Gino Tessari (Baritone) (Trieste ? - ?)

He studied singing at the Milan Conservatory under the pedagogue A. Giovannini. In 1897 he made his debut at the Teatro Prince Amedeo in Sanremo in ‘’Il Padrone’’ by D. Bolognesi. In 1901 he made guest appearances at the Teatro Nazionale in Bucharest performing in A. Ponchielli’s ‘’La Gioconda’’ and ‘’La Traviata’’ by G. Verdi. In 1903 he went to Barcelona, where at the Teatro  Liceo he sang the role of Amonasro in G. Verdi’s ‘’Aida’’. In the 1912-1913 season he performed at the Teatro Coliseo in Buenos Aires, the next season he appeared at the Coliseo Recrejos in Lisbon. Probably he retired from the stage in 1915 and started to appear in movies.

Chronology of some appearances

1896 Milano Conservatorio La Figlia di Jefte di E. Pozzoli (Jefte)

1898 Palermo Teatro Massimo Aida (Amonasro)

1900 Varese Teatro Sociale Faust (Valentino)

1903 Novara Teatro Coccia Germania (Worms)

1905 Cremona Teatro Ponchielli Iris (Kyoto)

1908 Milano Teatro Fossati Il Pipistrello (Compagnia Operette Marchetti)

1911 Desenzano sul Garda Teatro Alberti Manon Lescaut (Lescaut)

1913 Roma Teatro Costanzi Stagione Compagnia di Operette Scognamiglio Caramba

1915 Lisbona   Coliseo Recrejos Stagione Compagnia di Operette Scognamiglio Caramba

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

G&T, Milano 1902-11

Roi de Lahore (Massenet): O casto fior 52457 2858b

Odeon, Milano 1905/1906

Andrea Chénier (Giordano): Un di m'era di gioia 37282