Enrico Giordani (Tenor) (1860 ? – Bologna 1905)

He was a famous comprimario who probably made his debut in 1886 at the Teatro Regina Margherita in Genoa as Dancaire in ‘’Carmen’’. In 1896 he performed in World Premiere of Giordano’s ‘’Andrea Chenier’’ appearing as Incredible. During his career Giordano appeared in Genoa, Milano, Napoli, Venezia, New York, Roma, Monte Carlo, Bologna, Paris and Boston. In 1905 at Bolognahe committed suicide. In the year of his death in New Yorkhe made only two records for Columbia.

Chronology of some appearances

Carmen (Dancaire)-Genoa, ReginaMargherita, February 1886

La furia domata (Composer Samara)-Milano, Lirico, 19 November 1895

La Navarraise (Ramon)-Milano, Scala, 6 February 1896

Andrea Chenier (Abate, Incredibile)-Milano, Scala, 28 March 1896

Il Maestro di Cappella (Compose Paër, Benetto)-Napoli, 17 February 1897

La Bohème (Gaudenzio, Durand)-Venezia, Fenice, 6 May 1897

Werther (Schmidt)-Venezia, Fenice, 1897

L’attaque du Moulin (Sentinel)-Milano, Lirico, 8 January 1898

Tosca (Spoletta)-Roma, Costanzi, 14 January 1900

Le Maschere (Arlecchino)-Venezia, Fenice, 17 January 1901

La Bohème (Alcindoro)-Monte Carlo, Garnier, February 1902

Adriana Lecouvreur (Abate)-Milano, Lirico, 26 November 1902

Les contes d’Hoffmann (Spalanzani)-Bologna, Comunale, 28 November 1903

Rigoletto (Borsa)-Monte Carlo, Garnier, March 1904

Aida (Messenger)-New York, MET, 21 November 1904

Lucrezia Borgia (Vitellozzo)-New York, MET, 5 December 1904

Un Ballo in Maschera (Judge)-New York, MET, 6 February 1905

RECORDING FOR SALE

Columbia, New York 1905

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