Nina Garelli (Soprano) (Cremona 1880 - Roma 1958)

Of native noble family of the Piemonte. She studied with the soprano Antoinette Pozzoni Anastasi and she made her debut in 1905 at the Grande of Brescia as Adina in the Elisir d'Amore with Alexander Bonci. In the 1911 she sang in the first Italian of the Quo Vadis of J.Nogues at Dal Verme in Milan. After she got married with Jacques-Dalcroze, she moved her to England where she performed in a lot of recitals. Reentered in Italy she devoted her to the teaching and she collaborated with some musical magazines. Struck by serious illness she died in Romewhile she was visiting some relatives.

Chronology of some appearances

1905 Brescia Teatro Garelli Elisir d'Amore (Adina)

1907 Padova Teatro Verdi Carmen (Micaela)

1908 Este Teatro Sociale Pescatori di Perle (Leila)

1909 Novara Politeama Nazionale Don Pasquale (Norina)

1910 Trieste Teatro Verdi Boris Godunov

1911 Milano  Teatro Dal Verme Quo Vadis di J.Nogues (Licia)                              

1912 Borgo Valsugana Teatro Sociale Traviata (Violetta)

1913 Londra  Beschstein Hall Concerto

1918 Londra  Aeolian Hall     Concerto

1925 Londra Wigmore Hall   Concerto

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Gramophone, Milano 1913-11-14

Traviata (Verdi): Un di, felice with Tito Schipa  254060 2900ah

Gramophone, Milano 1913-11-15
Traviata (Verdi): Libiamo, libiamo with Tito Schipa 254059 2904ah

Thea Carugati (Soprano) (Milano 1893 - ?)

Her real name was Tebea and she made her debut in 1919 at Lirico of Milan in ‘’Boheme’’. For some years she was engaged in the puppet's company "Il Teatro dei Piccoli" organized by Arrigo Pedrotti with which she toured around the world. She spent her last years at Casa di Riposo G.Verdi in Milan.

Chronology of some appearances

1919 Milano Teatro Lirico Boheme (Mimì)
1922 Milano Teatro Carcano Carmen (Micaela)
1924 Brescia Teatro Del Castello Carmen (Micaela)
1926 Malta Teatro Reale Lucia di Lammermoor (Raimondo)
1928 Genova Politeama Genovese Traviata (Violetta)
1930 Sansevero Arena Giardino Madama Butterfly (Cio-Cio-San)
1933 New York Teatro Lyric Stagione Compagnia Marionette

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Gramophone, Milano 1924-12-19

Boheme (Puccini): Mi chiamano Mimì S 5004 2-0253036

Madama Butterfly (Puccini): Un bel dì vedremo S 5004 2-0253036

Manon Lescaut (Puccini): Ah!...In quelle trine S 5004 2-0253036

Antonio Righetti (Bass) (Vicenza 1892 - Milano 1951)

Probably he made his debut in 1919 at Eretenio of  Vicenza in ''Rigoletto''.

Chronology of some appearances

1919 Vicenza Teatro Eretenio Rigoletto (Sparafucile)

1922 Sassari Politeama Verdi Isabeau  (Cornelius)

1925 Milano Teatro La Scala Boris Godunov (Pimen)

1928 Cairo Teatro Khediviale Loreley (Margravio)

1934 Novara Teatro Coccia Lohengrin (Re Enrico)

1938 Parma Teatro Regio Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilio)

1945 Livorno Teatro Goldoni Trovatore (Ferrando)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Fonotipia, Milano 1926-04-02

Ballo in maschera (Verdi): La rivedro with Aureliano Pertile, Ines Maria Ferraris, Cesare Baromeo and Luisa Bertana 74973   xxPh 5680

Ballo in maschera (Verdi): E scherzo with Aureliano Pertile, Ines Maria Ferraris, Cesare Baromeo, Luisa Bertana  74974 xxPh 5666

Fonotipia, Milano 1927-01-12

Nabucco (Verdi): Tu sul labbro 120073 a XXPh5818

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

Fonotipia, Milano 1927-10-18

Ernani (Verdi): Qual rumore with Vittorio Fullin, Giuseppe Nessi, Giulio Fregosi, Aristide Baracchi, Tina Poli-Randaccio and Ida Mannarini 120071 XXPh6061

