Carlo Cartica (Tenor) (Rome 1965 - ?)

                                                   as Raoul in ‘’Gli Ugonotti’’
 

In 1894 he already appeared at La Scala where he sang as Duke in ‘’Rigoletto’’ and as Edgardo in ‘’Lucia di of Lammermoor’’ together with Nellie Melba. In the 1903-04 season he sang at the Teatro Regio in Parma very successfully as Alvaro in Verdi’s ’’La forza del destino’' and as Raoul in ‘’Gli Ugonotti’’. From 1909 to 1910 he was in North America where he belonged to the ensemble of the opera of Boston; there he had as Manrico in ‘’Il Trovatore’’ together with Guerrina Fabbri important success, also as Radames in ‘’Aida’’ and as Edgardo in ‘’Lucia di of Lammermoor’’. In 1911 he undertook an America tour with the Lombardi Opera Company with which he appeared as Manrico at the Teatro National in Washington. He sang the role of Manrico also in 1916 at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome.

Chronology of some appearances

1894 Milan La Scala Rigoletto (Duke)
1904 Parma Teatro Regio Gli Ugonotti (Raoul)
1911 Washington Teatro National Aida (Radames)
1916 Rome Teatro Costanzi Trovatore (Manrico)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

Columbia, New York 1911-04-01

Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti):  Sestetto with Luisa Villani and Cesare Alessandroni D 16326 30709

Columbia, New York 1911-08

Forza del destino (Verdi): Solenne in quest'ora with Cesare Alessandroni  A 5343 30809

Trovatore (Verdi): Miserere with Luisa Villani D16326 30812

Aida (Verdi): O terra addio with Luisa Villani Columbia A 5331 30814

Martha (Flotow): Solo profugo with Cesare Alessandroni A5343 30817

Columbia, New York

Lombardi (Verdi): Qual voluttà with Alessandroni & Kaestner A5446

Guillaume Tell (Rossini): Troncar i suoi di with Alessandroni and  Bauer  A5465 36503

Phono-Cut, USA 1918??
Rigoletto (Verdi): Questa o quella 638
Tosca (Puccini): E lucevan le stelle 711

Icilio Calleja (Tenor) (Corfu / island, Greece 1882 - Milan, Italy 1941)

                                                                 Otello

He was born in Corfù, but raised by his banker father in Alexandria. He studied law at the Paris Sorbonne before finally turning to singing. He took vocal lessons from M. Foà in Milan. Debuted in 1906 at the Teatro Verdi in Firenze as Canio in ‘’Pagliacci’’. Already in 1907 he appeared at La Scala in ‘’La Wally’’ under Arturo Toscanini. In 1908 he sang again at La Scala, this time as Don Alvaro in ‘’La forza del destino’’ and came back in 1913 to sing Otello. In 1914 he repeated the role of Otello at the Teatro Regio in Parma. In 1908 he guested at the Teatro Comunale in Bologna as Radames in ‘’Aida’’, then also at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo. In 1912 he appeared in Chicago as Radames in ‘’Aida’’, ‘’I Gioielli della Madonna’’ and ‘’Pagliacci’’. In 1913 he helped at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa in the Italian première of ‘’ I Gioielli della Madonna ‘’, in 1914 he guested at the Teatro Liceo in Barcelona, in 1915 at the Teatro Real in Madrid as Otello, in 1914 he sang at La Scala in the premiere of Smareglia’s opera ‘’Abisso’’. In 1916 he again appeared at La Scala in 'Fernando G. Spontini’s opera ‘’ Fernando Cortez’’. He sang his favorite role Otello also in 1915 at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome and at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples. Temporarily he appeared in 1917 in the baritone field, thus as Tonio in ‘’Pagliacci’’ and at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome as Gérard in ‘’Andrea Chénier’’, however, returned soon again to his tenor repertoire. In the 1922-23 season at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples he appeared as Tristan in Wagner’s opera ‘’ Tristano e Isotta’’. 1923 at the Teatro Donizetti in Bergamo he sang as Siegfried in the première there of this Wagner's opera, in 1923 at the Teatro Comunale in Bologna he appeared in ‘’Walkiria’’. He stopped with Siegfried at Parma 1929 retiring to Alexandria. Calleja was the first to sing Otello at La Scala since Tamagno 26 years before!. 

