CELESTINA BONINSEGNA THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS 5 CDR

 

CELESTINA BONINSEGNA (REGGIO EMILIA, ITALY, 26 FEBRUARY, 1877 – MILAN, ITALY, 13 FEBRUARY, 1947)

 

 

 

She first studied singing in Reggio Emilia with Guglielmo Mattioli and made her debut at the Politeama Ariosto in Reggio Emilia as Norina in Don Pasquale. Later, she perfected her vocal technique at the Conservatorio Gioachino Rossini in Pesaro, where she studied under Virginia Boccabadati.

 

Chronology of appearances

 

1892 Reggio Emilia Politeama Ariosto Don Pasquale (Norina)

1896 Fano Della Fortuna Rigoletto (Gilda)

1897 Bagnacavallo Comunale Rigoletto (Gilda)

1899 Matelica Condominiale Elisir d’Amore (Adina)

1900 Milano Dal Verme Ernani (Elvira)

1900 Milano Dal Verme Jone (Jone)

1900 Milano Dal Verme Ruy Blas (Maria)

1900 Milano Dal Verme Trovatore (Leonora)

1900 Cremona Politeama Ruy Blas (Maria)

1900 Piacenza Municipale Lohengrin (Elsa)

1901 Milano Dal Verme Trovatore (Leonora)

1901 Roma Teatro Costanzi Le Maschere (Rosaura)

1901 Santiago del Cile Municipale Aida (Aida)

1901 Santiago del Cile Municipale Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza)

1901 Santiago del Cile Municipale Ernani (Elvira)

1901 Santiago del Cile Municipale Gioconda (Gioconda)

1901 Santiago del Cile Municipale Mefistofele (Margherita/Elena)

1901 Santiago del Cile Municipale Norma (Norma)

1901 Santiago del Cile Municipale Tosca (Tosca)

1901 Valparaiso Victoria Aida (Aida)

1901 Lima Principal Aida (Aida)

1901 Lima Principal Gioconda (Gioconda)

1901 Lima Principal Ernani (Elvira)

1901 Lima Principal Mefistofele (Margherita/Elena)

1901 Lima Principal Tosca (Tosca)

1902 Santiago del Cile Municipale Africana (Selika)

1902 Santiago del Cile Municipale Ballo in maschera (Amelia)

1902 Santiago del Cile Municipale Aida (Aida)

1902 Santiago del Cile Municipale Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza)

1902 Santiago del Cile Municipale Ernani (Elvira)

1902 Santiago del Cile Municipale Gioconda (Gioconda)

1902 Santiago del Cile Municipale Mefistofele (Margherita/Elena)

1902 Santiago del Cile Municipale Trovatore (Leonora)

1902 Valparaiso Victoria Trovatore (Leonora)

1902 Valparaiso Victoria Aida (Aida)

1902 Modena  Municipale Aida (Aida)

1902 Bologna  Duse Trovatore (Leonora)

1903 Parma Regio Trovatore (Leonora)

1903 Bari Petruzzelli Trovatore (Leonora)

1903 Genova Politeama Genovese Aida (Aida)

1903 Milano Dal Verme Trovatore (Leonora)

1903 Modena Storchi Trovatore (Leonora)

1904 Genova Politeama Genovese Trovatore (Leonora)

1904 Trieste Politeama Rossetti Norma (Norma)

1904 Reggio Emilia Municipale Aida (Aida)

1904 Faenza Comunale Aida (Aida)

1904 Matelica  Condominiale   Aida (Aida)

1904 Trieste Politeama Rossetti Trovatore (Leonora)

1904 London Covent Garden Aida (Aida)

1904 London Covent Garden Ballo in maschera (Amelia)

1904 Milano La Scala Aida (Aida)

1905 London Covent Garden Aida (Aida)

1905 London Covent Garden Trovatore (Leonora)

1905 Madrid Reale Aida (Aida)

1906 Madrid Reale Ballo in maschera (Amelia)

1906 Madrid Reale Dannazione di Faust (Margherita)

1906 Madrid Reale Trovatore (Leonora)

1906 Lisbon Coliseo Recrejos Aida (Aida)

1906 Lisbon Coliseo Recrejos Trovatore (Leonora)

1906 New York Metropolitan Aida (Aida)

1909 Roma Teatro Costanzi Aida (Aida)

1912 Venezia Teatro La Fenice Aida (Aida)

1913 Bologna Teatro Comunale Messa da Requiem

1913 Roma Teatro Costanzi Mefistofele (Margherita/Elena)

1916 Parma Teatro Regio Aida (Aida)

1918 Bergamo Teatro Donizetti Aida (Aida)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Africaine (Meyerbeer) Già l’odio m’abbandona 053068 535½c G&T, Milano 1905

Africaine (Meyerbeer) Qual celesti concenti 53418 7324½b G&T, Milano 1905

Aida (Verdi) Duetto, act 2 (w. Frascani) 12565, 86600 Pathé, Milano 1918

Aida (Verdi) Fuggiam gli ardori (w. Calleja) 13076 86523 Pathé, Milano 19181919

Aida (Verdi) Il ciel dei nostri amori (Fuggiam gli ardori) with Giovanni Valls 054044 215m G&T, Milano 1904-11

