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SILVIO BECUCCI

 

 

 

He was born in Tuscany and, in 1901 at the Teatro Regio in Turin, took part in one of the contemporary premieres of the new opera Le Maschere. In the later part of his career, he performed as a comprimario and buffo.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1897

May – Cagli, Teatro Civico – Il Guarany (Don Antonio)

1898

April – Modena, Teatro Storchi – La Bohème (Colline)

1900

January – Mantova, Teatro Sociale – Falstaff (Pistola), Iris (Cieco), Rigoletto (Sparafucile)

1901

March – Palermo, Teatro Massimo – Lucia di Lammermoor (Raimondo), Otello (Lodovico), Tosca (Angelotti), Rigoletto (Sparafucile)

1902

January – Trento, Teatro Sociale – Fedora (Cirillo)

1903

January – Venezia, Teatro La Fenice – Cendrillon (Re), Guglielmo Ratcliff (McGregor), Euryante (Re)

1904

August – Imola, Teatro Comunale – Carmen (Zuniga)

1905

January – Biella, Teatro Sociale – Carmen (Zuniga), Manon (Conte)

1906

January – Parma, Teatro Regio – Werther (Johann), Benvenuto Cellini (Lavorante), Damnation de Faust (Brander)

1907

April – Pisa, Teatro Verdi – Amica (Camoine), Damnation de Faust (Brander)

1908

January – Genova, Politeama Genovese – Gloria (Aquilante/Vescovo), Manon (Conte), Tradita

1909

January – Livorno, Teatro Goldoni – Lucia di Lammermoor (Raimondo)

January – Bari, Teatro Petruzzelli – Manon Lescaut (Geronte), Damnation de Faust (Brander), Fasma (Gasmar)

1910

January – Mantova, Teatro Sociale – La Wally (Stromminger), Iris (Cieco)

1912

September–November – Milano, Teatro Dal Verme – Manon Lescaut (Geronte), La Wally (Stromminger)

1913

January – Mantova, Teatro Sociale – Isabeau (Cornelius)

1914

January – Genova, Teatro Carlo Felice – Ballo in maschera (Tom), Götterdämmerung

1915

October – Genova, Pisa – Trovatore (Ferrando), Sonnambula (Rodolfo)

1916

January – Genova, Teatro Carlo Felice – Loreley (Margravio), Carmen (Zuniga), Manon Lescaut (Geronte)

1917

January – Brescia, Teatro Grande – Falstaff (Pistola), Francesca da Rimini (Giullare), Loreley (Margravio)

1918

December – Madrid, Teatro Real – Andrea Chénier (Roucher), Carmen (Zuniga)

1919

June – Bilbao, Teatro Arriaga – Don Carlo (Frate)

1920

Lecco, Teatro Sociale – Otello (Lodovico), Tosca (Angelotti)

1922

September – Volterra, Teatro Persio Flacco – Manon Lescaut (Geronte)

1923

April – Cotignola, Carpi, Piacenza, Suzzara – Lodoletto (Antonio), Manon Lescaut, Francesca da Rimini

1924

March – Genova, Teatro Carlo Felice – Adriana Lecouvreur (Principe)

1925

January–March – Bari, Teatro Petruzzelli – Loreley, Falstaff, Fanciulla del West, Iris

1926

Alessandria, Bagnacavallo, Biella – Loreley (Margravio)

1929

April – Livorno, Politeama – Il piccolo Marat (Il Tigre)

 

 

AUGUSTO GARAVELLO (AGOSTINO)

 

 

 

Probably he made his debut in 1919 at the Teatro Civico as Raimondo in Lucia di Lammermoor.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1919 Fossano Teatro Civico Lucia di Lammermoor (Raimondo)

1921 Livorno Politeama Crispino e la comare (Asdrubale)

1922 Verona Teatro Ristori Rigoletto (Sparafucile)

1923 Malta Teatro Reale Madama Butterfly (Bonzo)

1924 Ravenna Teatro Alighieri Tosca (Angelotti)

1925 Novara Teatro Coccia Otello (Lodovico)

1926 Parma Politeama Reinach Aida (Re)

 

 

ALBINO MARONE (TORINO, 1891 – ALFANO NATTA/ALESSANDRIA, 1962)

 

 

 

He was trained as a chorister in Turin and later studied with Pia Rocca and Maestro Boglione as a soloist. He made his debut in 1919 at the Teatro Torinese in Turin. In the 1929–1930 season he sang with great success at La Scala under Arturo Toscanini.

