Description

AUGUSTO SCAMPINI (GARLASCO, 1880 – BARCELONA, 1939)

 

 

 

 

He studied singing at the Milan Conservatory under del Fiume and made his debut in 1905 in Garlasco as Cavaradossi in Tosca. In 1907, he appeared at the Teatro de la Opera in Buenos Aires as Hérode in Hérodiade by Jules Massenet, and also performed at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo as Radamès in Aida and as Samson in Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saëns.

He gained acclaim performing at major opera houses in Italy, Spain, South America, and Russia. Notable engagements include La Scala in the 1910-11 season, where he appeared in Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi and in Saffo by Gaspare Pacini. In 1912, he performed at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome as Manrico in Il Trovatore, and in 1915 at the Teatro Politeama in Pisa as Radamès in Aida. During the 1913-14 season, he sang at the German Theatre in Prague, earning comparisons to Enrico Caruso.

In 1916, he performed in Spain and Santiago de Chile. His career was abruptly ended when he volunteered for the Italian army during World War I and lost a leg in combat. Following his injury, he retired from the stage and focused on teaching singing in Barcelona.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1905 Garlasco Teatro Martinetti Tosca (Cavaradossi)

1906 Firenze Politeama Fiorentino  Trovatore (Manrico)

1907 Palermo Teatro Massimo Sansone e Dalila (Samson)

1908 Madrid Teatro Reale  Aida (Radames)

1909 Buenos Ayres Teatro Coliseo Aida (Radames)

1910 Madrid Reale  Aida (Radames)

1912 Lisbona Coliseo Recrejos Ballo in Maschera (Riccardo)

1913 Barcellona Teatro Liceo Otello (Otello)

1914 Barcellona Teatro Liceo Ballo in Maschera (Riccardo)

1915 Padova Teatro Verdi Trovatore (Manrico)

1917 Santiago del Chile Teatro Municipal Otello (Otello)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Africana (Meyerbeer)  O paradiso 84150  10273 Pathé, Milano 1908

Aida (Verdi)  Nume custodi e vindici (w.Fabbri-Boesmi) 84147 Pathé, Milano 1908

Aida (Verdi) Io son disonorato (w. Montesanto & Magliulo) 86215 Pathé, Milano 1911/1912

Amica (Mascagni) Orfani e senza pan 86226 Pathé, Milano 1912

Bohème (Leoncavallo) Io non ho che una povera stanzetta 84187 Pathé, Milano 1912

Fanciulla del West (Puccini)  Ch’ella mi creda  84188 Pathé, Milano 1912

Forza del Destino (Verdi) Le minacce, i fieri accenti P.I P.II (w. Montesanto) 84197 12513, 86214 12513 Pathé, Milano 1912

Gioconda (Ponchielli)  Cielo e mar  84193 10040 Pathé, Milano 1912

Guillaume Tell (Rossini)  O muto asil  86224  10312 Pathé, Milano 1912

Lohengrin (Wagner) Da voi lontan  84196  10041 Pathé, Milano 1912

Manon Lescaut (Puccini)  Guardate pazzo son 86459  10326 Pathé, Milano 1913 – 1916

Mme Sans-Gene (Giordano) Lassu in Alsazia (w. Baldassarre-Tedeschi) 10321 Pathé, Milano 1913 – 1916

Otello (Verdi)  Dio! Mi potevi scagliar 84146  10034 Pathé, Milano 1908

Otello (Verdi)  Esultate!  86485  10135 Pathé, Milano 1913 – 1916

Otello (Verdi)  Gia nella notte densa (w. Baldassarre-Tedeschi) 86249 12533 Pathé, Milano 1912

Otello (Verdi)  Niun mi tema  84145 10034 Pathé, Milano 1908

Otello (Verdi)  Ora e per sempre addio  86486  10135 Pathé, Milano 1913 – 1916

Poliuto (Donizetti)  Al suon dell’arpe (w. Magliulo) 86216 12515 Pathé, Milano 1912

Prophete (Meyerbeer) Re del cielo 86428  12533 Pathé, Milano 1913 – 1916

Saffo (Pacini)  Ah! Giusta pena 84149  10273 Pathé, Milano 1908

Samson et Dalila (Saint-Saens) Figli miei 84143 10039 Pathé, Milano 1908

Samson et Dalila (Saint-Saens) Spezzi i ceppi 84144 10039 Pathé, Milano 1908

Tosca (Puccini) Qual occhio al mondo (w. Lenzi) 84189 Pathé, Milano 1912

Triste ritorno (Barthélemy) 84358 Pathé, Milano 1912

Trovatore (Verdi)  Di quella pira  84142 Pathé, Milano 1908

Trovatore (Verdi)  Miserere (w. Boninsegna) 84141 Pathé, Milano 1908

Trovatore (Verdi) Ah, si, ben mio 86458 10326 Pathé, Milano 1913 – 1916

Trovatore (Verdi) Di geloso amor (w. Montesanto & Lenzi Binaca) 84191 Pathé, Milano 1912