Ernani (Verdi): O sommo Carlo with Vittorio Fullin, Giuseppe Nessi, Giulio Fregosi, Aristide Baracchi,  Tina Poli-Randaccio and Ida Mannarini  120071 XXPh6062

Fonotipia, Milano 1928-10-16

Mefistofele (Boito): Quartetto di giardino pt1, pt 2, pt 3 with Ferdinando Ciniselli, Bruna Castagna and Augusta Concato 120172, 120173  XXPh6376, XXPh6383, XXPh6384

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

Fonotipia, Milano 1929-12-11
Forza del destino (Verdi): Che! Siete all'osteria (La minestra!) with Edoardo Faticanti 120202 XXPho6520

Fonotipia, Milano 1929-12-13

Puritani (Bellini): Il rival salvar tu dei with Giulio Fregosi  172081a F 5605

Puritani (Bellini): Suoni la tromba with Giulio Fregosi  172081b F 5605 

Fonotipia, Milano 1929-12-16

Norma (Bellini): Deh! Non volerli vittime with Rino Oldrati and Vera Amerighi-Rutili 120206 b

Ernesto Caronna (Baritone) (Palermo 1880 - Milano 1936)

He studied in Neaples under Colonnesi. In 1904 he was listed at Carlo Alberto of Novi Ligure in the absolute first of "Federico Streunense" of the composer F.Marenco. In 1911 he sang in the Londonpremiere of Zingari under the direction of the autor Leoncavallo. In 1915 he sang in the local premiere of Cavaliere della Rosa at Colon of Buenos Ayres and Lirico of Rio de Janeiro. After the withdrawal devoted himself to teaching and death occurred due to the rupture of the spine caused by a fall in his house.

Chronology of some appearances

1901 TrentoTeatro Sociale Carmen (Escamillo)

1905 Vicenza   Teatro Eretenio Adriana Lecouvreur (Michonnet)

1907 Marsiglia Casinò de la Plague  Puritani (Riccardo)

1909 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli  Manon Lescaut (Lescaut)

1911 Venezia   Teatro La Fenice Boheme (Marcello)

1914 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Coliseo Boheme (Marcello)

1915 Roma Teatro Costanzi  Fanciulla Del West (Sonora)

1918 Havana  Teatro Nacional Iris (Kyoto)

1922 Vercelli  Politeama Facchinetti   Ballo in Maschera (Renato)                           

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Victor, USA 1905-08?

Trovatore (Verdi): Di geloso amor with Luigi Colazza and  Maria Bernacchi 52471 7027b

G&T, Milano 1905-08?
Trovatore (Verdi): Per me ora fatale 2-52431 7107b

Phonodisc Mondial, Milano 1908/1909
Ballo in maschera (Verdi) Alla vita che t'arride 233

Ruy Blas (Marchetti): Dal suo labbro with Laura del Lungo 364                     
Pêcheurs de perles (Bizet) Del tempio al limitar with Giuseppe Acerbi 336

Edison 4-min cylinders, Milano? 1909?

Puritani (Bellini): Suoni la tromba e intrepido with Luigi Lucenti B182            

Amleto (Thomas): O vin, dissipe la tristesse  B186               

Ballo in maschera (Verdi): Eri tu 28130  B196 

Traviata (Verdi): Di Provenza il mar 30034

Lyrophon, Milano 1910??

Rigoletto (Verdi): Pari siamo J110

      

Alfredo Costa (Baritone) (Roma 1874 - Napoli 1913)

Rigoletto

                                                         Scarpia in ''Tosca''

From 1894 he studied at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia under Antonio Cotogni. He made his debut in 1900 at the Sociale of Pinerolo as Renato in ‘’Ballo in Maschera’’. From 1910 to 1912 was a member of the Civic Opera House, Chicago. Husband of soprano Isabella Orbellini, he died of nephritis at the nursing home Monisani in Naples.