Chronology of some appearances

1908 Ferrara Teatro Comunale Siberia (Vassili)
1908 Palermo Teatro Massimo Ballo in maschera (Riccardo)
1910 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Ballo in maschera (Riccardo)
1910 Firenze Teatro Verdi Loreley (Walter)
1911 Genova Teatro Carlo Felice Germania (Federico)
1912 Chicago Civic Opera House Pagliacci (Canio)
1912 Philadelphia Teatro Metropolitan Pagliacci (Canio)
1913 Milano Teatro La Scala Otello (Otello)
1914 Madrid Teatro Reale Norma (Pollione)
1914 Parma  Teatro Regio Otello (Otello)
1915 Brescia  Teatro Grande Otello (Otello)
1915 Barcellona Teatro Liceo Otello (Otello)
1916 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Otello (Otello)
1917 Roma Teatro Costanzi Otello (Otello)
1917 Brescia Teatro Sociale Pagliacci (Canio)
1919 Catania  Teatro Bellini Otello (Otello)
1921 Reggio Emilia Teatro Municipale Tristano e Isotta (Tristano)
1922 Firenze Politeama Fiorentino Tristano e Isotta (Tristano)
1923 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Otello (Otello)
1923 Bergamo Teatro Donizetti Tristano e Isotta (Tristano)
1923 La Valletta/Malta Teatro Reale Otello (Otello)
1924 Trieste Teatro Verdi Tristano e Isotta (Tristano)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

Fonotipia, Milano 1909-07-02

Aida (Verdi): Gran Concertato Finale Atto II with Armida Parsi-Pettinella, Lina Pasini-Vitale, Antonio Magini-Coletti, Ferruccio Corradetti and Oreste Luppi 69022 XXXPh 4036

Fonotipia, Milano 1909-10-30

Otello (Verdi): Ora e per sempre addio 92674 XPh 4124

Fonotipia, Milano 1910-10-10

Aida (Verdi): Di Napata Le gole with Domenico Viglione Borghese, Ester Mazzoleni and  Laura delLungo 92673 XPh 4366

Columbia, Milano 1913?

Germania: (Franchetti): Studenti udite S57 41918 

Germania (Franchetti): Non chiuder S57 41915

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): No Pagliaccio non son S 59 41922

Fanciulla del West (Puccini): Let her  believe D9710 91920

Fanciulla del West (Puccini):  My father died D9710 91923

Fanciulla del West (Puccini): Or son sei mesi D9345 42188

Isabeau (Mascagni): Canzone del Falco S59 41925

Cesare Formichi (Baritone) (Rome 1883 – Rome 1949)

                                                                  Jago

He studied in Rome with Lombardo, and made his debut in December 1907 at the Teatro Olimpia in Bologna as Lescaut in ‘’Manon’’. He went on to appear in Italy's leading opera houses, including La Scala in Milan. Soon, he was accepting a string of engagements to sing outside Italy, notably in Kiev (in 1912), Buenos Aires (in 1914), Paris (1922), London (1924). He sang as first baritone at the Civic Opera House of Chicago  from 1922 to 1932. Notable roles of his included Ashton, Rigoletto, di Luna, Amonasro, Iago, and some Wagner parts sung in Italian (Klingsor, for example). Formichi possessed a big, rich-toned, important sounding voice which can be heard on the numerous acoustic and electrical recordings which he made during the peak of his career. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesare_Formichi

