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EMMA LATTUADA

 

 

 

Her name first appears in 1920, when she sang the role of Elsa in Lohengrin alongside the tenor Italo Cristallo in Ancona. She performed at prominent Italian provincial theatres and married the conductor Buratti.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1921 Palazzolo sull’Oglio Teatro Sociale Boheme (Mimì)

1923 Torino Teatro Balbo Boheme (Mimì)

1925 Lucca Teatro Del Giglio Edelweiss di L. Baldi (Edelweiss)

1927 Malta Teatro Reale Carmen (Micaela)

1929 Parma Politeama Reinach Madama Butterfly (Cio-Cio-San)

1930 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Andrea Chenier (Maddalena)

 

 

ERNESTA COTTINO

 

 

 

She studied with Linda Brambilla and made her debut in 1912 at the Teatro Garibaldi in Marsala in Ernani.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1911 –
11 Prato, Teatro Metastasio: Carmen (Micaela)

1912 –
02 Marsala, Teatro Garibaldi: Ernani (Elvira)
08 London, Coliseum: Pagliacci (Nedda)

1913 –
02 Savona, Teatro Chiabrera: Manon (Manon)
02 Firenze, Politeama Nazionale: Ernani (Elvira)
03 Firenze, Politeama Fiorentino: Otello (Desdemona)
10 Amsterdam, Paleis Voor Volksvlijt: Boheme (Mimì) / Madama Butterfly (Cio-Cio-San)
11/12 Rotterdam, Groote Schouwburg: Pagliacci (Nedda) / Faust (Margherita)

1914 –
01 Rotterdam, Groote Schouwburg: Ernani (Elvira)
02 Amsterdam, Paleis Voor Volksvlijt: Wally (Wally)
03 Rotterdam, Groote Schouwburg: Manon Lescaut (Manon)
12 Messina, Teatro Mastroieni: Pagliacci (Nedda)

1917 –
12 Modena, Teatro Storchi

1918 –
03 Piacenza, Politeama: Traviata (Violetta)
06 Napoli, Teatro Bellini: Rigoletto (Gilda) / Traviata (Violetta)

 

 

ESTER ADABERTO (NAPLES, 1872 – MILAN, 1951)

 

 

 

Her real name was Ester Nunez de Arce. At the age of two, she moved with her family to Milan. She studied singing under Emma Dotti and, in 1897, after participating in some recitals in Milan, made her debut at the Teatro Nuovo in Mirandola in R. Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci. She developed her career mainly abroad and spent several years as a member of the Castellano Opera Company, active in Eastern Europe. Around 1905, she moved to the United States, where she enjoyed a long and successful career. She retired from the stage following the death of her son during the First World War. She made only three recordings.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1897 Piacenza Politeama Faust (Margherita)

1898 Messina Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Pagliacci (Nedda)

1899 Catanzaro Teatro Comunale Boheme (Mimì)

1900 Novara Teatro Coccia Aida (Aida)

1901 Minsk Teatro Nazionale Ebrea (Rachele)

1902 Ekaterinoslav Teatro Municipale Boheme (Mimì)

1903 Nikolajeff Teatro Nazionale Tosca (Tosca)

1904 Oporto Teatro San Joao Ernani (Elvira)

1905 Cuneo Teatro Toselli Mefistofele (Margherita / Elena)

1906 Los Angeles Teatro Auditorium Aida (Aida)

1908 New York Teatro Metropolitan Trovatore (Leonora)

1909 Gand Petit Theatre Africana (Selika)

1910 Norimberga eatro Apollo Trovatore (Leonora)

1911 Bologna Teatro Del Corso Aida (Aida)

1912 Havana Teatro Peynet Aida (Aida)

1914 Cleveland Teatro Metropolitan Trovatore (Leonora)

1915 Evansville Teatro Bijou Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza)

 

 

EVA DEHAR

 

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1913 –

01 Modena, Teatro Municipale: Walkiria (Gerhilde)

01 Modena, Circolo Ricreazione e Cultura: Concerto

 

 

FANY TORESELLA (TORRESELLA) (TIFLIS, 1856 – ROME, 1914)

 

 

 

She was the daughter of the Italian choir conductor Antonio Torresella. She studied singing with her father and made her debut in 1870 at the opera house of Trieste as Fenena in Verdi’s Nabucco. For more than 20 years, she performed in the Italian provinces, Russia, and South America, also giving guest appearances in Austria, Spain, Egypt, Portugal, and London. In 1896, she created the role of Musetta in the Buenos Aires premiere of Puccini’s La Bohème at the Teatro de la Opera. In 1884, she appeared at La Scala as Marguerite de Valois in Meyerbeer’s Les Huguenots, returning there in 1894 and 1904. She also sang at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples (1887), and in Buenos Aires (1889, 1897, 1900), as well as in Spain. On 17 January 1901, she appeared at the Teatro Regio in Turin in Mascagni’s Le Maschere, and in 1904 she sang Gilda in Rigoletto opposite Titta Ruffo. After 1909, she gave only occasional guest performances and concerts in Italy and South America. She spent her final years living in Rome.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1878 Fano  Teatro Della Fortuna Rigoletto (Gilda)

