Nunzio Rapisardi (Baritone) (Catania 1877 - St. Petersburg 1911)

Young moved with his family first in Palermo and then in Florence. Here, attracted by the theater of prose, he enrolled at the school of acting by Luigi Rasi and participate in the representation of some comedies to Stabile of Florence. Brother of the light sopranos Nunzia Rapisardi and Bianca Morello (maternal surname), he began to study song with the teacher Vannini. In 1898 he made his debut in Florence at Teatro Pagliano as Schaunard in Boheme. He spent the early years studying and singing parts of the same side in theaters nearby. In September 1902, after studying for three months, he made his debut as tenor at Politeama Reinach Parma as Canio in Pagliacci. But the attempt did not last long and he returned to the baritone roles. The success came in 1903 with a splendid success in Rigoletto at the Teatro Rossini in Venice. In 1905 at the Teatro Della Lizza Siena sang in the premiere of Alto Mare of G. Chigi. In 1911 he was engaged for the season by the Imperial Theater Petersburg but came to the Russian border was arrested because he hadn't a passport. Here, wounded his foot during a performance of Aida with a rusty nail, died in the event of a serious infection of tetanus. His funeral was attended among others Sobinof, Figner, Sibiriakoff and Stracciari.

Chronology of some appearances

1898 Firenze Teatro Pagliano Boheme (Schaunard)

1900 Firenze  Teatro Alfieri  Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)

1902 Firenze  Teatro Verdi  Manon (Lescaut)

1904 Venezia  Teatro Rossini Rigoletto (Rigoletto)

1906 Torino Teatro Regio  Loreley (Hermann)

1908 Alessandria d'Egitto Teatro Zizinia Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)

1910 Parma  Teatro Regio Loreley (Hermann)

1911 Pietroburgo Teatro Imperiale   Aida (Amonasro)

 

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Phonodisc, Milano 1908?
Forza del destino (Verdi): Non si plasa with Gino Martinez-Patti  50
Ballo in maschera (Verdi) Eri tu  81
Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Largo al factotum 80
Ernani (Verdi) O dei verd'anni miei 115
Hamlet (Thomas) Come il romito fior 123
Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) Cruda, funesta smania 113

Amleto (Thomas): O vin discaccia la tristezza  122

Gino Martinez-Patti (Tenor) (Parma 1866 - Rome 1925)

He was of spanish origins. Approximately from 1890 to 1910 he considered one of the leading heroic tenors in Italy. He appeared with success not only in Italy, but also in South America. In 1906 he travelled around North America with Lombardi Opera Company; during of this tour he created for America the role of Chopin in the opera ‘’Chopin’’ of Orefice and appeared also as Don Jose in ‘’Carmen’’ and as Rodolfo in ‘’La Boheme’’. In 1907 he sang at the Italian Opera in Holland; here he also performed as Herod in the premiere of the opera ‘’Salome’’ (Richard Strauss, in Italian) under the management of composer. He especially often appeared at the Opera Theatre of Bucharest as a guest. The audience very much loved his singing. He lived later in Rome.

Chronology of some appearances

1888 Messina Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Gli Ugonotti (Comprimario)
1893 Mantova Teatro Sociale Faust (Faust)
1895  Malta Teatro Reale Carmen (Don Jose)
1898 Firenze Arena Nazionale Pagliacci (Canio)
1901 Roma Teatro Adriano Ruy Blas (Ruy Blas)
1905  Varese Teatro Sociale Andrea Chenier (Andrea Chenier)
1906 Padova Teatro Verdi Andrea Chenier (Chenier)
1907 Catania Arena Esposizione Fedora (Loris)
1908 Amsterdam Palais Voor Volksvljit Andrea Chenier (Chenier)
1910 Palermo Teatro Biondo Chopin di G. Orefice (Chopin)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

G&T, Milano 1904-04
Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Ridi pagliaccio 52035 2176h