Chronology of some appearances

1900 Pinerolo  Teatro Sociale  Boheme (Marcello)

1902 Lisbona   Teatro San Carlos Sapho di J.Massenet (Caoudal)

1904 Odessa   Teatro Municipale Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)

1906 Napoli    Teatro San Carlo Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)

1908 Oporto   Teatro San Joao Zaza' (Cascart)

1910 Alessandria d'Egitto Teatro Parisiana  Tosca (Scarpia)

1912 Philadelphia Teatro Metropolitan Rigoletto (Rigoletto)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Pathe, Milano 1908?

Ballo in Maschera (Verdi):  Eri tu 84527 10266   

Occhi di fata (Denza) 84528  10266 

Tosca (Puccini): Se la giurata fè  84530  10051

Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini): Cavatina di Figaro 84533 10051    

Gath & Chaves, Buenos Aires
Ideale (Tosti) 6112
Don Giovanni (Mozart): Serenata 6111
Rigoletto (Verdi): Cortigiani vil razza dannata 6038
Fedora (Giordano): La donna russa 6036
Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini): Largo al factotum 6037
Gioconda (Ponchielli): Duetto with Carlo Albani 6120
Madama Butterfly (Puccini): Duetto with Carlo Albani 6123
Carmen (Bizet): Ho nome Escamillo with Carlo Albani 6121

Aida (Verdi): Quest'assisa 6043                         

C. Ferraris (Baritone)

In the early 20 century there was other  baritones named "Ferrari" but there was no singer with the surname Ferraris.

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Pathé - AICC cylinders & discs, Milano 1903
Aida (Verdi): Quest'assisa 84032

Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Cruda, funesta smania 84033                     
Carmen (Bizet): Con voi ber 84034  

             

Roberto Janni (Baritone)

Along with those musical studies continued reaching university degree in medicine. (In 1911 he was called by the prefect of Rovigo in to help cope with an outbreak of cholera) and in 1918 was military. In 1914 he begun a new career as tenor making his debut at Storchi of Modena as Radames in Aida.

Chronology of some appearances

1908 Padova  Teatro Verdi Traviata (Germont)

1910 Roma Teatro Costanzi  Lohengrin (Araldo)

1911 Madrid  Teatro Reale Crepuscolo DeglI Dei (Alberico)

1912 Novara Teatro Coccia Isabeau (Re Raimondo)

1913 Bari  Teatro Petruzzelli Aida (Amonasro)

1914 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Gioconda (Barnaba)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Edison 2-min cylinders

Andrea Chenier (Giordano): Nemico della patria Unpubl. 44917

Gramophone, Milano 1914-03-31

Carmen (Bizet): Ho nome Escamillo with Bernardo De Muro DB554 2-054056      
Trovatore (Verdi):  E deggio e posso with Bernardo De Muro, Vincenzo Bettoni and  Maria Baldini    2-054057  746m  

Antenore Reali (Baritone) (Verona 1897 - Milano 1960)

                                              Hans Sachs in ''Maestri Cantori''

He made his debut in 1921 at the Teatro Ristori of Verona in ‘’Rigoletto’’. In 1937 he sang the role of "Father" in the new opera of G. F. Ghedini "Maria d'Alessandria" given at the Teatro Donizetti in Bergamo. He retired from the stage in 1952.

Chronology of some appearances

1921 Verona Teatro Nuovo Favorita (Alfonso)

1924 Treviso Politeama Garibaldi Carmen (Escamillo)

1925 Parma Teatro Regio Aida (Amonasro)

1928 Novara   Teatro Coccia Aida (Amonasro)

1932 Amsterdam Teatro Carrè Ballo in Maschera (Renato)

1935 Novara   Teatro Coccia  Aida (Amonasro)

1938 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli  Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)

1942 Genova   Teatro Carlo Felice Pagliacci (Tonio)

1946  Livorno  Teatro Goldoni Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)

1949 Rivarolo  Teatro Ligure  Tosca (Scarpia)

1950 Parma Teatro Regio Cyrano de Bergerac di F. Alfano (De Guiche)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Cetra

Ernani (Verdi): Oh! Dei verd'anni miei BB 25150  70967         

Fanciulla del West (Puccini): Minnie dalla mia casa son partito BB 25128 70922     
Zaza (Leoncavallo): Zaza piccola zingara BB 25130 70930     

Arlesiana (Cilea): Come due tizzi accesi  BB 25130 70968     
Andrea Chenier (Giordano): Nemico della patria  BB 25213  71120      
Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Si puo? BB 25213 71121      

Luigi Sigon (Baritone)

I know that he appeared in Triest twice as comprimario – in 1909 at Anfiteatro Minerva in ‘’Tutti in Maschera’’ and in 1919 at Politeama Rossetti in ‘’Traviata’’.

