Description

ELVIRA MAGLIULO (ROME, ITALY, 1880 – ?)

 

 

 

 

She received her education at the Conservatorio San Pietro a Majella in Naples with Beniamino Carelli. In 1902, she was already at La Scala, Milan, where she appeared as Berta in Weber’s Euryanthe. On April 30, 1904, she sang at the Teatro Vittorio Emanuele in Turin in the premiere of Franco Alfano’s opera Risurrezione. At the Teatro Massimo in Palermo, she achieved great success in 1907, performing as Brünnhilde in Die Walküre and Aida, and she also took part in the premiere of Stefano Donaudy’s opera Sperduti nel Buio, partnering with Fiorello Giraud. In 1909, she appeared at the Teatro San Carlo in Lisbon as Amelia in Un Ballo in Maschera. In 1911, she performed at the Teatro Verdi in Naples, singing the role of Elvira in Ernani. In 1912, she had great success at La Scala, singing in Verdi’s Don Carlo. In 1920, she appeared at the Teatro Donizetti in Bergamo as Charlotte in Massenet’s Werther. She retired from the stage in 1922. Her husband was the famous tenor Bindo Gasperini.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1902 Milano Teatro La Scala Euryante di C. M. Weber (Berta)

1904 Odessa Teatro Municipale Germania (Rilcke)

1906 Barcellona Teatro Liceo Trovatore (Leonora)

1908 Venezia Teatro La Fenice Cabrera di G. Dupont (Amalia)

1910 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Wally (Wally)

1912 Novara Teatro Coccia Isabeau (Isabeau)

1914 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Tosca (Tosca)

1916 Forlм Teatro Comunale Fedora (Fedora)

1918 Firenze Teatro Della Pergola Tosca (Tosca)

1920 Livorno Politeama Fedora (Fedora)

1922 Milano Teatro Dal Verme Fedora (Fedora)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Aida (Verdi) Si fuggiam da queste mura with Orazio Cosentino and Giovanni Novelli 24023 A-494 Zonophone, USA 1906/1907
2. A’ Surrentina (de Curtis) 84354 Pathé, Milano 1911/1912
3. Voce è notte 84355 Pathé, Milano 1911/1912
4. Faust (Gounod) Scena della chiesa with Giovanni Bardi 86280 Pathé, Milano 1913 – 1915
5. Iris (Mascagni) Un dì ero piccina 84173 Pathé, Milano 1911/1912
6. Andrea Chénier (Giordano) La mamma morta 84171 Pathé, Milano 1911/1912
7. Gioconda (Ponchielli) Suicidio 84172 Pathé, Milano 1911/1912
8. Poliuto (Donizetti)  Al suon dell’arpe with Augusto Scampini 86216 Pathé, Milano 1911/1912
9. Amica (Mascagni) Piu presso al ciel with Luigi Montesanto 86220 Pathé, Milano 1911/1912
10. Wally (Catalani) Ne mai dunque avro pace 86234 Pathé, Milano 1911/1912
11. Aida (Verdi) Io son disonorato with Luigi Montesanto & Augusto Scampini 86215 Pathé, Milano 1911/1912
12. Rigoletto (Verdi) Tutte le feste 86338  Pathé, Milano 1913 – 1915
13. Favorita (Donizetti) Fia vero lasciarti with Aristodemo Giorgini  86272 Pathé, Milano 1913 – 1915
14. Amico Fritz (Mascagni) Duetto delle ciliege with Aristodemo Giorgini 86271  Pathé, Milano 1913 – 1915
15. Tosca (Puccini) Duetto Tosca-Cavaradossi with Bindo Gasperini  86284  Pathé, Milano 1913 – 1915
16. Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Duetto Valentina-Marcello Giovanni Bardi 86285  Pathé, Milano 1913 – 1915