G&T, Milano 1904

Andrea Chenier (Giordano): Improvviso 052077 211m

G&T, Milano 1905
Favorita (Donizetti): Non sai tu with Cesare Preve 54278 7335b 

Ernani (Verdi):  Tu sei Ernani with Ida Giacomelli and Enrico Pignataro 54268 7337b

Forza del destino (Verdi): Non imprecare, umiliati with Cesare Preve, Ida Giacomelli 054067 554c

Trovatore (Verdi):  Ha Quest’infame with Ida Giacomelli and Lina Mileri 054055 555c

Trovatore (Verdi):  Miserere with Ida Giacomelli  054054 566c

Norma (Bellini):  Qual cor tradisti with Ida Giacomelli 054060 567c
Traviata (Verdi): Prendi, quest'è l'imagine with Emma Trentini & Germano Stoppa  54256 7045½b
L'Ebrea (Halévy): Rachele allor che Iddio V. * 92388

Victor, USA 1905

Ballo in Maschera (Verdi): Ah! Qual soave brivido with Ida Giacomelli 68026 548c

G&T, Milano 1905-08?

Guarany (Gomez): Sento una forza indomita with Tina Farelli 054052 500c

Ernani (Verdi):  O tu che l'alma  indora 2-52413 7147b

Africaine (Meyerbeer): Sei l'angiol di letto with Tina Farelli 54252 7064b
Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Sulla tomba with Emma Trentini V*94130 7047¾b

G&T, Milano 1905-10?
Trovatore (Verdi): Mal reggendo with Tina Farelli  54267 7563b

Victor, USA 1905-08?

Traviata (Verdi): Un di, felice eterea with Emma Trentini 62067 7046b

Favorita (Donizetti): Pietoso al par d’un nume with Clotilde Esposito 62659 7070b

Fonotipia, Milano 1906-06-01

Ruy Blas (Marchetti): Vuol dire che voi Don Cesare with Oreste Luppi 39732 XPh 1951

Ruy Blas (Marchetti): Domani… appena in cielo with Oreste Luppi 39733 XPh 1952

Ernani (Verdi):  A te scegli with Oreste Luppi  39738 XPh 1958

Ernani (Verdi):  Solingo, errante, misero with Oreste Luppi 39739 XPh 1975

Fonotipia, Milano 1906-06-06
Forza del destino (Verdi) La vita è inferno Fonotipia 39744 Xph1943
Forza del destino (Verdi) O tu che in seno agli angeli Fonotipia 39745 Xph1854

Fonotipia, Milano 1906-06-27
Gioconda (Ponchielli): O grido di quest'anima with Francesco Maria Bonini 39808 XPh1950

Fonotipia, Milano 1906-07-04
Siberia (Giordano): O bella mia (Mattinata) with Francesco Maria Bonini, Oreste Luppi and Roberto Tamanti 39821 XPh1974

Fonotipia, Milano 1906-10-01

Guarany (Gomez): Sento una forza indomita with Giannina Russ 39797 XPh 2115

Fonotipia, Milano 1906-07-01

Boheme (Puccini): Entrata di Schaunard...Quadro quarto with Bonini Francesco  Maria Bonini, Antonio Magini-Coletti and Oreste Luppi 39728 XPh 1980

Forza del destino (Verdi): Le minaccie with Francesco Maria Bonini 39736 XPh2000

Forza del destino (Verdi): Non si placa with Francesco Maria Bonini 39737 XPh2001

Norma (Bellini): Mecco all'altar di venere 39748 XPh 1994

Norma (Bellini): Me protegge, 39749 XPh1995

Fonotipia, Milano 1906-09-27
Gioconda (Ponchielli): Enzo Grimaldo with Bonini Francesco  Maria Bonini 39807 XPh2074

Fonotipia, Milano 1908-10-19
Otello (Verdi) Ora e per sempre addio 110370 Xph3538

Fonotipia, Milano 1908-10-20
Aida (Verdi) Celeste Aida 37885  xPh 3544
Aida (Verdi) Se quel guerrier io fossi with Oreste Luppi (?) 37886  xPh 3545

Phonodisc Mondial, Milano 1908?
Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) Tombe degli avi miei 40
Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) Fra poco a me ricovero 41

Favorita (Donizetti): Spirto gentil 46
Forza del destino (Verdi): Non si plasa with Nunzio Rapisardi 50

I Lombardi (Verdi) La mia letizia infondere with Maria Martucci 467

Pathé, Milano 1908?