Chronology of some appearances

1909 Trieste Anfiteatro Minerva Tutti in Maschera (Abdalà)

1919 Trieste Politeama Rossetti Traviata (Douphol) 

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Kalliope

Desiderio di vendetta (Cadavia) 3414                      

Trovatore (Verdi): Mira, di acerbe lagrime with Aristea Taboga 3453                      

Fausto Ricci (Baritone) (Viterbo 1892 -Viterbo 1964)

As a young man worked as a construction worker. While he was working in Romewas accidentally heard by the tenor Francesco Marconi, who gave him advice to study under Vitale. Ricci made his debut in 1916 at the Nazionale of Roma in ‘’Ernani’’. After his retirement he devoted himself in teaching.

Chronology of some appearances

1916 Roma Teatro Costanzi  Aida (Amonasro)

1918 Milano Teatro La Scala  Mose' (Faraone)

1919 Firenze Teatro Della Pergola Traviata (Germont)

1920 Bergamo Taetro Donizzetti Mose' (Faraone)

1922 Civitavecchia Teatro Guglielmi  Forza Del Destino (Carlo)

1924 Viterbo Teatro Comunale Concerto

1925 Napoli Teatro Bellini Forza Del Destino (Carlo)

1939 Viterbo Teatro Unione Forza DelDestino (Carlo)

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Fonotipia, Berlin 1928-01-05

Rigoletto (Verdi): Ah! Solo per me with Pia Ravenna 120122 XXPh6079

Rigoletto (Verdi): No, vecchio, t'inganni with Pia Ravenna  120122  XXPh6080

Traviata (Verdi): Dite alla giovine with Pia Ravenna 120126 XXPh6083

Traviata (Verdi): Morro, morro la mia memoria with Pia Ravenna 120126 XXPh6084   

Parlophon, Berlin 1928-01-20

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Prologo P.I  P8907 84013

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Prologo P.I I P8907 84014     

Parlophon, Berlin 1929-10-04

Zaza (Leoncavallo): Zaza piccola zingara 7 908 43397 

SOME REVIEWS OF BUYERS AND COUNTRIES WHERE I ALREADY SOLD CDS

                                                         BUYERS


Country Greece  Name Panagiotis Markoullis  Email panosmarkoullis@hotmail.com  3 CDs

Country USA  Name Paul Email  faust6@frontier.com  1 CD

Country Italy  Name Alessandro Lanzaretti Email alanzaretti@yahoo.it 2 CDs

Country Singapore Name Darren Email  suetonius6@hotmail.com 2 CDs

Country Spain  Name Diana  Email Diana.Mendizabal@mpr.es  1 CD

Country England  Name David Wyatt Email  pwyattd@globalnet.co.uk 3 CDs

Country Italy Name Guido  Email guido.cervi@virgilio.it  1 CD

Country USA Name David Jones Email  davidm.jones123@virgin.net 2 CDs

Country Madrid  Name Simonetta Bruzzi Email simonetta.bruzzi@prosoft.es  1 CD

Country Italy Name Sergio Matrojani Franzese Email vurdon@tiscali.it   1 CD

Country Salzburg  Name Leonhard kohlhofer  Email l_kohlhofer@hotmail.com 1 CD 

Country Canada Edmonton  Name Robert Dlugaj Email rdlugaj@gmail.com 1 CD

                                                     REVIEWS

Hello Ashot.
I have received the CD today. I could not wait to review it. I am very pleased with the results. And thank you for the bonus tracks. The photos and the record labels are an added delight. I recommend your services to anyone who is interested in fine historic music. Thank you so much again. All the best to you. Robert Dlugaj

Edmonton Canada.

rdlugaj@gmail.com

Dear friend,

I received today the CD that I heard with deep emotion. 