Chronology of some appearances

1907 Bologna Teatro Olimpia Manon (Lescaut)
1908 Bologna Teatro Olimpia Carmen (Escamillo)
1909  Napoli Teatro San Carlo Aida (Amonasro)
1910 Chicago Auditorium Boheme (Marcello)
1911 Genova Teatro Carlo Felice Germania (Worms)
1912 Padova Teatro Verdi Andrea Chenier (Gerard)
1913 Cremona Teatro Ponchielli Isabeau (Re Raimondo)
1914 Barcellona Teatro Liceo Parsifal (Klingsor)
1915 Firenze Politeama Fiorentino Dannazione di Faust (Mefistofele)
1916 Palermo Teatro Massimo Fanciulla del West (Rance)
1917 Brescia Teatro Grande Falstaff (Falstaff)
1918 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Andrea Chenier (Gerard)
1919 Ferrara Teatro Comunale Andrea Chenier (Gerard)
1920 Palermo Teatro Massimo Lohengrin (Tetralmondo)
1921 Madrid Teatro Reale Thais (Atanaele)
1922 Lisbona Teatro San Carlos Aida (Amonasro)
1923 Chicago Civic Opera House Sansone e Dalida (Gran Sacerdote)
1924 Londra Covent Garden Boheme (Marcello)
1925 Madrid Teatro Reale Thais (Atanaele)
1926 Milano Teatro alla Scala Aida (Amonasro)
1927 Chicago Civic Opera House Judith di A.Honegger (Holophernes)
1928 Chicago Civic Opera House Resurrezione di F.Alfano (Simonson)
1929 Chicago Civic Opera House Judith di A.Honegger (Holophernes)
1930 Chicago Civic Opera House Carmen (Escamillo)
1931 Chicago Civic Opera House Aida (Amonasro)
1932 Chicago Civic Opera House Carmen (Escamillo)
1933 Parma Teatro Reale Walkiria (Wotan)
1934 Oslo Teatro Reale Tosca (Scarpia)
1935 Vienna Hohe Warte Andrea Chenier (Gerard)
1937  Napoli Teatro San Carlo Giuditta di A.Honegger (Oloferne)
1947 Venezia Teatro La Fenice Boheme (Marcello)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

Columbia, Milano 1911?

Trovatore (Verdi): Il balen E2058 11169

Gioconda (Ponchielli): O monumento D17321 11174

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Prologo D17321 11175

Faust (Gounod):  Dio possente D5509 11176

Tannhauser (Wagner): O tu bell’astro D5509 11177

Ernani (Verdi): Oh! Dei verd'anni miei D4328 11195

Ballo in maschera (Verdi): Alla vita che t'arride  D4328 11196

Aida (Verdi): Quest'assisa D4494 11198

Zulma (Romani): Sei cosi bella D4345 11210

Columbia, Milano 1912?

Fanciulla del West (Puccini): Minnie dalla mia casa D 9269 11286

Rigoletto (Verdi): Cortigiani vil razza dannata D 5517 11288

Falstaff (Verdi): Quando ero paggio E1644 11290

Amleto (Thomas): Come il romito fior  E1644 11292

Rigoletto (Verdi): Piangi fanciulla with Maria Alessandrovitch E2048

Rigoletto (Verdi): Lassu in cielo with Maria Alessandrovitch E2048

Aida (Verdi): Rivedrai le foreste with Teresa Chelotti  D 4383 11298

Aida (Verdi): Su dunque sorgete with Teresa Chelotti D 4383 11299

Columbia, Milano 1913?

Boheme (Puccini):  Quartetto with Ida Cattorini and Angelo Bendinelli D9343 11490
Aida (Verdi): Di Napata le gole with Egidio Cunego and Lia Moglia D5571 11498
Ernani (Verdi): Tu sei Ernani with Egidio Cunego & Magda Dorini 41735 
Aida (Verdi) Finale Act II Part 2 with Giovanni Martino, Egidio Cunego, Lia Moglia  and Dolores Frau  D4415 11495
Aida (Verdi) Finale Act II Part 1 with Giovanni Martino, Egidio Cunego, Lia Moglia  and Dolores Frau 11494 D4415

Columbia, Milano 1914?

Complete Carmen (Bizet) with Luigi Bolis, Fanny Anitua and Luigi Baldassarri

Complete Rigoletto (Verdi) with Giuseppe Taccani, Ines Ferraris and Vincenzo Bettoni

Columbia, Milano

Piccolo Marat (Mascagni): Si, l’amante piu’ bella D 9394 70441

Gioconda (Ponchielli): Pescator, affonda l’esca D4376 70467

Walkiria (Wagner): Incantesimo  delfuoco D815 70543
Walkiria (Wagner): Quest'occhi tuol D815 70544

Puritani (Bellini): Il  rival salvar tu dei with Luigi Manfrini D 4934 70571

Puritani (Bellini): Suoni la tromba with Luigi Manfrini D 4934 70572

Piccolo Marat (Mascagni): Di pieta, di pieta D9410 WAX2744

Otello (Verdi): Credo L1579 AX480

Columbia, London1924

Le Jongleur de Notre Dame (Massenet): Legende de la sauce D1491 A895

Samson et Dalila (Saint-Saens): Maudite a jamais D1491 A896

Tosca (Puccini): Te deum L1579 AX481

Columbia, London

D'une prison (Hahn) 2020-M WA6121

Tosca: Ella verra L1949 AX3043

Rigoletto (Verdi): Pari siamo L2065 WAX3044

Rissurezione (Alfano): Oh! no, non crediate CQ1146 WB4898

Forza del destino (Verdi): Urna fatale CQ1146 WB4910

Columbia, Milan?

Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini): All'idea di quel metallo with Arnoldo Georgewsky D 4810 70266

Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini): Voi dovreste travestirvi with Arnoldo Georgewsky D4810 70267

Andrea Chenier (Giordano): Nemico della patria  CQX 16522 WAX 3037

Andrea Chenier (Giordano): Un di m’era di gioia D9373 12990

Andrea Chenier (Giordano): Son sessant' anni D9373 70257

Zingari (Leoncavallo): Canto notturno 41856 C2711

Obstination (Fontenailles): A resolve CQ1146 WB4998

Otello (Verdi): Innaffia l’ugola  D9399 70452

Stabat Mater (Rossini):  Pro peccatis D4935 70552

Tosca (Puccini): Tre sbirri, una carrozza L1579 WAX2744

Thais (Massenet): Voila donc la terrible cité D1490 A892

Thais (Massenet): Helas enfant encore D1490 A893

Zingari (Leoncavallo): Ah! taci, non lo dir 41856 C2712?

Sora mia D4435 41821
Core 'e mamma D4435 41840

 

Elvira Ceresoli (Mezzo-Soprano) (Reggio Emilia 1878 - ?)

In 1904 at the Teatro Vittorio Emanuele in Turin she (as Ceresoli-Salvatori) created the role of Sofia Ivanovna in the premiere of the Franco Alfano’s opera ‘’Risurrezione’’.

Chronology of some appearances

1890 Belluno  Teatro Sociale  Trovatore (Azucena)
1893 Palermo Politeama Gioconda (Laura)
1896 Reggio Emilia Teatro Municipale Aida (Amneris)
1900 Odessa Teatro Municipale Cavalleria rsticana (Lola)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

G&T, Milano 1902-12
Lohengrin (Wagner): Vieni al mio ostel with Cesira Ferrani 54033 2930b
Cristoforo Colombo (Franchetti): Ah! Il dì della vendetta  53290 2932b
Favorita (Donizetti): A l’altro ardor with Giuseppe De Luca  54021 2933b

 

Alfredo Brondi (Bass) (Ferrara 1874 - Milan 1828)

He began his education with maestro Squarzoni in Ferrara and then in Milan with Cesare Rossi. In 1897 he debuted at the Teatro Sociale in Asolo in ‘’Poliuto’’ of Donizetti. He had a successful career in the leading Italian opera houses. In 1910 he appeared at La Scala as Rodolfo in ‘’Sonnambula’’. At the Teatro Dal Verme he appeared in 1908 as Colline in Puccini’s ‘’La Bohème’’ and as Pogner in ‘’Meistersingers’’. He achieved big success also at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo and in 1911 at the Teatro Dal Verme in Rome (as Rodolfo in ‘’Sonnambula’’). Also abroad he made successful guest performances and sang among other things in 1906 at the Teatro San Carlo in Lisbon. In 1913 he appeared at the Teatro Regio in Turin, as well as at the Teatro Liceo in Barcelona (as Ramphis in ‘’Aida’’). In 1914 he sang at the Teatro Filarmonico in Verona in ‘’Lohengrin’’. In 1915 he appeared at Pisa in ‘’Mefistofele’’ of Boito.

Chronology of some appearances

1897 Asolo Teatro Sociale Poliuto (Callistene)
1908 Milan Teatro Dal Verme Boheme (Colline)
1910 Milan La Scala Sonnambula (Rodolfo)
1911 Rome Teatro Dal Verme Sonnambula (Rodolfo)
1906 Lisbon Teatro San Carlo Rigoletto (Sparafucile)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

Odeon Fonotipia, Milano 1906?

Boheme (Puccini): Vecchia zimarra 7092

Trovatore (Verdi): Abbietta zingara 7102 M567

Zonophone, USA 1907?

