Cristy Solari (Tenor) (Smyrna 1884 - Rome 1974)

He studied with Serafino Di Falco in Milan and made his debut in 1914 at the Teatro Andreani in Mantova as Arturo in ‘’Puritani’’. Already in 1915 he appeared at La Scala  in Milan as Duke in ‘’Rigoletto’’. In 1916 Solari sang at the Teatro Chiarella in Turin in ‘’Rigoletto’’ and ‘’La Favorita’’. The next year, he guested in Parma performing at the Teatro Regio. After the First World War he developed the rest of his career primarily at Italian provincial stages (Bari, Catania, Cremona), then also in Turin (Teatro Regio) and Venice (Teatro La Fenice). In 1927 Solari appeared at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa as Edgardo in ‘’Lucia di Lammermoor’’ and as Pinkerton in ‘’Madame Butterfly’’. In 1926 he had big success at the Italian opera in Holland. In 1929 he made guest appearance in Buenos Aires (Teatro Colón) among other things in the première there of Giordano’s ‘’Il Re’’. In 1930 he sang again in Parma and Turin. That same year he geusted in Vienna where appeared as Pinkerton in Puccini’s ‘’Madama Butterfly’’. In the 1931-1932 season and in 1938 he was staying at the Teatro Verdi in Trieste. At La Scala Solary again performed in 1937 as Nadir in Bizet’s ‘'I Pescatori di perle’’. He retired from the stage in 1946.

Chronology of some appearances

1914 Mantova Teatro Andreani Puritani (Arturo)

1915 Milan  Teatro La Scala Rigoletto (Duca)

1916 Turin Teatro Chiarella Favorita (Fernando)

1917 Parma Teatro Regio Rigoletto (Duca)

1927 Genoa Teatro Carlo Felice Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)

1929 Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)

1931 Trieste Teatro Verdi la Vedova Scaltra di E.Wolf Ferrari

1932 Trieste Teatro Verdi Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)

1937 Milan La Scala Pescatori di perle (Nadir)

1938 Trieste Teatro Verdi Amelia al ballo di  G. Menotti

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Columbia, Milano 1930

Mignon (Thomas): Addio Mignon D5697 WB1492

Martha (Flotow): M'appari D5698 WB1494

Puritani (Bellini): A te, o cara D5699 WB 1501

Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini): Se il mio nome D57100 WB1509

Mignon (Thomas): Ah! non credevi tu D5697 WB1524

Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Tu che a'Dio D5700 DB1525

Werther (Massenet): Ah! non mi ridestar D11551 WB2871

Puritani (Bellini): Credeasi, misera D11551 WB2873

Luisa Miller (Verdi): Quando le sere al placido CQ352 WB3694

Lucrezia Borgia (Donizetti) : Di pescatore ignobile CQ352 WB3695

Linda di Chamounix (Donizetti): Se tanto in CQ370 WB3696

Columbia, Milano 1931?

Favorita (Donizetti): Una vergine un angiol di Dio GQX10064

Favorita (Donizetti): Spirto gentil GQX10067

Favorita (Donizetti): Pietoso al par d'un nume GQX10068

Elisir d'amore (Donizetti): Quanto e bella GQX10093

Elisir d'amore (Donizetti): Una furtiva lagrima GQX10098

Don Pasquale (Donizetti): Sogno soave e casto GQX10101

Don Pasquale (Donizetti): Cerchero lontana terra GQX10103

Don Pasquale (Donizetti): Com'è gentil GQX10105

Columbia 1930’s

Fra mille donne tu (Losso-Valerio-Frati) DQ793

Cosa ne hai fatto del mio cuore (Barezi-Tibor-Marf) DQ793

Dimmi ancora che mi vuoi bene (Hollaender-Zorro) DQ810

Provincialina (Bracchi-Stothart-Ward) DQ2229

Fascino (Galdieri-Derewitsky) DQ2229

Partir (Jurmann-Kaper-Ramo) DQ939

Voglio Te (Mendes-Schor) Canzone Valzer DQ588

T' aspettero stasera (Bertini-Panseri-Schipa) MZ44

Wunder Bar Il re dei bar WB 4006

Wunder Bar Lisetta va alla moda WB 4005

Nuttata 'e sentimento (Capolongo-Cassese)

Munchita (Athas - Greco - Deretwitsky)

Dopo di me

Napolitana (Ummarino - Fiasconaro)