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): Siciliana 84500

Aida (Verdi): Celeste Aida 84507
Ballo in maschera (Verdi) Barcarola 84509

Columbia, Milano 1909/1910
Forza del destino (Verdi): La vita è inferno D4201 10804
Forza del destino (Verdi): O tu che in seno agli angeli D4201 10805

Boheme (Leoncavallo):  Io non ho che una povera stanzetta D 9240 10922 

Gioconda (Ponchielli): Enzo Grimaldo, Principe di Santafior with Ercole Omodei D 9246 10925

Gioconda (Ponchielli): O grido di quest'anima with Ercole Omodei D 9246 10926 
Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): No! No! Turiddu with Conchita Coromines C2425 10864
Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): Bada Santuzza with Conchita Coromines C2425 10867

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): Addio alla madre D 9214 10880
Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): Siciliana A1064 10951
Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): Brindisi A1064

Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Tu che a Dio D4209 10815

Trovatore (Verdi): Di quella pira D 435
Aida (Verdi) Celeste Aida D9249 10953
Otello (Verdi) Dio mi potevi scagliar 10879 D9218
Trovatore (Verdi): Ai nostri monti with Bice Lucchini D4207 10822 

Giorgio Schottler (Baritone) (Naples 1874 - ? 1947)

He was born into a Jewish family, which went to Naples to find a work. He made his debut in 1897 at Garibaldi of Santa Maria Capua Vetere in ‘’La Favorita’’

Chronology of some appearances

1897 Messina Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Carmen (Escamillo)
1898 Messina Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1899 Alessandria d'Egitto Teatro Alcazar Rigoletto (Rigoletto)
1900 Smirne Teatro Sporting Club Boheme (Marcello)
1901 Catania Politeama Principe di Napoli Ernani (Carlo)
1902 Catania Politeama Principe di Napoli Gabriella di G.Serrao (Menico)
1903 Catanzaro Teatro Comunale Lucia di Lammermoor (Enrico)
1904 Catania Politeama Pacini Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1905 Messina Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Sonnambula (Rodolfo)
1906 Corfщ Teatro Comunale Ballo in Maschera (Renato)
1907 Venezia Teatro Malibran Compagnia Operette Vitale
1908 Napoli Teatro Bellini Trovatore (Conte)
1909 Catanzaro Teatro Comunale Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)
1910 Piacenza Teatro Municipale Faust (Valentino)
1911 Napoli Teatro Bellini Fedora (De Siriex)
1912 Roma Teatro Costanzi Boheme (Benoit/Alcindoro)
1913 Roma Teatro Costanzi Rigoletto (Ceprano)
1914 Roma Teatro Costanzi Canossa di G.F.Malipiero (Abate)
1915 Napoli Teatro Mercadante Forza del Destino (Melitone)
1916 Napoli Teatro Bellini Manon (Lescaut)
1917 Napoli Teatro Bellini Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)
1918 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Pagliacci (Silvio)
1919 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Boheme (Benoit/Alcindoro)
1924 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Bartolo)
1928 Malta Teatro Reale Ballo in maschera (Samuel)
1931 Malta Teatro Reale Boheme (Benoit/ Alcindoro)
1936 Messina Teatro Savoia Elisir d'amore (Dulcamara)
1942 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Bartolo)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

Phonotype, Napoli 1917-07-15

Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini): All'idea di quell metallo…Numero quindici with Fernando De Lucia  M1781