1884 Barcellona  Teatro Liceo Rigoletto (Gilda)

1885 Barcellona  Teatro Liceo Rigoletto (Gilda)

1886  Rovigo  Teatro Sociale Rigoletto (Gilda)

1887  Londra  Drury Lane Theater Rigoletto (Gilda)

1889  Buenos Ayres  Opera Rigoletto (Gilda)

1889  Montevideo  Teatro Solis Rigoletto (Gilda)

1889  Reggio Emilia  Teatro Municipale Rigoletto (Gilda)

1890  Palermo  Politeama Rigoletto (Gilda)

1891 Napoli  Teatro San Carlo Carmen (Micaela)

1891  Torino  Teatro Regio Rigoletto (Gilda)

1894 Brisighella  Teatro Sociale Rigoletto (Gilda)

1896 Odessa  Teatro Municipale Rigoletto (Gilda)

1897 Buenos Ayres  Opera Rigoletto (Gilda)

1897 Montevideo  Teatro Solis Rigoletto (Gilda)

1897 Montevideo  Teatro Solis Rigoletto (Gilda)

1897  Il Cairo  Teatro Khediviale Rigoletto (Gilda)

1899  Genova  Politeama Genovese Rigoletto (Gilda)

1899  Roma  Teatro Nazionale Rigoletto (Gilda)

1899  Torino  Teatro Carignano Rigoletto (Gilda)

1899 Torino  Teatro Carignano Rigoletto (Gilda)

1900 Genova  Politaema Genovese Rigoletto (Gilda)

1901  Napoli  Teatro San Carlo Rigoletto (Gilda)

1901 Soresina  Teatro Sociale Rigoletto (Gilda)

1902  Genova  Politeama Genovese Rigoletto (Gilda)

1902 Roma Teatro Costanzi Rigoletto (Gilda)

1902 Trieste  Politeama Rossetti Rigoletto (Gilda)

1903 Napoli  Teatro Verdi Carmen (Micaela)

1904  Milano  Teatro La Scala Rigoletto (Gilda)

1905 Catania  Teatro Bellini Rigoletto (Gilda)

1906  Milano  Teatro Dal Verme Rigoletto (Gilda)

1906  Firenze  Politeama Fiorentino Rigoletto (Gilda)

1907 Roma  Teatro Adriano Rigoletto (Gilda)

1908 Ancona  Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Rigoletto (Gilda)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Emma Lattuada Trovatore (Verdi) Ah si ben mio… Di quella pira (w. Pertile, Nessi & chorus) DB1198 (2-054245) CF2347-1 1927-10-20, 1928-10-08 HMV, Milano

Emma Lattuada Andrea Chenier (Giordano) La mamma morta S10056 (0253010) CF2479-2 HMV, Milano 1928-11-21

Emma Lattuada Manon Lescaut (Puccini) Tu, tu, amore… O tentatrice (w. Valente) C1503 (2-054214), C1503 (2-054215), CF1530-2, CF1531-1 HMV, Milano 1928-02-21/22

Ernesta Cottino Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Hai tempo a ridirmelo (w. Badini) D9298 41796 Columbia, Milano 1913

Ernesta Cottino Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) So ben che difforme (w. Badini) D9298 41795 Columbia, Milano 1913

Ernesta Cottino Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Decidi al mio destin, pt 1 (w. Badini) A1396 41797 Columbia, Milano 1913

Ernesta Cottino Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Decidi al mio destin, pt 2 (w. Badini) A1396 41798 Columbia, Milano 1913

Ester Adaberto Ernani (Verdi) Ernani involami F-2011 Rex, Philadelphia 1913

Ester Adaberto Siberia (Giordano) No, se un pensier F-2008 1016 Rex, Philadelphia 1913

Eva Dehar Bohème (Puccini) Valzer di Musetta 42455 Beka

Eva Dehar Boheme (Puccini) Sono andati with Ermanno Pezzutti Disco Italia 5026

Fany Toresella (Fanny Torresella) Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) Quando rapita in estasi X-485 Disco Zonofono Milano, 1902

Fanny Toresella (Torresella) Romanza (Beroit) X-483 Disco Zonofono Milano, 1902

Fanny Toresella (Torresella) Puritani (Bellini) Son vergine vezzosa X-481 Disco Zonofono Milano, 1902