Piero Schiavazzi (Tenor) (Cagliari 1875 – Rome 1949)

He studied at the Liceo Musicale "G. Rossini" of Pesaro which was then directed by Pietro Mascagni. Schiavazzi was charmed by the dynamic style of ... Verismo. He devoted himself to the works of the "young school" of which he soon became one of the most representative singers. His voice had a charming timbre of pure tenor color which was described as having a glossy texture and golden quality. Schiavazzi debuted on November 22,1898 at the Rome Teatro Costanzi performing the role of the Cenciaiuolo in the the world premier of Mascagni's ‘’Iris’’. From then on Schiavazzi sang at most of the major houses including Teatro San Carlo in Naples, The Metropolitan Opera House, Teatro Regio in Parma, Lisboa, Teatro Costanzi in Rome, Teatro Donizetti in Bergamo, Petruzzelli in Bari, La Scala in Milan, Bucarest, South America, Teatro Massimo in Palermo, Barcelona, Teatro Communale in Bologna, Carlo Felice in Genoa, Covent Garden in London, Teatro Regio in Turin, Egypt, Pesaro, Teatro Sociale in Rovigo, and Teatro Garibaldi in Treviso. After 1922 he began to perform much less.

Chronology of some appearances

1898 Teatro Costanzi Rome ‘’Iris’’ (Mascagni) with Hariclea Darclëe, Fernando de Lucia, Guglielmo Caruson and Giuseppe Tisci Rubini.

1901 Teatro San Carlo Naples "Le maschere" (Mascagni) with Angelica Pandolfini, Rina Giachetti, Giuseppe Anselmi, Edoardo Camera, Vincenzo Morghen and Costantino Thos.

1902 Teatro Sangiorgi Catania "Manon Lescaut" (Puccini) with Lina Siebanech, Renzo Minolfi and Giuseppe Ronchetti.

1902 Teatro Sangiorgi Catania "Lucia di Lammermoor’’ (Donizetti) with Penelope Piacentini, Ada Baldini, Renzo Minolfi and Giuseppe Ronchetti/Gaetano Roveri.

1902 Teatro Sangiorgi Catania "Boheme’’ (Puccini) with Penelope Piacentini, Renzo Minolfi, Eduardo Nicolicchia and Gaetano Roveri.

1906 La Scala Milan ‘’Risurrezione’’ (Alfano) with Riccardo Stracciari and Eugenia Burzio.

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

Fonotipia, Milano 1905-09-23

Amica (Mascagni): Perchè restar in silenzio così? 39323 xph344

Amica (Mascagni): Orfani e senza pan 39322 xph345

Fonotipia, Milano 1906-03-26

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Vesti la giubba 39689 xph1727

Iris (Mascagni): Apri la tua finestra 39690 xph1728

Pathe, Milano 1906?

Zaza (Leoncavallo):  Mai piu Zaza 86111

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni):  Brindisi 86112

Fonotipia, Milano 1906-10-23

Zaza (Leoncavallo):  Mai piu Zaza 39868 xph2168

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): O Lola 39867 xph2169

Fonotipia, Milano 1906-10-25

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): Mamma, quel vino è generoso 39903  xph2185

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): Avete altrp a dirmi? with Ferruccio Corradetti 39902 xph2186

Fonotipia, Milano 1909-06-09

Manon Lescaut (Puccini): Ah! Manon, mi tradisce 92546 xph3911

Manon Lescaut (Puccini):  Donna non vidi mai 92545 xph 3912

Fonotipia, Milano 1909-06-12

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Un tal gioco Fonotipia 92547  xph3922

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): O Colombina Fonotipia 92548  xph3923

Fonotipia, Milano 1909-06-30

Ernani (Verdi): O sommo Carlo with Lina Pasini-Vitale and Pasquale Amato 74161 xxph4022