Phonotype, Napoli 1917-11-11

Pescatore di Perle (Bizet): Del tempio al limitar with Fernando De Lucia  M1845

Societa Fonografica Napoletana, Napoli 1910
Favorita (Donizetti): A tanto amor 41870
Addo ce mette 'o muso Margherita (Nardella) 43271
Thais (Massenet): Tu sai o Palemone  41872
Traviata (Verdi): Alfredo, Alfredo with Luca Botta and Serafina Scalfaro 43152

'E spingule frangese

Gui' gui'

Ll'onne d''o mare

Ma chi sa!

Leon Laffitte (Tenor) (Saint-Genies 1875 - Paris 1938)

He studied singing at the Paris Conservatory and made his debut in 1898 at the Paris Grand Opera as David in ''Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg'' of Wagner. In 1900 he appeared at the Grand Opera in the premiere of the opera ''Lancelot'' of F.L. R. Joncieres, in 1901 in ''Astarte'' of Xavier Leroux, in 1902 in the premiere of the ''Pagliacci'' of Leoncavallo as Beppe. In 1899 he went to the opera (Theatre de la Monnaie) in Brussels in which he appeared 15 times with great success. Here he appeared in 1906 in the premiee of Massnet's ''Le jongleur de Notre Dame'' as Jean and in 1905 in the premiere of the opera ''Martylle'' of Albert Dupuis. He created the same part in 1906 at the Covent Garden, London. Before the First World War he guested in Germany, Russia, Finland and in Holland. In 1908 he sang in the Paris premiere of ''Siegfried'' as a partner of Ernest van Dyck. In 1913 he sang in the Boston Opera among in the American premiere of ''Djamileh'' of Bizet as a partner of Lucille Marcel. In 1916 he went to South America, where he sang in Buenos Aires, Teatro Colуn and in Rio de Janeiro. In 1923 he appeared again in Paris Grand Opera in ''Samson et Dalila'' of Saint-Saens and in ''La damnation de Faust'' of Berlioz, in 1924 in the Theatre des Champs-Elysees in the premiere of the opera ''Les Burgraves'' of Leon Sachs. Then, in the following season he finished his career.

Chronology of some appearances

1898 Paris Grand Opera Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (David)
1902 Paris Grand Opera Pagliacci (Beppe)
1906 Brussels Theatre de la Monnaie Le jongleur de Notre Dame (Jean)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

G&T, Paris 1901

Manon (Massenet): Ah fuyez, douce image 32104 624G
Sigurd (Reyer): J'ai garde mon ame ingenue 32987    3750G
Sigurd (Reyer): Prince du Rhin 32988  3751G
Sigurd (Reyer): Un souvenir poignant 32093 643G
Roi d'Ys (Lalo): Aubade 32993 3754G
Prophete (Meyerbeer): Roi du Ciel  42989  3765G
Reine de Saba (Gounod): Faiblesse de la race humaine 32094 648G
Favorite (Donizetti): Un ange, une femme inconnue 32100 650G

Zonophone, Paris 1903?

Manon (Massenet): Ah fuyez, douce image X-2174    

Huguenots (Meyerbeer): Plus blanche que la blanche ermine X-2177 

Aristodemo Sillich (Bass) (Trieste 1858 - ? 1943)

He took a vocal lessons from H. Friedrich in Trieste and made his debut in 1876 at the Teatro Verdi in Trieste. In 1887 he appeared at the Teatro Verdi in Pisa in Bellini’s ‘’La Sonnambula’’. In 1888 he sang at La Scala in the premiere of the opera ‘’'Nestorio’’ of Gallignani. In 1889 he performed at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples; He had his biggest success in Poland, where he guested in 1890 for the first time at the Teatro Imperiale in concert. He sang in Warsaw till 1903. He sang in Warsaw his roles in Italian language, as well as in Polish. In 1903 he left Warsaw and returned to Trieste and in 1915 he finished his stage career. His son Jerzy Sillich was a conductor and worked at Polish theaters where he still appeared after the second World War in Bytom (Beuthen) and Wroclaw (Wroclaw).