In 1931 he appeared as a guest at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo, performing Oroveso in Norma (with Gina Cigna in the title role), Pimen in Boris Godunov, and King Marke in Tristan und Isolde. He also made guest appearances in Egypt, Melbourne, and Barcelona.

In the second half of his career, he appeared frequently on the Italian broadcasting company EIAR in Rome and Turin. The Second World War forced him to remain in Italy, where he eventually retired from the stage, giving his final performance at the Teatro Verdi in Pisa.

Chronology of some appearances

1919 Torino Teatro Torinese Ballo in maschera (Samuel)

1929-1930 Milano Teatro La Scala Aida (Re), Tannhauser (Langravio)

1931 Palermo Teatro Massimo Norma (Oroveso)

 

 

ALFREDO PAPI

 

 

 

He made his debut in Spain. His Italian debut took place at the Teatro Manzoni in Rome, where he appeared as Silva in Ernani.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1894 Roma Teatro Manzoni Ernani (Silva)

1896 Forlì Teatro Comunale Jone di E. Petrella (Burbo)

1898 Palermo Teatro Massimo Aida (Re)

1900 Barcellona Teatro Buen Retiro Boheme (Colline)

1901 Reggio Emilia Teatro Municipale Favorita (Baldassarre)

1902 Messina Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Boheme (Colline)

1908 Monterotondo Teatro Comunale Concerto

 

 

ANGELO MASINI-PIERALLI (SAN GIOVANNI VALDARNO, 1877 – ?)

 

 

 

He probably made his debut in 1899 at the Teatro Comunale of Terni in La forza del destino. He was particularly beloved in the Iberian Peninsula, where he performed regularly for many years and where he concluded his career in the 1930s.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1899 – Terni, Teatro Comunale: La forza del destino (Padre Guardiano)

1901 – Sassari (Colline; Lotario); Milano (Oroveso); Parma (Angelotti); Novi Ligure (Colline; Mefistofele)

1902 – Reggio Emilia (Mefistofele); Cádiz (Season); Oporto (Mefistofele); Bilbao (Mefistofele)

1903 – Barcelona (Mefistofele); Oviedo (Silva, Baldassarre, Giacomo, Raimondo, Ferrando, etc.)

1904 – Lisbon, Coliseu Recreios: Large season including Aida, Boheme, Ernani, Faust, Favorita, Rigoletto, Africana, Ballo, Barbiere, Fra’ Diavolo, Gioconda, Sonnambula, Puritani, etc.

1905 – Oporto (multiple roles); Lisbon (Africana, Ballo, Gioconda, Puritani, Ernani, etc.); Castiglione (Mefistofele); Venice (Colline, Mefistofele); Cremona (Ramfis)

1906 – Palermo (Angelotti, Brander, Ferrando); Lisbon (Basilio, Alvise, Don Pedro, Prefetto, etc.); Badia Polesine (Giorgio); Zara (Raimondo, Mefistofele, Sparafucile); Torino (Nazzareno)

1907 – Torino (Ramfis, Wotan); Fiume (Mefistofele)

1908 – Torino (Colline); Santiago (Colline, Ramfis, etc.); Valparaiso (Saint-Bris); Bologna (Götterdämmerung); Trieste (Il Battista)

1909 – Casale (Mefistofele); Roma (Alvise; Principe Zilah); Schio (Mefistofele); Milano (Oroveso); Bologna (Mefistofele)

1910 – Barcelona & Madrid (Götterdämmerung—Hagen; Walkiria—Wotan; Salome—Nazzareno); Ravenna (Wotan); Milano (Mefistofele)

1911 – Madrid (Basilio, Hagen, Wotan, etc.); Palermo (Mefistofele); Barcelona (Hagen, Germano, Wotan); Siena (Mefistofele)

1912 – Madrid (Filippo II, Basilio); Buenos Aires, Teatro Colón (Colline; Conte; Barbablù)

