1918    Barcellona T.Bosque Favorita (Fernando)

1918    Barcellona T.Bosque Marina di Arrieta

1918    Barcellona T.Bosque Tosca (Cavaradossi)

1918    Barcellona T.Liceo Amleto di A.Thomas (Laerte)

1919    Barcellona T.Bosque Gioconda (Enzo)

1919    Gerona T.Principal Gioconda (Enzo)

1919    Gerona T.Principal Favorita (Fernando)

1919    Gerona T.Principal Traviata (Alfredo)

1919    Gerona T.Principal Pagliacci (Canio)

1919    Gerona T.Principal Rigoletto (Duca di Mantova)

1919    Roma T.Nazionale Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)

1923    Genova T.Paganini Pagliacci (Canio)

1923    Torino T.Balbo Pagliacci (Canio)

1924    Asti T.Alfieri Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)

1924    Asti T.Alfieri Boheme (Rodolfo)

1924    Ravenna T.Mariani Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)

1925    Forlì T.Comunale Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)

1925    Pola T.Ciscutti Manon Lescaut (De Grieux)

1926    Bari T.Petruzzelli Fanciulla del West (Johnson)

1926    Bergamo T.Nuovo Pagliacci (Canio)

1926    Pavia T.Fraschini Fanciulla del West (Johnson)

1926    Prato Politeama Banchini Fanciulla del West (Johnson)

1928    Bologna T.Duse Wally (Hagenbach)

1929    Milano T.Lirico Pagliacci (Canio)

1929    Poggibonsi T.Ravvivati Costanti Loreley (Walter)

1930    Milano T.Lirico Pagliacci (Canio)

1930    Rivarolo Ligure Pagliacci (Canio)

1931    Como T.Sociale Fanciulla del West (Johnson)

1931    Milano T.Carcano Andrea Chenier (Chenier)

1931    Milano T.Carcano Pagliacci (Canio)

1932    Barcellona T.Liceo Boheme (Rodolfo)

1932    Barcellona T.Liceo Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)

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RECORDING FOR SALE

Gramophone 7- 2-18

Favorita (Donizetti): Spirto gentil 9-252000 19973u

Richard Kubla (Tenor) (Ostrava 1890 – Praha 1964)

                                                                Canio

As a child he learned violin and already appeared as a seven-year-old as a soloist. Nevertheless, his uncle who led a church choir advised him to let train his voice. He became a pupil of Bohumil Pták in Prague. Then he went to Vienna to study at the Vienna Academy of Music and the Performing Arts, and there in 1914 he made his opera debut at the Wiener Volksoper as Rodolfo in ‘’Bohème’’. Till 1920 he remained a member of the Wiener Volksoper, sang in the 1920-24 season at the German Theatre in Prague and then worked as a constant guest till 1945 at the Czech National Theatre in Prague. In the 1932-33 and 1936-38 seasons he was again engaged by the Wiener Volksoper. He made guest appearances at the Vienna State Opera (1919, 1935, 1937), at the opera houses of Munich, Hamburg, Budapest and Belgrade, to Trieste, Cairo. He also performed in USA, where he appeared in New York and Chicago. He controlled a stage repertoire of about 130 parts, under it many Wagner's roles (Erik, Lohengrin, Stolzing, Parsifal, Siegmund), Hans in ‘’Verkauften Braut’’, Prince in ‘’Rusalka’’, Radames in ‘’Aida’’, Cavaradossi in ‘’Tosca’’, Duke in ‘’Rigoletto’’ and Turiddu in ‘’Cavalleria Rusticana’’, in addition some operetta parts.

Chronology of some appearances

1914 Wiener Volksoper Boheme (Rodolfo)

1920-24 Prague German Theatre

1932-33 and 1936-38 Wiener Volksoper

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Gramophone, Prague
Dalibor (Smetana): Arie s Dalibor
Hubicka (Smetana): Aria 

Ultraphon

Aida (Verdi): Celeste Aida G12796 043561

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Vesti la giubba  G12796 043562

Gino Lussardi (Baritone) (Brescia 1886 - ?)

He studied singing under the pedagogue Giacomo Ortisi in Milan. He made his debut in 1907 at the Teatro Politeama Perini of Riva del Trento as Silvio in ‘’Pagliacci’’. Then he appeared at Torino, Vicenza, Genova and from 1911-15 at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires (among other things as Bello in the première of Puccini’s ‘’Fanciulla del West’’). At the Teatro Colón he sang the role of Silvio in ‘’Pagliacci’’ together with Enrico Caruso and Mario Sammarco. In 1924 he performed at the Teatro Regio of Parma in ‘’Le donne duriose’’; in 1934 he made guest appearances at Amsterdam and The Hague. His career lasted possibly till 1945.