Chronology of some appearances

1876 Trieste Teatro Verdi La Contessa d'Amalfi di E.Petrella

1886 Como Teatro Sociale Faust (Mefistofele)

1888 Genova  Teatro Carlo Felice Gioconda (Alvise)
1890 Trieste Teatro Verdi Simon Boccanegra (Fiesco)

1892 Varsavia Teatro Imperiale Concerto

1895 Novara Teatro Coccia Ebrea (Cardinale)

1897 Tiflis Teatro Nazionale  Demon di A.Rubistein
1899 Varsavia Teatro Imperiale Aida (Ramfis)

1903 Varsavia Teatro Imperiale Guglielmo Tell (Gualtiero)
1906 Bilbao Teatro Arriaga Ugonotti (Marcello)

1908 Amsterdam Teatro Reale Andrea Chenier (Roucher)

1914 Boston  Opera House Louise (Filosofo)

1915 Trieste Politeama Rossetti Boheme (Colline)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

G&T, Milano 1906-11/12

Ernani (Verdi): Infelice e tuo credevi 2-52572 9438b

Faust (Gounod): Invocazione 2-52570 9444b

Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Maledizione with Giuseppe Acerbi, Linda Brambilla and Francesco Cigada 54326 9497b

Ernani (Verdi): Lo vedremo with Mattia Battistini 054105 8791/2

Ernani (Verdi): O sommo Carlo with Luigi Colazza, Mattia Battistini and Emilia Corsi 054107 881c

G&T, Milano 1907-06?

Guglielmo Tell (Rossini): Troncar suoi di with Francesco Cigada and Antonio Paoli 054161 1187c

Victor USA, 1906-11/12

Favorita (Donizetti): Ah paventa il furore with Amelia Codolini and Francesco Cigada 52457

Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): O qual funesto abbrnimento 62644

Victor USA, 1907-06?

Ballo in maschera (Verdi): O figlio d’inghilterra with Francesco Cigada, Ines Salvador and Josephina Huguet  63173

Tina Poli Randaccio (Soprano) (Ferrara 1879 - Milan 1956)

                                                                 Tosca

She studied in Pesaro and made her debut in 1902 at Bergamo in Un ballo in maschera. She travelled widely in Italy, Spain, Hungary and South America, mostly in lyric-dramatic and verismo roles. Admiring her Santuzza in Cavalleria rusticana, Pietro Mascagni engaged her in 1908 to sing the heroine of his Amica in an Italian tour. In 1910, as Brunnhilde in Siegfried, she made her debut at La Scala, where she also appeared in the theatre's first presentation of La fanciulla del West. Other notable roles were Aida, La Gioconda and the heroine of Pietro Mascagni's Parisina. In her only season at Covent Garden (1920) she sang Tosca, a performance praised for emotional force but criticized for unevenness. Her career lasted until 1934 with an appearance as Turandot at Bologna. Recordings show a powerful voice, capable of delicacy but inclined to shrillness at the top and having the fast vibrato characteristic of Italian sopranos of the period. She was clearly an imaginative artist, sensitive to nuance and warm in feeling.