Aida (Verdi) O cieli azzurri 84523 10087 Pathé, Milano 1908

Aida (Verdi) O patria mia 30382, A5196 Columbia, New York 1910-03-14

Aida (Verdi) O Patria mia 053049 212m G&T, Milano 1904-11

Aida (Verdi) Qui Radames verrà… O patria mia 053232 1952c Gramophone, Milano 1909-04-02

Aida (Verdi) Ritorna vincitor 4 April 1911†; London, unpublished wax master 619-B Edison

Aida (Verdi) Ritorna vincitor 4178 Pathé, Paris 19061907

Aida (Verdi) Ritorna vincitor Aida (Verdi) Ritorna vincitor 30381 A5196 Columbia, New York 1910-03-14

Aida (Verdi) Ritorna vincitor… I sacri nomi 10250, 10250, 86518, 86519 Pathé, Milano 19181919

Aida (Verdi) Ritorna vincitor…Aida (Verdi) I sacri nomi 053253, 053231, 1950½c, 1951c, Gramophone, Milano 1909-04-01, 02

Andrea Chénier (Giordano) Vicino a te (w. Bolis) 2-054075 3205c Gramophone, Milano 1917-06-05

Ave Maria (Gounod) (violin Ranzato) 84346 Pathé, Milano 1908

Ballo in maschera (Verdi) M’ami, m’ami… O qual soave brivido (w. Bolis) 2-054071, 2-054074,  3204c, 3203c Gramophone, Milano 1917-06-05

Ballo in maschera (Verdi) Ma dall’arido stelo divulsa 053065, 538c G&T, Milano 1905

Ballo in maschera (Verdi) Morrò ma prima in grazia 4175 Pathé, Paris 19061907

Ballo in maschera (Verdi) Morró, ma prima D4683 11034- Columbia, Milano 1911

Ballo in maschera (Verdi) Morrò, ma prima in grazia 53415 7306b G&T, Milano 1905

Ballo in maschera (Verdi) Non sai tu (w. Ischierdo) 054098 798½c G&T, Milano 1906-10

Ballo in maschera (Verdi) Non sai tu… O qual soave (w. del Ry) 74711, 74712, D16315, D16315 Columbia, Milano 1911

Bohème (Puccini) Mi chiamano Mimì 4174 Pathé, Paris 19061907

Bohème (Puccini) Mi chiamano Mimi 30353 A5195 Columbia, New York 1910-02-14

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Tu qui Santuzza…No, no, Turiddu (w. De Gaviria) 86619, 86620 Pathé, Milano 19181919

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Voi lo sapete 4180 Pathé, Paris 19061907

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Voi lo sapete 30352 A5198 Columbia, New York 1910-02-14

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Voi lo sapete 053172 1430½c G&T, Milano 1907

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Voi lo sapete 53376 2177L G&T, Milano 1904-11

Ernani (Verdi) Da quel dì (w. Cigada) 054062 530c G&T, Milano 1905

Ernani (Verdi) Ernani involami 30380 A5199 Columbia, New York 1910-03-14

Ernani (Verdi) Ernani involami 53417 7321b G&T, Milano 1905

Ernani (Verdi) Ernani involami S62 42128-1 Columbia, Milano 19131914

Ernani (Verdi) Ernani, involami 4173 Pathé, Paris 19061907

Faust (Gounod) Aria dei gioielli D8080 11029 Columbia, Milano 1911

Faust (Gounod) C’era un re di Thulé D4284 11028 Columbia, Milano 1911

Faust (Gounod) C’era un re di Thulé Pathé 4176 Pathé, Paris 19061907

Faust (Gounod) Ei m’ama 053235 1852c Gramophone, Milano 1909-05-14

Faust (Gounod) Ei m’ama D4285, 11048 Columbia, Milano 1911

Faust (Gounod) Tardi si fa (w. de Lucia) 054043 213m G&T, Milano 1904-11

Forza del destino (Verdi) La vergine D4290 11045 Columbia, Milano 1911

Forza del destino (Verdi) La vergine degli angeli (w. chorus) 53416 7309b G&T, Milano 1905

Forza del destino (Verdi) La vergine degli angeli (w. chorus) 84138 Pathé, Milano 1908

Forza del destino (Verdi) Madre pietosa D4290 11046 Columbia, Milano 1911

Forza del destino (Verdi) Madre pietosa vergine (w. chorus) 053067 532½c G&T, Milano 1905

Forza del destino (Verdi) Madre pietosa vergine (w. chorus) 053089 800c G&T, Milano 1906-10

Forza del destino (Verdi) Madre pietosa vergine 84519 Pathé, Milano 1908

Forza del destino (Verdi) Pace! Pace mio Dio April 1911; London, unpublished diamond disc test pressing 620-B Edison

Forza del destino (Verdi) Pace, pace 4177 Pathé, Paris 19061907

Forza del destino (Verdi) Pace, pace, mio Dio 30383 A5199 Columbia, New York 1910-03-14