1913 – Madrid (Filippo II, Mefistofele); Parma (Oberto; Filippo II)

1914 – Roma (Re Enrico, Mefistofele, Gurnemanz); Genova (Gurnemanz); Bologna (Basilio, Alvise, Oroveso, Silva)

1915 – Palermo (Filippo II, Silva, Mefistofele); Napoli (Ramfis, Basilio, Colline, Conte, Oroveso)

1916 – Palermo, Padova, Bergamo, Napoli: principally Mefistofele & Zaccaria

1917 – Barcelona, Madrid, San Sebastián: Basilio, Colline, Wotan, Rodolfo, Ramfis, etc.

1918 – Madrid (Lotario, Re Marke, Re Enrico); Lisbon (Ramfis, Basilio, Colline, etc.); Barcelona (Leporello; Baldassarre)

1919 – Barcelona (Colline, Giacomo); Buenos Aires (Mefistofele, Colline, Alfonso); Montevideo (Colline, Alfonso)

1920 – Piacenza (Mefistofele); Parma (Re Enrico); Venezia (Faust, Dannazione); Roma (Marouf); Paris Opéra (Le astuzie femminili)

1921 – Verona & Torino (Il piccolo Marat); Milano, Como (Mefistofele); Trieste (Basilio, Sachs, Geronimo)

1922 – Madrid (Baldassarre, Basilio, Giorgio); San Sebastián; Alexandria & Cairo (Mefistofele); Trieste (Ramfis)

1923 – Reggio Emilia (Mefistofele); Roma (Cristoforo Colombo); Bologna (Wotan); Parma (Gurnemanz)

1924 – Bari (Mefistofele); Piacenza, Pavia, Brescia (Basilio); Rovigo (Dannazione); Barcelona (Sparafucile, Marcello)

1925 – Barcelona (Sparafucile, Ramfis, Hagen); Livorno (Baldassarre); Majorca (Baldassarre)

1926 – Barcelona (Baldassarre; Pepita Jiménez); Lecce (Amore dei tre re—Archibaldo; Basilio; Raimondo)

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Silvio Becucci Bohème (Puccini) Scéna di Rodolfo, Marcello, Schaunard e Colline (w. Martinez-Patti, Luppi & Bonini) 39729 xPh 1992 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-07-01

Silvio Becucci Faust (Gounod) Eh quoi! Toujours seul (w. Jaume, Korsoff & Leisner) Edison Test 3183 June 1914 London, England

Silvio Becucci Faust (Gounod) Que voulez-vous, messieurs (w. Jaume & Parvis) Edison Test 3185 June 1914 London, England

Silvio Becucci Faust (Gounod) Seigneur Dieu, qui vois-je! (w. Jaume, Korsoff & Leisner) Edison Test 3182 June 1914 London, England

Augusto Garavello Mignon (Thomas): Ninna nanna 8246 Artiphon

Augusto Garavello Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) La calunnia P56504 2-20909 Parlophon, Berlin 1928-11-26

Augusto Garavello Mefistofele (Boito) Son lo spirito che nega P56504 2-20910 Parlophon, Berlin 1928-11-26

Albino Marone Guillaume Tell (Rossini) Allor che scorre… Troncar i suoi di (w. Lois & Andreoli) 172077 XXPh6569 172077 Fonotipia, Milano 1930-03-20

Albino Marone Ballo in maschera (Verdi) E che baccano sul caso strano, pt 1 and pt 2 (w. Pilotto, Righetti & Maroli) 120219 XXPho6538, 120219 XXPho6539 Fonotipia, Milano 1929-12-16

Alfredo Papi Angelo Masini-Pieralli Faust (Gounod) Duo del prologo with Lorenzo Abruñedo Puerto y Novella, Valencia, cylinder

Alfredo Papi Ernani (Verdi) Lo vedremo o veglio audace with Gabriel Hernandez Puerto y Novella, Valencia, cylinder

Angelo Masini-Pieralli Por ti (Pacheco) Columbia RS 5050 402

Angelo Masini-Pieralli Don Carlo (Verdi) Ella giammai m’amò Pathé 10383 86955