Chronology of some appearances

1903 Messina  Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Andrea Chenier (Maddalena)
1904 San Paolo  Politeama Ballo in Maschera (Amelia)
1904 San Paolo  Teatro Santana Boheme (Mimi)
1904 San Paolo  Politeama Carmen (Micaela)
1904 San Paolo  Politeama Ernani (Elvira)
1905 San Paolo  Politeama Andrea Chenier (Maddalena)
1906 Oporto  Teatro S. Joao Ballo in Maschera (Amelia)
1906 Oporto  Teatro S. Joao Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza)
1906 Citta del Messico  Teatro Arbeu Ballo in Maschera (Amelia)
1906 Lisbona  Teatro San Carlos Don Carlo (Elisabetta)
1907 Parma  Teatro Regio Amica (Amica)
1907 Parma  Teatro Regio Andrea Chenier (Maddalena)
1907 Bucarest  Teatro Nazionale Ballo in Maschera (Amelia)
1908 Firenze  Teatro Verdi Amica (Amica)
1908 Bologna  Teatro Duse Amica (Amica)
1908 Modena  Teatro Storchi Amica (Amica)
1908 Vicenza  Teatro Verdi Amica (Amica)
1908 Treviso  Teatro Sociale  Amica (Amica)
1908 Trieste  Politeama Rossetti  Amica (Amica)
1908 Cesena  Teatro Comunale Amica (Amica)
1908 Forli  Teatro Comunale Amica (Amica)
1908 Gorizia  Teatro Sociale  Amica (Amica)
1908 Ravenna  Teatro Alighieri Amica (Amica)
1908 Reggio Emilia Politeama Ariosto Amica (Amica)
1908 Pistoia  Teatro Manzoni Amica (Amica)
1908 Senigallia Teatro Fenice  Amica (Amica)
1908 Verona  Teatro Ristori Amica (Amica)
1908 Parma  Teatro Regio Dannazione di Faust (Margherita)
1909 Roma  Teatro Adriano Amica (Amica)
1909 Roma  Teatro Adriano Tosca (Tosca)
1910 Rio de Janeiro  Teatro Lirico Tristano e Isotta (Isotta)
1911 Lucca  Teatro Del Giglio (Minnie)
1911 Napoli  Teatro San Carlo Fanciulla del West (Minnie)
1912 Bari  Teatro Petruzzelli Fanciulla del West (Minnie)
1912 Montecarlo  Grand Theatre  Fanciulla del West (Minnie)
1912 Milano  Teatro La Scala Fanciulla del West (Minnie)
1913 Montecarlo  Grand Theatre Fanciulla del West (Minnie)
1913 Roma  Teatro Costanzi Fanciulla del West (Minnie)
1915 Roma  Teatro Costanzi Fanciulla del West (Minnie)
1915 Piacenza  Teatro Municipale  Ballo in Maschera (Amelia)
1915  Buenos Ayres Teatro Colon Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza)
1916 Havana  Teatro Nacional Fanciulla del West (Minnie)
1917 Zurigo  Opera Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza)
1917 Havana  Teatro Nacional Fanciulla del West (Minnie)
1921 Palermo  Teatro Massimo Fanciulla del West (Minnie)
1929 Milano  Teatro Lirico Boheme (Mimi)
1930 Varese   Teatro del Giardino Boheme (Mimi)
1930 Genova  Politeama Genovese Boheme (Mimi)
1930 Cremona  Politeama Verdi Boheme (Mimi)
1931 Milano  Teatro Carcano Andrea Chenier (Maddalena)
1931 Milano  Teatro Dal Verme Boheme (Mimi)
1933 Milano  Politeama Estivo Boheme (Mimi)
1935 Foggia  Teatro Giordano Tosca (Tosca)
1936 Modena  Teatro Municipale Boheme (Mimi)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Gramophone, Milano 1919-10-13
Aida (Verdi): Ritorna vincitor DB568 2-053180

Gramophone, Milano 1919-10-15
Wally (Catalani):  Ebben Ne Andro Lontana DB182 2-053164
Ballo in maschera (Verdi): Ecco l'orrido campo...Ma dall'arido stelo divulsa...Mezzanotte!  DA173 4259ah

Gramophone, Milano 1920-09-14
Andrea Chénier (Giordano): La mamma morta 2-053189 1141aj
Suor Angelica (Puccini): Senza Mamma 2-053192 1143aj

Gramophone, Milano 1922-04-05
Fanciulla del West (Puccini): Laggiù nel soledad 7-53053 BE373