Forza del destino (Verdi) Pace, pace, mio Dio 053088 793c G&T, Milano 1906-10

Gioconda (Ponchielli) L’amo come il fulgor (w. Frascani) 86599 Pathé, Milano 19181919

Gioconda (Ponchielli) Suicidio 4184 Pathé, Milano 1908

Gioconda (Ponchielli) Suicidio 30358, A5198 Columbia, New York 1910-02-18

Gioconda (Ponchielli) Suicidio! 53373 2145L G&T, Milano 1904-11

Guarany (Gomez) Sento una forza (w. Bolis) 2-054087 3198c Gramophone, Milano 1917-06-02

Isabeau (Mascagni) Questo mio bianco manto 86524 Pathé, Milano 19181919

Isabeau (Mascagni) Questo mio bianco manto D9340 42126- Columbia, Milano 19131914

Isabeau (Mascagni) Venne una vecchierella 86525 Pathé, Milano 19181919

Leggenda valacca (Braga) (violin Ranzato) 84347 Pathé, Milano 1908

Lohengrin (Wagner) Sole nei miei D4285 11036- Columbia, Milano 1911

Loreley (Catalani) Invocazione 10284 86522 Pathé, Milano 19181919

Loreley (Catalani) Lascia per or che libera (w. Bolis) 2-053136 3197c Gramophone, Milano 1917-06-02

Lucrezia Borgia (Donizetti) Com’è bello 84525 Pathé, Milano 1908

Manon Lescaut (Puccini) In quelle trine morbide 4183, 10084 Pathé, Paris 19061907

Manon Lescaut (Puccini) In quelle trine morbide 53372 2144L G&T, Milano 1904-11

Maschere (Mascagni) Aria della lettera 53374 2146L G&T, Milano 1904-11

Mefistofele (Boito) Spunta l’aurora D4683 11047 Columbia, Milano 1911

Mefistofele (Boito) Spunta l’aurora pallida 4182 Pathé, Paris 19061907

Mefistofele (Boito) Spunta l’aurora pallida 84524 Pathé, Milano 1908

Ninna Nanna (Leoncavallo) 53392 2370½L G&T, Milano 1904-12

Norma (Bellini) Ah bello a me ritorna 30357 A5197 Columbia, New York 1910-02-18

Norma (Bellini) Ah! bello a me ritorna (w. chorus) 53481 9063b G&T, Milano 1906-10

Norma (Bellini) Casta diva 30356 A5197 Columbia, New York 1910-02-18

Norma (Bellini) Casta diva 053050 216m G&T, Milano 1904-11

Norma (Bellini) Casta diva 84520 Pathé, Milano 1908

Norma (Bellini) Deh non volerli vittime (w. Colazza & de Segurola) 054097 789c G&T, Milano 1906-10

Notturno (Cantoni) 053101 852c G&T, Milano 1906-11

Ruy Blas (Marchetti) O dolce voluttà (w. Colazza) 054109 854c G&T, Milano 1906-11

Semiramide (Rossini) Bel raggio 30359, H1016 Columbia, New York 1910-02-18

Semiramide (Rossini) Bel raggio lusinghier 84521 Pathé, Milano 1908

Te solo (Sabaino) (p Sabaino) 53492 9358b G&T, Milano 1906-11

Tosca (Puccini) Preghiera 30355 A5195 Columbia, New York 1910-02-14

Tosca (Puccini) Vissi d’arte 4179 Pathé, Paris 19061907

Tosca (Puccini) Vissi d’arte D9340 42127 Columbia, Milano 19131914

Trovatore (Verdi) D’amor sull’ali rosee 4181 Pathé, Paris 19061907

Trovatore (Verdi) D’amor sull’ali rosee 30351 A5194 Columbia, New York 1910-02-14

Trovatore (Verdi) D’amor sull’ali rosee 53375 2176L G&T, Milano 1904-11

Trovatore (Verdi) Mira d’acerbe lagrime (w. Cigada) 54264x 7304½b G&T, Milano 1905

Trovatore (Verdi) Miserere (w. Scampini & chorus) 84141 Pathé, Milano 1908

Trovatore (Verdi) Miserere (w. Valls) 54056 2179L G&T, Milano 1904-11

Trovatore (Verdi) Racconto di Azucena, pt 1, pt 2 86550, 86551 Pathé, Milano 19181919

Trovatore (Verdi) Tace la notte pacida 11 April 1911; London, (ten-inch matrix 632-B) published briefly as 82035 Edison

Trovatore (Verdi) Tacea la notte 30354 A5194 Columbia, New York 1910-02-14

Trovatore (Verdi) Tacea la notte 053063 537c G&T, Milano 1905

Trovatore (Verdi) Tacea la notte 84518 Pathé, Milano 1908

Trovatore (Verdi) Vivra contende il giubilo (w. Cigada) 54266 7320b G&T, Milano 1905

Vêpres Siciliennes (Verdi) Mercè diletti amichi (Bolero) 53419 7325b G&T, Milano 1905