Aida (Verdi): Scena del Giudizio with Virginia Colombati 24024

Odeon Fonotipia, Milano 1908/1909

Ugonotti (Meyerbeer): Piff, paff 37203 xM 521

Sonnambula (Bellini): Vi ravviso 37274 xM 576

Ernani (Verdi): Infelice e tu credevi  37333 xM 520

Favorita (Donizetti): Fia vero with Giuseppe Bergonzini 37776 xM 1286

 

Enzo Leliva (Tadeusz Leliwa) (Tenor) (Teplik, Ukraine 1875 – Warsaw, Poland 1929)

                                                        Radames in ‘’Aida’’

                                                       Raoul in ''Ugonotti''

His real name was Tadeusz Kopystcynski. He studied at first medicine at the university of Kiev, then law at the university of Warsaw. He received at the same time singing lessons from Mrs. Massini, later from A. W. Aleksandrowicz, also he studied with Jean de Reszke in Paris and with A. Brogi in Italy. In 1901 he made his opera debut at Saratov, afterwards he sang in the opera house of Kiev. The violinist Stanislaw Barcewicz helped him to appear at the Opera Theatre of Warsaw in which he debuted in 1902 as Radames in ‘’Aida’’ and remained till 1904. He appeared here among other things as Duke in ‘’Rigoletto’’, Alfredo in ‘’La Traviata’’, Enzo in ‘’La Gioconda’’ of Ponchielli, Fernando in ‘’La Favorita’’ of Donizetti, Hermann in Tchaikovsky’s ‘’Pique dame’’ and in the title roles of the operas ‘’Mazeppa’’ of A. Münchheimer and ‘’Chopin’’ of Orefice. During his engagement in Warsaw he guested in the opera houses of Lvov (Lwów) and Vilnius. By the invitation of the composer R. Leoncavallo who had heard him in Warsaw he went in 1904 to Italy where he sang as Milio in Leoncavallo’s opera ‘’Zazà’’ first at the Teatro Regio in Turin. In 1905 he guested at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples as Henning in the Italian première of Leoncavallo’s ‘’Roland von Berlin’’, afterwards in Turin, Palermo and at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa. In 1905 he sang at the Teatro Lirico in Milan as Jontek in the Italian première of the Polish national opera ‘’Halka’’ of Moniuszko. He guested during his stay in Italy further in Poland and also in 1906 in the opera houses of St. Petersburg and Kiev. In 1907 he sang at La Scala as Radames in ‘’Aida’’ and guested in the same year in Mexico City. In 1908 he appeared in the opera houses of Barcelona, Madrid and Lisbon, then also at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. In 1909 he appeared in Covent Garden as Pinkerton in ‘’Madame Butterfly’’ and as Canio in ‘’Pagliacci’’ together with the famous soprano Emmy Destinn. In 1909 he sang for the first time in the USA, namely in the opera house of Boston (among other things as Turiddu in ‘’Cavalleria rusticana’’ and as ‘ Alfredo in ‘’La Traviata’’), then also in Chicago and New York. From 1910 to 12 he was to be heard, primarily, in his Polish native country and in Russia. Then he went in 1913 again to Italy (Teatro Comunale Bologna, Teatro Carlo Felice Genua), however, came back with outbreak of the First World War in 1914 to Poland and sang here in Warsaw, later in Kiev primarily in concerts. In 1919 he finished his career in Kiev appearing last time in ‘’Halka’’of  Moniuszko. Since 1922 he worked as a teacher in Warsaw, one of his pupils was the famous tenor Jan Kiepura. He sang abroad, above all in Italy, under the name Enzo Leliva.

Chronology of some appearances

1904 Milano Teatro Lirico Zaza (Millo)
1906 San Pietroburgo Teatro Aquarium Ugonotti (Raoul)
1906 Brescia Teatro Grande Tristano e Isotta (Tristano)
1906 Torino Teatro Regio Loreley (Walter)
1906 Torino Teatro Regio Dannazione di Faust (Faust)
1906 Palermo  Teatro Massimo Loreley (Walter)
1907 Cittа del Messico  Teatro Arbeu Ballo in maschera (Riccardo)
1907 Cittа del Messico Teatro Arbeu Tannhauser (Tannhauser)
1907 Cittа del Messico Teatro Arbeu Ugonotti (Raoul)
1908 Genova  Politeama Genovese Pagliacci (Canio)
1909 Boston Opera House Cavalleria rusticana (Turiddu)
1909 Boston  Opera House Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)
1909 Boston  Opera House Pagliacci (Canio)
1910 Chicago  Auditorium Carmen (Don Jose)
1910 Chicago  Auditorium Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)
1910 Chicago  Auditorium Pagliacci (Canio)
1910 Pittsburgh  Teatro Nixon Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)
1910 St. Louis Teatro Odeon Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)
1910 St. Louis Teatro Odeon Pagliacci (Canio)

Luigi Longobardi (Tenor) (Naples 1873 - ?)