Gramophone 1923-12-01
Aida (Verdi): Fu la sorte dell'armi  with Maartjie Offers  DB 728 2-054137
Aida (Verdi): Pieta ti prendi  with Maartjie Offers  DB 728  2-054138

Gramophone 10-12-23
Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): Voi lo sapete, o mamma DB729  2-053218
Norma (Bellini): Deh! Non volerli vittime with Rome Boscacci and  Ezio Pinza DB-729 2-054139

Fonotipia, Milano 1928-10-17
Aida (Verdi): Concertato act 2, pt 1 with Baracchi, Minghini-Cattaneo, Montelauri, Fregosi & Righetti 120181 XXPh6387

Fonotipia 1927-10-18
Ernani (Verdi): Qual rumore with Vittorio Fullin, Giuseppe Nessi, Giulio Fregosi, Aristide Baracchi, Antonio Righetti and Ida Mannarini 120071 XXPh6061
Ernani (Verdi): O sommo Carlo with Vittorio Fullin, Giuseppe Nessi, Giulio Fregosi, Aristide Baracchi, Antonio Righetti and Ida Mannarini 120071 XXPh6062

Fonotipia 1928-10-20
Trovatore (Verdi): Udiste...Mira, d'acerbe lagrime with Giovanni Inghilleri 120195 XXPh 408
Trovatore (Verdi): Vivra, contende il giubilo with Giovanni Inghilleri  120195 XXPh6409

Fonotipia, Milano 1928-10-21
Aida (Verdi): Concertato act 2, pt 2 with Baracchi, Minghini-Cattaneo, Montelauri, Fregosi & Righetti 120181 XXPh6412

Fonotipia 1928-05-24
Trovatore (Verdi): Terzetto A.I° with Sante Montelauri and Giovanni Inghilleri 120145 xxph62671I

Fonotipia 1928-10-22
Gioconda (Ponchielli): Ora posso morir with Giovanni  Inghilleri 168199, Pho6415
Gioconda (Ponchielli):  Cosi mantieni il patto with Giovanni  Inghilleri 168199 Pho6416

Fonotipia 1929-12-11
Isabeau (Mascagni): I tuoi occhi with Attilio Barbieri 172104, XXPho6522
Isabeau (Mascagni): Ch’to fugga with Attilio Barbieri 172104, XXPho6523

Guido Ciccolini (Tenor) (Roma 1885 - Neptune/New Jersey 1963)

                                      

He was a student of famed teacher Antonio Cotogni. He made his debut in Bologna as Alfredo in ‘’La Traviata’’ in 1907. In 1909 he travelled around Belgium and Holland with the opera troupe of Mme de Restier and sang in Amsterdam as Pinkerton in the Dutch premiere of Puccini’s ‘’Madame Butterfly’’. Guest performances followed in England, Ireland and France. He was very successful in Russia, where he appeared at the Opera Theatres of St. Petersburg and Odessa as well as in Warsaw. In 1911 he undertook with an opera troupe (together with Nellie Melba) an Australia tour. He had a ticket to sail on the "RMS Titanic" (still in his family's possesion) but missed the sailing due to a opera performance scheduling change. In 1914 he sang at the Teatro Lirico in Milan in the Italian premiиre of ‘’I Quattro Rusteghi’’ of Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari. Since 1914 he appeared several times at the Opera Theatre of Boston, in 1915 at Havana (among other things as a Turiddu in ‘’Cavalleria rusticana’’), in the 1918-19 season in Chicago, at the Civic Opera House. There he appeared in ‘’Rigoletto’’, ‘’La Traviata’’, ‘’Il Barbiere di Siviglia’’ and ‘’La Boheme’’. In 1926 he sang in the funeral of his friend, famous actor Rudolph Valentino. He retired from the stage in 1922.