Vêpres Siciliennes (Verdi) Mercè, diletto amiche 84522 Pathé, Milano 1908

CELESTINA BONINSEGNA THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS 5 CDR

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DOMENICO VIGLIONE-BORGHESE THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS 2 CDR

 

DOMENICO VIGLIONE BORGHESE (MONDOVI, 3 JULY, 1877 – MILAN, 26 OCTOBER, 1957)

 

 

 

He studied at the Conservatorio Rossini in Pesaro and under Antonio Cotogni in Rome. He made his debut in 1899 at the Teatro Verdi as the King’s Herald in Lohengrin. Over the next two years, he sang at various Italian opera houses before emigrating to North America in 1901. In San Francisco, he worked as a railroad worker and docker while taking extensive singing lessons. With the recommendation of Enrico Caruso, impresario Scognamillo engaged him in his opera troupe, which also included Luisa Tetrazzini. The troupe toured Mexico, the Caribbean islands, the Antilles, and Venezuela during the 1905-06 season, where he achieved significant success.

He returned to Italy in 1906 and made his debut at the Teatro Regio in Parma as Amonasro in Aida in 1907. He continued to perform at major Italian opera houses with great success, regularly appearing at La Scala and the Teatro Costanzi in Rome, where he was featured in the premiere of Ruggiero Leoncavallo’s Maia in 1910. In 1914, he performed at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa in the Italian premiere of Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari’s I Gioielli della Madonna. He also sang at the Teatro Reale in Madrid in 1913, at the Arena di Verona in 1914, and later at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires in 1919.

In the 1930s, he appeared on Italian radio and in opera houses in Turin and Palermo. His star role was Jack Rance in Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West, and Puccini himself referred to him jokingly as ‘Il principe degli sceriffi’. He also performed as a guest in Paris, Warsaw, and at the Teatro Regio in Turin in the Italian premiere of Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Golden Cock in 1925. His final performance was at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels in 1938. He retired from the stage in 1940 and went on to teach singing in Milan.

His repertoire included more than 70 roles, predominantly in Verdi and verismo operas. He was known for his powerful and imperious dramatic baritone voice, described as having a sweet timbre but also capable of delivering commanding performances.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1906 Caracas Teatro Municipal Boheme (Marcello)

1907 San Paolo Politeama Boheme (Marcello)

1909 Roma  Teatro Costanzi Andrea Chenier (Gerard)

1909 Santiago del Cile  Teatro Municipal Boheme (Marcello)

1909 Valparaiso  Teatro Victoria Boheme (Marcello)

1909 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Coliseo Carmen (Ecamilio)

1912 Budapest Volgsopera Ballo in Maschera (Renato)

1913 Treviso  Teatro Sociale Ballo in Maschera (Renato)

1915 Madrid  Teatro Reale Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)

1916 Milano  Teatro Dal Verme Amica (Rinaldo)

1918 Firenze Teatro Della Pergola Andrea Chenier (Gerard)

1918 Brescia  Teatro Sociale Ballo in Maschera (Renato)

1919 Milano  Teatro Dal Verme Fanciulla del West (Rance)

1921 Reggio Emilia  Teatro Municipale Fanciulla del West (Rance)

1923 Il Cairo  Teatro Khediviale Fanciulla del West (Rance)

1924 Torino  Teatro Regio Fanciulla del West (Rance)

1926 Milano  Teatro Dal Verme Fanciulla del West (Rance)

1927 Milano  Teatro Carcano Fanciulla del West (Rance)

1928 Bologna  Teatro Comunale Fanciulla del West (Rance)

1930 Milano  Teatro La Scala Fanciulla del West (Rance)

1932 Genova  Teatro Carlo Felice Fanciulla del West (Rance)

1935 Milano  Teatro Lirico Fanciulla del West (Rance)

1937 Bologna  Teatro Del Corso Fanciulla del West (Rance)

1939 Brescia  Teatro Grande Fanciulla del West (Rance)

1940 Milano  Teatro Lirico Fanciulla del West (Rance)

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Africaine (Meyerbeer) Adamastor re dell’ onde profonde 72940 Polydor, Berlin (ac)

Aida (Verdi) Di Napata le gole with Icilio Calleja, Ester Mazzoleni and  Laura del Lungo 92673 xPh 4366 Fonotipia Milano, 11-10-10

Andrea Chénier (Giordano) Son sessant’anni 92647 XPh4218 Fonotipia Milano, 03-12-09

Andrea Chénier (Giordano) Un dì m’era di gioia 92648 XPh4223 Fonotipia Milano, 04-12-09

Carmen (Bizet) Con voi ber J 22036 Polydor, Germany 1924

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Il cavallo scalpita 72941 Polydor, Germany 1924

Faust (Gounod) Morte di Valentino 72940 Polydor, Berlin (ac)

Forza del destino (Verdi) Solenne in quest’ora with Mario Gilion 92663 XPh4367 Fonotipia, Milano 1910-10-11

Germania (Franchetti) Ascolta, io moriro 92672 xPh 4370  Fonotipia Milano, 12-10-10