Thank you very much for everything.

Kindest regards

Sergio Matrojani Franzese

vurdon@tiscali.it

Dear Ashot,

the CD has just arrived. Excellent!
thanks a lot
Alessandro Lanzaretti

alanzaretti@yahoo.it

Dear Ashot,

Finally I have received the CD.

Thanks and cordial regards

Simonetta  Bruzzi

 simonetta.bruzzi@prosoft.es

Dear Ashot, 

thank you for the 3CDs full of de Lucia Phonotypes - I 
have had a wonderful time listening to these later records. And 
thank you for your patience as I struggled to select just a few of 
your enormous collection to complete the CDs; and for your 
generous additon of a few extra records as a bonus - that was a 
lovely surprise!
It is lovely to have some of the labels as well to look at - not 
as good as holding a 78 but still a pleasure!

David Wyatt  
pwyattd@globalnet.co.uk

Hallo Ashot,

The CD works perfectly and I´ve already enjoyed listening to it!
Thank you and best regards 
Leonhard

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LISTEN TO SOME FULL RECORDS

Emma Carelli Adriana Lecouvreur (Cilea) Io sono l'umile ancella 39734 XPh1978

Florencio Constantino Vidalitá (Canción Popular Argentina) Columbia 13 4056

Charles Rousseliere Herodiade (Gounod) Air de Jean 2-32818 1805F

Francisco Vinas Lohengrin Racconto di Graal 052002 Con531R

Giovanni Inghilleri Andrea Chenier Nemico della patria Fonotipia 120193 XXPh6426

Tito Schipa Tosca: E lucevan le stelle Pathe 80843 10315

Tino Folgar,  Laura Nieto Luisa Fernanda Mazurca de las sombrillas Gramophone DA4216

Nino Piccaluga Werther: Ah! non mi ridestar Parlophon P.8913-II 20998

Rosetta Pampanini Turandot Signore ascolta Columbia D12548 B1377

Amedeo Bassi Tosca Recondita armonia Pathe 4241

Elvira Barbieri (Soprano)

She studied with Nina Bonal. In 1907 she appeared in the première of a forgotten opera ‘’L'Apostata’’.

Chronology of some appearances

1902 Forlì Teatro Comunale Trovatore (Leonora)

1903 Pollenza Teatro Sociale Trovatore (Leonora)

1904 Schio Teatro Sociale Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza)

1906 Venezia Teatro Rossini Forza Del Destino (Leonora)

1907 Parma Teatro Regio L'Apostata di A.Pagura (Elena)

1911 Corfù Teatro Nuovo Aida (Aida)

1915 Brindisi Teatro Verdi Aida (Aida)

1916 Caltagirone Teatro Garibaldi Gioconda (Gioconda)

1919 Treviso Teatro Sociale  Boris Godunov

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Gramophone, Milano 1913-02-25

Norma (Bellini): Deh! Non volerli vittime  with Fausto Castellani and Vincenzo Bettoni 054416 575¹/2aj

Gramophone, Milano 1913-03-04

Norma (Bellini): Mira o Norma with Ida Zizolfi 054438 597aj

           

Gramophone, Milano 1913-06-03

Ballo in maschera (Verdi): Ve’se di notte with Vincenzo Bettoni and Mattia Battistini 054449 2812½c

Ernani (Verdi): Uscite! ...Vedi come il buon vegliardo with Gaetano Tommasini, Mattia Battistini and Vincenzo Bettoni 054450  2813 ½c

Trovatore (Verdi): Qual voce... Mira d'acerbe with Mattia Battistini 054454 2817c

Trovatore (Verdi): Conte? Ne cessi... Vivrа, contende il giubilo 054453 2816c

Faust (Gounod): Per di qua Non val (Morte di Valentino) with Mattia Battistini 054454 2817c  
Faust (Gounod): Stammi ad udir (w. Battistini & chorus) (Morte, pt 2) with Mattia Battistini 054455 2820c

Gramophone, Milano 1913-11-22
Poliuto (Donizetti): Il suon dell'arpe with Fausto Castellani 054417 580aj
Ballo in maschera (Verdi): Ma dall'arido stelo 253119 2908ah