Chronology of some appearances

1907 Bologna Politeama Azeglio Traviata (Alfredo)
1908 Salerno Teatro Verdi Africana (Vasco)
1909 Parigi Gaite Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1911 Sidney  Her Majestic Faust (Faust)
1918 Chicago Civic Opera House Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1919 Chicago Civic Opera House Rigoletto (Duca)
1922 New York Teatro Century Tosca (Cavaradossi)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

Victor, USA 1910-11-22

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): Addio alla madre 55021-A 206a-1

Gramophone, Milano 1910-11-21
Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Vesti la giubba 2-52789 903ah

Gramophone, Milano 1910-11-23
Bohème (Puccini): Addio dolce svegliare with Amelia Sanipoli, Maria Passeri & Ernesto Badini 054299  209aj

Gramophone, Milano 1910-11-25
Mefistofele (Boito): Giunto sul passo estremo 2-52787 913ah
Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): Tu qui, Santuzza with Bianca Besalù 054297 222aj
Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): Ah no, Turiddu with Bianca Besalù 054298 223aj

Gramophone, Milano 1910-11-26

Amico Fritz (Mascagni): Han della porpora with Ebe Boccolini 054388 226aj

Gramophone, London 1913-09-02

Fedora (Giordano): Amor ti vieta 7-52046 Ho750ak
Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Fra poco a me ricovero 2-052081 Ho511al
Boheme (Puccini): Che gelida manina 2-052082 Ho513al
Gioconda (Ponchielli): Cielo e mar 2-052080 Ho510al

Gramophone, Milano 1913-11-10
Amico Fritz (Mascagni): Han della porpora with Giorgina Caprile 054465 720aj

Gramophone, Milano 1914-04-06

Lohengrin (Wagner): Da voi lontan 052434 757m

Edison, New York 1915-08-23
Carmen (Bizet): Il fior 82156 4063-H

Edison, New York 1916-11-29
Tosca (Puccini): Recondita armonia 82131 5183

Edison, New York 1916-09-13

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Vesti la giubba  82119-R 4989 A

Edison, New York 1916-09-15

Mama mia che vo’ sape (Nutile) 83068-R 4996 B

Edison, New York 1916-09-29

Carme (De Curtis) 83068-L 5029 B

Edison, New York 1916-10-06

Tosca (Puccini): E lucevan le stelle BA 28276 82118

Edison, New York 1916-12-04

Marechiare (Tosti) 82552-L 5189 A

Edison, New York 1916-12-28

Madama Butterfly (Puccini): Ve loi dissi…Addio fiorito asil  with Thomas Chalmers 83038-R 5245 A

Edison, New York 1917-01-31

Pescatori di perle (Bizet): Del tempio al limitar with Arthur Middleton 82203-R 5332 A

Edison, New York 1917-03-05

O sole mio (De Curtis) 83074-L 5428 A

Edison, New York 1917-03-07
Favorita (Donizetti): Spirto gentil 82253 5433-C

Edison, New York 1917-03-21

Elegie (Massenet) 83074-R 5464 A

Edison, New York 1917-06-08

Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Fra poco a me ricovero  82570-L 5609 A

Edison, New York 1917-06-18

Rigoletto (Verdi): Bella figlia dell'amore with Alice Verlet, Merle Alcockand and Arthur Middleton 84001-R 5629 A

Edison, New York 1917-06-20

Madama Butterfly (Puccini): Amore o grillo with Thomas Chalmers 82304-R 5635 A

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

Edison, New York 1918-09-23
Manon (Massenet): Le rêve 82556 6376-C

Edison, New York 1918-11-06

Boheme (Puccini): Che gelida manina 82556-R 6447 A

Edison, New York 1918-11-08

La Spagnola (Vincenzo di Chiara) 82183-R 6452 A

Edison, New York 1919-02-13

Funiculi, funicula (Denza) 82183

Edison, New York 1919-02-24
Trovatore (Verdi): Ah, si ben mio 82200 6635-B

Edison, New York 1920-08-02
La Campana di San Giusto (Arona) 82304 7472-B