Germania (Franchetti) Ferito, prigionier! 92782 XPh4372 Fonotipia Milano, 12-10-10

Germania (Franchetti) Tu m’eri innanzi 92671 XPh4374 Fonotipia, Milano 1910-10-12

Gioconda (Ponchielli) O monumento 92650 xPh 4222 Fonotipia Milano, 03-12-09

Gioconda (Ponchielli) O monumento 72939 Polydor, Berlin (ac)

Gioconda (Ponchielli) Pescatore Affonda L’esca J 22038 643AZ Polydor,  Germany 1924

Herodiade (Massenet) Visione fuggitiva 92646 xPh 4221 Fonotipia Milano, 03-12-09

Otello (Verdi) Credo J22044 675 AZ Polydor, Germany 1924

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Si puo J 22045 Polydor, Germany 1924

Rigoletto (Verdi) Cortigiani vil razza 72937 641AZ Polydor, Germany 1924

Rigoletto (Verdi) Pari siamo 72937 Polydor, Germany 1924

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ITALIAN TENOR NICOLA ZEROLA (1876-1936) CDR

 

Radames

NICOLA ZEROLA (NAPLES, 1876 – NEW YORK, 21 JULY, 1936)

 

 

 

 

His debut was in Trieste, 1898, and he was heard in various European theaters. In 1907 he first visited the U.S. and in 1908 appeared for a season with the Manhattan Opera. 1910-11 he was with the Philadelphia-Chicago Opera and 1911-12 with Hammerstein’s London Opera House. At the Metropolitan Opera he appeared during the season of 1920-21 in a Sunday night concert and as Canio, and, finally, a gala testimonial concert for Andreas Dippel. More than twenty celebrities in addition to Zerola were featured that evening, including Lydia Lipkowska, Riccardo Stracciari, Ellen Beach Yaw, Alice Nielsen, Margaret Matzenauer and Nellie and Sara Kouns. Zerola subsequently appeared with various smaller New York City companies. His voice was often compared to that of Tamagno in dramatic intensity. One of his last performances seems to have been at Carnegie Hall in a benefit evening in the late 1920s featuring the first act of the opera Vanna by Salvatore Virzi, a member of the Metropolitan Opera Chorus. Conductor Giuseppe Creatore refused to direct the second act, supposedly as a result of insufficient rehearsals.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1900 Trapani Teatro Garibaldi Boheme (Rodolfo)

1901 Forlм Teatro Comunale Boheme (Rodolfo)

1902 La Valletta/Malta Teatro Reale Boheme (Rodolfo)

1902 La Valletta/Malta Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)

1904 Empoli Arena Borsellini Ballo in Maschera (Riccardo)

1905 Liegi Opera Ernani (Ernani)

1905 Barcellona Teatro Novedades Ballo in Maschera (Riccardo)

1905 Amsterdam Paleis Voor Volksvlijt Ballo in Maschera (Riccardo)

1905 Amsterdam Paleis Voor Volksvlijt Ernani (Ernani)

1906 Cremona Politeama Verdi Ballo in Maschera (Riccardo)

1908 Havana Teatro Tacon Ballo in Maschera (Riccardo)

1911 Chicago Civic Opera House Ballo in Maschera (Riccardo)

1912 Budapest  Volgsopera Ballo in Maschera (Riccardo)

1919 Salerno Teatro Verdi Ballo in Maschera (Riccardo)

 

 

TRACKLIST

  

 

Zerola made only 15 published recordings (1909-1911)

1. Trovatore (Verdi): Perigliarti ancor languente with Carolina Pietracewska 54410 13159b Gramophone, Milano 1909-04-29

2. Otello (Verdi): Niun mi tema 74217 C8302 Victor, Camden NJ 1909-11-01

3. Trovatore (Verdi): Di quella pira 87045 B8304 Victor, Camden NJ 1909-11-01

4. Ballo in maschera (Verdi): Di tu se fedele 87036 B8337 Victor, Camden NJ 1909-11-01

5. Ballo in maschera (Verdi): La rivedrà nell’estasi 87037 B8338 Victor, Camden NJ 1909-11-01

6. Otello (Verdi): Ora e per sempre addio 64168 B8390 Victor, Camden NJ 1909-11-19

7. Andrea Chénier (Giordano): Un di all’azzurro 88243 C8391 Victor, Camden NJ 1909-11-19

8. Trovatore (Verdi): Deserto sulla terra 64172 B8389 Victor, Camden NJ 1909-12-17

9. Aida (Verdi): La fatal pietra… Morir, si pura e bella 74225 C8493 Victor, Camden NJ 1909-12-17

10. Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Vesti la giubba 64169 B8682 Victor, Camden NJ 1910-03-03

11. Samson et Dalila (Saint-Saens): Figli miei v’arrestate 64173 B8492 Victor, Camden NJ 1910-03-03

12. Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Un tal gioco 64206 B10038 Victor, Camden NJ 1911-03-10