Chronology of some appearances

1907 Savona Teatro Chiabrera Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)

1910 Vicenza   Teatro Eretenio  Forza del destino (Melitone)

1912 Milano Teatro Dal Verme  Forza del destino (Melitone)

1914 Cremona Teatro Ponchielli Tosca (Sagrestano)

1917 Milano Teatro Carcano Andrea Chenier (Dumas)

1920 Asti Politeama Nazionale Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)

1922  Pavia Teatro Guidi Boheme (Marcello)

1925 Milano Teatro Carcano Amico Fritz (David)

1929 Lisbona   Coliseo Recrejos Otello (Montano)

1932Vicenza Teatro Eretenio   Il Segreto di Susanna (Gil)

1937 Fano Teatro Della Fortuna Boheme (Benoit/Alcindoro)

1940 Modena  Teatro Municipale Adriana Lecouvreur (Principe)

1942 Castelsangiovanni Cortile Collegio Vittorio Emanuele Boheme (Benoit/Alcindoro)

1944 Novara Teatro Coccia Boheme (Benoit/Alcindoro)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Gramophone, Milano 1913

Gioconda (Ponchielli): Pescator affonda l'esca 252129

Come l'onda (Serge)  252076
Non te lo dico (Mario)  252077

Pathé, Milano 1925?

Rigoletto (Verdi): Quartetto with Giovanni Manuritta, Anna Sassone-Soster and Lina Lanza 12621 88155

Bohème (Puccini): Quartetto with Giovanni Manuritta, Anna Sassone-Soster  and Elena Galassi di Lorenzo 12621 88156

Vittorio Pozzi Camolla (Baritone)

Probably he made his debut in 1885 at the Teatro Comunale of Catania in Donizetti’s ‘’Don Sebastiano’’.

Chronology of some appearances

1885 Catania Teatro Comunale Don Sebastiano (Don Giovanni)

1889 Pistoia Politeama Mabellini Favorita (Alfonso)

1891 Bergamo Teatro Riccardi Aida (Amonasro)

1893 Messina  Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Ballo in Maschera (Renato)

1896 Napoli Teatro Fondo Forza del destino (Carlo)

1899 Oporto Teatro S. Joao Otello (Jago)

1901 Vicenza Teatro Verdi Aida (Amonasro)

1903 Corfù Teatro Nuovo Faust (Valentino)

1907 Bologna  Teatro Del Corso Lohengrin (Tetralmondo)

1909 Torino Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Pagliacci (Tonio)

1911 Suzzara Teatro Sociale Ernani (Silva)

RECORDING FOR SALE

G&T, Milano 1903-11/12

Siberia (Giordano): O mia bella with de Luca, A Pini-Corsi and Gennari 054039 Con749

Angelo Pilotto (Baritone) (Treviso 1895 - ?)

He studied singing at Padua under Orefice and made his debut in 1917 at the Teatro Borghi Tosi of Ferrara as Escamilio in Bizet's ''Carmen''.

Chronology of some appearances

1917 Ferrara Teatro Borghi Tosi Carmen (Escamillo)

1919 Porto Maurizio    Teatro Cavour Faust (Valentino)

1921 Milano Arena Il Figliuol Prodigo di A.Ponchielli (Amenofi)

1923 Buenos Ayres Teatro Coliseo Aida (Amonasro)

1925 Piacenza Teatro Municipale Boheme (Marcello)

1927 Torino Teatro Regio Boheme (Marcello)

1929 Valencia  Teatro Principal Aida (Amonasro)

1931 Figline Valdarno Teatro Garibaldi Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)

1933 Mulhouse Opera Stagione

1935 New York Hippodrome Pagliacci (Tonio)

1937 New York Hippodrome Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)

1940 Cincinnati Zoo Opera Aida (Amonasro)

1943 Pittsburgh Grand Opera House   Aida (Amonasro)

1947 Albany Music Hall Traviata (Germont)
1955 Lowell High School Auditorium Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

HMV, Milano 1929-06-04

Madama Butterfly (Puccini): Addio, fiorito asil with Alessandro Valente S 10206 30-614

Odeon Fonotipia, Milano 1930

Erodiade (Massenet): Vision fuggitiva  168774 b

Gaetano Rebonato (Baritone) (Sanguinetto ? - ?)

He studied singing with Riccardo Daviesi and then under the teacher E. Herbert-Caesari. Probably he made his debut in 1892 at the Teatro Sociale of Treviglio in ‘’Tutti in maschera’’.

Chronology of some appearances

1892 Treviglio Teatro Sociale Tutti in Maschera

1896 Milano Teatro Eden Strategia d'amore di R.Marenco

1898 Pavia Teatro Fraschini    Papa' Martin di A.Cagnoni (Feliciano)

1900  Reggio Emilia  Teatro Municipale Gioconda (Barnaba)

1902 Lisbona Teatro San Carlos Pagliacci (Tonio)

1904 Madrid Teatro Reale Elisir d'amore (Belcore)

1906 Città del Messico Teatro Arbeu Pescatori di Perle (Zurga)

1908 Milano Teatro La Scala Forza del destino (Melitone)

1910 Milano Teatro Lirico Malbruk di R.Leoncavallo (Malbruk)

1912 Cuneo Teatro Toselli Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Bartolo)

1916 La Spezia Politeama Duca di Genova Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Bartolo)

1919 Barcellona Teatro Liceo Boheme (Benoit/Alcindoro)

1922 Macerata Teatro Lauro Rossi  Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Bartolo)

1924 Trieste Politeama Rossetti Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Bartolo)

1930 Barcellona Teatro Liceo Stagione

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Lyrophon, Milano

Don Pasquale (Donizetti): Bella siccome un angelo J498

Forza del destino (Verdi): Solenne in quest'ora with Renato Azzarri J532