He studied in Naples and probably made his debut in 1896 at the Teatro Bellini of Naples in T. Giribaldi's ''Parisina''.

Chronology of some appearances

1896 Napoli  Teatro Bellini Parisina
1898 Malta Teatro Reale Trovatore (Manrico)
1899 Napoli Teatro Bellini Forza del Destino (Don Alvaro)
1900 Barcellona Teatro Novedades Aida (Radames)
1901 Pietroburgo Nuovo Conservatorio Aida (Radames)
1902 Faenza Teatro Comunale Ballo in Maschera (Riccardo)
1903  Oporto Teatro Prince Real Otello (Otello)
1904 Faenza Teatro Comunale Aida (Radames)
1905 Madrid Teatro Reale Lucia di Lammermoor (Edgardo)
1906 Cairo Teatro Kedivhiale Aida (Radames)
1909 Trani Teatro Comunale Poliuto (Poliuto)
1910 Trani Teatro Comunale Maria Delorme (Didier)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Fonotipia, Milano 1904-10

Trovatore (Verdi): Non m'inganno, ella scende with Giuseppe Pacini and Giannina Russ 69004 XXPh 16

Ballo in maschera (Verdi): Per salvarti de lor with Giuseppe Pacini and Giannina Russ 69003  XXPh 20

Fonotipia, Milano 1905-10-21

Trovatore (Verdi): Miserere with Amelia Talexis 39347 XPh 396

Fonotipia, Milano 1908-04-11

Africana (Meyerbeer): O paradiso 92223 XPh 3139

Fonotipia, Milano 1908-04-17

Otello (Verdi): Niun mi tema 92222 XPh 3158

Luigi Colazza (Tenor) (Rome 1868 – Trieste 1927)

His stage debut took place in 1892 at the Teatro Quirino in Rome. In 1897 he sang with the first season of the Italian opera in Holland as Alvaro in ‘’La forza del destino’’. In 1899 he created for Bergamo the title role in ‘’Andrea Chénier’’ of Giordano. He sang the same role in 1901 at the Teatro Regio in Parma. In 1905 he appeared in the theatre of Piacenza as Vasili in ‘’Siberia’’ of Giordano. His career happened basically in the big Italian provincial stages; later he became a professor in the conservatory of Trieste.

Chronology of some appearances

1892 Rome Teatro Quirino Norma (Pollione)
1896 Venezia Teatro Rossini Ballo in Maschera (Riccardo)
1898 'S-Gravenhage Gebouw Voor Kunsten en Wetenschappen Aida (Radames)
1901 Parma Teatro Regio Andrea Chenier (Chenier)
1903 Gorizia Teatro Sociale Otello (Otello)
1905 Piacenza Teatro Municipale Siberia (Vassili)
1907 Corugna Teatro Rosalia Otello (Otello)
1909 Venezia Teatro Rossini Norma (Pollione)
1912 Roma Teatro Adriano Pagliacci (Canio)
1917 Milano Teatro Verdi Norma (Pollione)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

Columbia, Milano 1904?

Siberia (Giordano): Orride steppe 10417   

G&T, Milano 1905-08?

Ugonotti (Meyerbeer): Qui sotto il ciel  52889 6930a
Prophète (Meyerbeer): Pastorale 2-52416 7005b
Trovatore (Verdi): Mal reggendo  with Clotide Esposito 54263 7014b

Trovatore (Verdi): Ai nostri monti  with Clotide Esposito  54259 7029b
Ernani (Verdi): Oro quant’oro with Maria Bernacchi and Giuseppe Torres de Luna  54260 7050b

Ernani (Verdi): A te scegli with Giuseppe Torres de Luna 054047 490c

Ernani (Verdi): Ferma, crudele with Maria Bernacchi and Giuseppe Torres de Luna 054046 491c

Victor, USA 1905-08?