13. L’alba nascente (Parelli) 64207 B10037 Victor, Camden NJ 1911-03-10

14. Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): No, Pagliaccio non son 74247 C10039 Victor, Camden NJ 1911-03-10

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ITALIAN TENOR GIOVANNI GENZARDI (1881-1972) CDR

 

GIOVANNI GENZARDI (PALERMO, 1881 – MILAN, 1972)

 

 

 

 

He studied singing under the pedagogue Cantelli in Palermo. His stage debut occurred in 1903 at the Teatro Massimo as Alfredo in ‘’Traviata’’ of Verdi. He developed a successful career as a lyric tenor appearing at the leading Italian opera stages. During the 1920’s he was still active very successfully. After his retirement he spent his old age at the Casa di Riposo Verdi in Milan.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1903 Palermo Teatro Massimo Traviata (Alfredo)

1906 Pesaro Teatro Rossini Lucia di Lammermoor (Edgardo)

1908 Salerno   Teatro Verdi    Adriana Lecouvreur (Maurizio)

1910 Piacenza Teatro Municipale Manon (De Grieux)

1911 Ancona   Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Werther (Werther)

1914 Barcellona Teatro Liceo Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)

1917 Milano Teatro Carcano Sonnambula (Elvino)

1919 Casale Monferrato Politeama Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)

1921 Asti Politeama Nazionale Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)

1924 Sampierdarena    Teatro Gustavo Modena Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)

1925 Palermo Teatro Nazionale Rigoletto (Duca)

1931 Castelsangiovanni Teatro Circolo Giovani Operaie Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Numero quindici (w. Marcolini) 1-39144 5387-t Favorite, Verona 1911

Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Voi dovreste (w. Marcolini) 1-39138 Favorite, Verona 1909/1911

Carmen (Bizet) Il fior 10418 Columbia, Milano 1904/1905

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Brindisi 10405 Columbia, Milano 19041905

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Siciliana 10404 Columbia, Milano 1904/1905

Don Pasquale (Donizetti) Com’è gentil 1-35589 Favorite, Verona 1909/1911

Don Pasquale (Donizetti) Tornami a dir (w. Bevignani) 1-39154 Favorite, Verona 1909/1911

Fedora (Giordano) Amor ti vieta 10402 Columbia, Milano 1904/1905

Lohengrin (Wagner) Cigno gentil (w. Bevignani) 2-39029 Favorite, Verona 1911

Lohengrin (Wagner) Da voi lontano 1-35582 Favorite, Verona 1909/1911

Lohengrin (Wagner) Racconto del Graal 2-35043 Favorite, Verona 1909/1911

Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) Chi mi frena (w. Bevignani, Marcolini & Friggi) 2-39033 63-w Favorite, Verona 1909/1911

Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) Tombe degli avi miei 1-35581 Favorite, Verona 1909/1911

Tosca (Puccini) Recondita armonia 37427 Odeon, Milano 1907/1908

Traviata (Verdi) Scena della borsa 10403 Columbia, Milano 1904/1905

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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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Nicolae Leonard (Tenor) (Galați December 13, 1886 - Câmpulung December 24, 1928)

 

Nicknamed "The Prince of Operetta", Nicolae Leonard or Nae Leonard, the son of the locomotive driver from Galati Constantin Nae and the Viennese woman Carolina Schäffer, was born on December 13, 1886 in Bădălani, Galaţi. Shortly afterwards his mother died (March, 1887). His father remarried and moved to Buzău, where he was a employee of the private railway Buzău-Nehoiaş. In December 1893 he appeared at the school celebration and sang the song Soldan Viteazul by Vasile Alecsandri. The celebration took place at the Moldavia Theater. Later he finished primary school in 1897 and entered the high school "Al. Hâjdeu”. Here he learns French very easily, memorizes perfectly the texts and the music of opera and operetta. He also had a passion for the violin, starting to take lessons with the Buzau professor N. Athanasiu. In 1900, Elena, Nae Leonard's second mother, died of a chest disease. Together with his father, he arrives in Bucharest, living in Leonard's grandmother's house. Constantin Nae gives his son to a pension, the famous Otescu Institute. At the age of 16, he manages to join Nicu Poenaru's band. It was in 1903, in Focsani. In 1904 Al . P. Marinescu cast him in the role of an old man, in Fetiţă dulce. A full-fledged singer and actor, he proves supreme maturity. Leonard has nothing to wait for; just the triumph!. Due to the extremely demanding program and due to a pneumonia, in 1910, the tenor Nicolae Leonard is on the verge of death. At one point, the news spread that the "operetta prince" - adored by all audiences, not just women - had died. The country is in mourning, but soon finds out that the information was wrong. And poor Leonard is besieged, literally, by the letters of the fans. In 1916 he appeared with great success in the title role in J. Massenet’s opera "Werther". His wife left for Moldova, with the beginning of the First World War, the tenor remaining in Bucharest, where he will meet the one, who would become his third wife, Dora Stauermann. On January 19, 1920, the Union of Dramatic and Lyrical Artists was created. The hall of the "Lyric Theater" is taken by order of the City Hall, and the company led by Maximilian and Leonard is finally established in Timisoara, where it will have some success, but unfortunately the hall will be burned by flames. The band Grigoriu Lyrical Company will tour in Arad and Oradea. The first season of the lyrical company set up by Constantin Grigoriu ends in September 1904. For a year, the band that Grigoriu had formed leaves the cultural landscape of the Capital. In the summer of 1905, the Grigoriu company recovered, but new people came, including the young tenor Nicolae Leonard. The band is hugely successful with Winterberg's "Happy Heirs." For a long time, Otetelişanu Garden remains the summer headquarters of the Grigoriu Company. Almost a decade after the company's founding, Grigoriu fell ill and relinquished leadership to Maximilian and Leonard. Shortly afterwards, in 1913, he died. However, the band does not break up and continues to play on the stage in Otetelişanu during the summer, touring in winter or playing at the Lyric Theater. In 1922, the band moved back to Bucharest, but due to the decline of the operetta, it would not be a resounding success, and Maximlian withdrew completely from the band, joining the Bulandra couple. Leonard fell ill in 1924, when he received two offers of engagement from France and left for Paris, where he was hired after an audition. In 1925 he made his debut in Lyon, in "Baiadera", representing a great success. He returns to the country, but fails to relaunch the operetta on the lands of Bucharest, being recalled to France, where he will start the tour in Marseille. Sick, with chills and temperature, Leonard will play as if he had nothing, with a resounding success. Following is a series of 40 highly successful shows held in Marseille, with crowded halls. He sang in Paris (1926), at "Mogador". Returns to Bucharest, where he stages the operetta "Countess Maritza", but will have only 10 shows with dubious success. His health is deteriorating. In 1928 he played at the "Alhambra" in the operetta "Fritz". He gives 50 shows in a row, and due to his health, he finds it harder and harder to cope, he has coughing fits right on the stage, and at the last show he collapses on the stage and the show is suspended. He was hospitalized in a sanatorium and not long after was transported to Câmpulung-Muscel, where his father now lived. On December 24, 1928, he passed away, in his father's house, while listening to the gramophone, the plate on which was printed an aria from "Countess Maritza", performed by him.

Arnaldo Matteucci (Tenor)

 

                                                                        Cavaradossi

                                                                           Manrico

His career lasted around 10 years, which he spent mostly at the Italian provincial opera houses. He went abroad only to appear at the Teatro Coliseo in Buenos Ayres. His repertoire included Cavaradossi in ‘’Tosca’’, Alfredo in ‘’Traviata’’, Rodolfo in ‘’Boheme’’, Pinkerton in ‘’Madama Butterfly’’, Almaviva in ‘’Barbiere di Siviglia’’, Ernesto in ‘’Don Pasquale’’. He never made records.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1919 Roma Teatro Nazionale Tosca (Cavaradossi)

1919 Roma Teatro Nazionale Traviata (Alfredo)

1920 Torino Teatro Verdi Boheme (Rodolfo)

1920 Carpi Teatro Comunale Boheme (Rodolfo)

1920 Ancona Teatro delle Muse Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)

1920 Faenza Teatro Masini Boheme (Rodolfo)

1921 Palazzolo sull'Oglio Teatro Sociale Boheme (Rodolfo)

1922 Domodossola Teatro Galletti Boheme (Rodolfo)

1922 San Giovanni in Persiceto Teatro Sociale Boheme (Rodolfo)

1922 Domodossola Teatro Galletti Don Pasquale (Ernesto)

1922 Mantova Teatro Sociale Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)

1922 Milano Teatro Fossati Tosca (Cavaradossi)

1922 Milano Teatro Fossati Traviata (Alfredo)

1923 Milano Teatro Verdi Tosca (Cavaradossi)

1923 Milano Teatro Verdi Traviata (Alfredo)

1923 Merano Teatro Civico Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)

1923 Parma Teatro Regio Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)

1923 Suzzara Teatro Sociale Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)

1925 Merano Teatro Civico Boheme (Rodolfo)

1925 Genova Politeama Genovese Boheme (Rodolfo)

1926 Venezia Teatro La Fenice Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)

1927 Buenos Ayres Teatro Coliseo Tosca (Cavaradossi)

1927 Buenos Ayres Teatro Coliseo Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)

1927 Buenos Ayres Teatro Coliseo Mefistofele (Faust)

1927 Buenos Ayres Teatro Coliseo Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)

1927 Buenos Ayres Teatro Coliseo Rigoletto (Duca)

1927 Buenos Ayres Teatro Coliseo Traviata (Alfredo)

1928 Modena Teatro Storchi Tosca (Cavaradossi)

1928 Modena Teatro Storchi Traviata (Alfredo)

Enzo Bannino (Tenor)

 

Probably he made his debut in 1910. It seems to me, that his career was limited by appearances only in Buenos Ayres, Montevideo and San Paolo. At the end of his career he performed as comprimario. He never made records.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1910 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Marconi Rigoletto (Duca)

1910 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Marconi Trovatore (Manrico)

1910 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Marconi Traviata (Alfredo)

1910 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Marconi Tosca (Cavaradossi)