Trovatore (Verdi): Di geloso amor with Maria Bernacchi and Ernesto Caronna 62418 7027b-1

G&T, Milano 1906-10

Norma (Bellini): Deh non volerli vittime with Celestina Boninsegna, Andres  Perello De Segurola 054097 789c

G&T, Milano 1906-10/11

Ernani (Verdi): Come rugiada al cespite 2-52576 9447b

Ruy Blas (Marchetti): O dolce volutta with Celestina Boninsegna 054109 854c

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

Victor, USA 1906-10/11

Forza del destino (Verdi): Uniti in vita with Renzo Minolfi  58352 855c

Beka, Milano 1910/1911?
Otello (Verdi): Esultate!... Ora e per sempre addio 42381
Otello (Verdi): Niun mi tema 42382

Valentina Bartolomasi (Soprano) (Modena 1889 – Milan 1932)

She studied singing under her father, Bernardo Bartolomasi, a well known voice teacher. She made her professional opera debut in 1911 at the Teatro Verdi in Salerno. Early on in her career she appeared at the Teatro Dal Verme (1913) in Milan and at the Teatro Scribe in Turin. Her career ended prematurely due to illness in 1926. After retiring from the stage, Bartolomasi lived with her husband, Count Antoniani of Padua, in Milan. She spent the last several years of her life fighting endometrial cancer from which she eventually died. 

Chronology of some appearances

1911 Salerno Teatro Verdi Manon Lescaut (Manon)
1913 Barletta Teatro Curci Faust (Margherita)
1914 Prato Teatro Metastasio Madama Butterfly (Cio-Cio-San)
1916 Novara Teatro Coccia Andrea Chenier (Maddalena)
1918 Milano Teatro Carcano Forza del Destino (Leonora)
1919 Mantova Teatro Andreani Trovatore (Leonora)
1920 Roma Teatro Nazionale Ballo in Maschera (Amelia)
1921 Bari Teatro Margherita Ballo in Maschera (Amelia)
1922 GEnova Politeama Genovese Ballo in Maschera (Amelia)
1924 Como Politeama Lariano Andrea Chenier (Maddalena)
1925 Sampierdarena Politeama Sampierdarenese Ernani (Elvira)
1926 Voghera Teatro Sociale Ernani (Elvira)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

Gramophone, Milano 1912-03-08
Isabeau (Mascagni): I tuoi occhi with Bernardo De Muro  054347  02354v

Gramophone, Milano 1912-03-09

Isabeau (Mascagni): Venne una vecchierella   S 5366 053293

Gramophone, Milano 1919-04-25

Fanciulla del west (Puccini): Laggiu nel Soledad  R 5201  2-253070

Gramophone, Milano 1919-04-26

Forza del destino (Verdi): Pace mio dio S 5310  2-0253012

Gramophone, Milano 1919-05-01

Ernani (Verdi): O sommo Carlo with Carlo Ballin and Alfredo Gandolfi 2-0254082 3415c

Gramophone, Milano 1919-10-08

Aida (Verdi): Pur ti riveggo with Gennaro de Tura 7-54014 4156ah

Aida (Verdi): Si, fuggiam with Gennaro de Tura and Matteo Dragoni 2-054111 883aj

Gramophone, Milano 1919-10-14
Aida (Verdi): Rivedrai le foreste with Matteo Dragoni 2-054112 909aj

Gramophone, Milano 1919-10-27
Aida (Verdi): Presago il cor…….Morir sì pura with Enrico Trentini  2-0254149   S 5180
Aida (Verdi): O terra addio with Enrico Trentini and Rosita Pagani 2-0254150 S 5180
Aida (Verdi): La fatal pietra with Enrico Trentini 2-0254148 971Aj

Gramophone, Milano 1919

Complete Tosca (Puccini) with Attilio Salvaneschi, Adolfo Pacini and Ubaldo Ceccarelli

Gramophone, Milano 1920

Complete Andrea Chénier (Giordano): with Lupato, Pacini, Venturini, Garrone, Festa & chorus 

Pathé, Milano 1925/1926

Tosca (Puccini): Vissi d'arte 10406 84927

Wally (Catalani): Ebben? Ne andro lontana 10406 84928

Aida (Verdi): Morir si pura e bella with Ismaele Voltolini 15113 84923

Trovatore (Verdi): Miserere with Aureliano Pertile 12629

Trovatore (Verdi): Mira d'acerbe lagrime with Giulio Fregosi 12630 88422
Trovatore (Verdi): Vivrà, contende  with Giulio Fregosi  12630 88423