1910 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Marconi Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)

1910 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Victoria Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)

1910 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Victoria Trovatore (Manrico)

1910 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Victoria Traviata (Alfredo)

1910 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Victoria Rigoletto (Duca)

1911 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Marconi Trovatore (Manrico)

1911 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Marconi Pagliacci (Canio)

1911 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Marconi Rigoletto (Duca)

1911 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Marconi Ernani (Ernani)

1912 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Marconi Pagliacci (Canio)

1912 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Marconi Ernani (Ernani)

1912 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Marconi Rigoletto (Duca)

1912 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Marconi Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)

1912 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Marconi Boheme (Rodolfo)

1913 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Marconi Traviata (Alfredo)

1913 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Marconi Trovatore (Manrico)

1913 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Marconi Tosca (Cavaradossi)

1915 Montevideo Teatro Solis Ballo in maschera (Riccardo)

1915 Montevideo  Teatro Solis Pagliacci (Canio)

1915 Montevideo  Teatro Solis Trovatore (Manrico)

1915 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Marconi Pagliacci (Canio)

1916 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Marconi Trovatore (Manrico)

1916 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Coliseo Ballo in maschera (Riccardo)

1917 San Paolo  Teatro San Jose Tosca (Cavaradossi)

1917 San Paolo  Teatro San Josè Traviata (Alfredo)

1917 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Marconi Traviata (Alfredo)

1917 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Marconi Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)

1917 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Marconi Ernani (Ernani)

1919 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Marconi Boheme (Rodolfo)

1919 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Marconi Pagliacci (Canio)

1924 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Coliseo Pagliacci (Arlecchino)

Giuseppe Micheli (Tenor)

 

Giuseppe Micheli made his debut in 1909. During his career he rarely made guest appearances abroad (Alessandria 1909/1910 season) and mostly spent his career by performing at the provincial Italian opera stages. At the end of his career he switched to baritone and sang the role of Tonio in ‘’Pagliacci’’ in Torino (Teatro Balbo/1925) and Bergamo (Teatro Nuovo/1926). His repertoire included Cavaradossi in ‘’Tosca’’, Rodolfo in ‘’Boheme’’, Canio in ‘’Pagliacci’’, Don Jose in ‘’Carmen’’, Duca in ‘’Rigoletto’’, Turiddu in ‘’Cavalleria Rusticana’’, Alfredo in ‘’Traviata’’ and Hagenbach in ‘’Wally’’. He retired from the stage in 1926 and taught singing in Italy. Giuseppe Micheli never made records.

 

Chronology of appearances

 

1909 Treviglio Teatro Sociale Tosca (Cavaradossi)

1909 Alessandria  Teatro Verdi Tosca (Cavaradossi)

1910 Alessandria  Teatro Verdi Tosca (Cavaradossi)

1910 Asti  Politeama Nazionale Tosca (Cavaradossi)

1910 Alba Teatro Sociale Boheme (Rodolfo)

1910 Bergamo Teatro Sociale Tosca (Cavaradossi)

1912 Pisa Teatro Rossi Boheme (Rodolfo)

Vicenza Teatro Eretenio Boheme (Rodolfo)

1913 Napoli Teatro Mercadante Ballo in maschera (Riccardo)

1913 Como Politeama Lariano Carmen (Don Jose)

1913 Bergamo Teatro Donizetti Wally (Hagenbach)

1914 Pisa Politeama Boheme (Rodolfo)

1915 Genova Politeama Genovese Boheme (Rodolfo)

1915 Parma Politeama Reinach Pagliacci (Canio)

1915 Reggio Emilia Teatro Municipale Pagliacci (Canio)

1915 Asti Teatro Alfieri Boheme (Rodolfo)

1915 Bergamo Teatro Donizetti Boheme (Rodolfo)

1915 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Traviata (Alfredo)

1916 Amica Milano Teatro Dal Verme (Giorgio)

1916 Vigevano Teatro Cagnoni Carmen (Don Jose)

1916 Casalmaggiore Teatro Sociale Rigoletto (Duca)

1916 Roma Teatro Adriano Rigoletto (Duca)

1917 Novara Teatro Coccia Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)

1917 Novara Teatro Coccia Pagliacci (Canio)

1917 Genova Politeama Genovese Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)

1917 Genova Politeama Genovese Pagliacci (Canio)

1917 Como Politeama Lariano Carmen (Don Jose)

1917  Milano Teatro Lirico Carmen (Don Jose)

1917 La Valletta/Malta Teatro Reale Boheme (Rodolfo)

1917 Roma Teatro Costanzi Pagliacci (Canio)

1917 Roma Teatro Costanzi Pagliacci (Canio)

1918 La Valletta/Malta Teatro Reale Boheme (Rodolfo)

1918 Torino Politeama Chiarella Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)

1919 Ravenna Teatro Mariani Carmen (Don Jose)

1922 Lodi Teatro Verdi Carmen (Don Jose)

1925 Torino Teatro Balbo Pagliacci (Tonio)

1926 Bergamo Teatro Nuovo Pagliacci (Tonio)