Description

  OLGA PERUGINO

 

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1919
06 — Fabriano, Teatro Gentile — Ballo in Maschera (Oscar)
12 — Napoli, Teatro San Carlo — Ballo in Maschera (Oscar)

1920
01/03 — Napoli, Teatro San Carlo — Loreley (Anna) / Il Matrimonio Segreto (Elisetta)
11 — Savona, Teatro Chiabrera — La Bohème (Musetta)

1921
04 — Venezia, Teatro La Fenice — Pagliacci (Nedda)
12 — Parma, Teatro Regio — Dejanice (Argelia)
— Carrara, Politeama Verdi — Carmen (Micaela)

1922
01 — Piacenza, Teatro Municipale — Falstaff (Nannetta)
05 — Torino, Politeama Chiarella — Carmen (Micaela)

 

 

OLIVA PETRELLA (TERAMO, 1880 – ?)

 

 

 

Daughter of the composer Errico Petrella, she studied at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome under Zaira Falchi and took acting lessons with Virginia Marini. She made her debut in 1901 at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice in Wagner’s Tannhäuser. After retiring from the stage, she devoted herself to teaching, but several years later briefly returned to appear in performances of La Wally at the Teatro Nuovo in Bergamo.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1901Venezia Teatro La Fenice Tannhauser (Elisabetta)

1903 Ferrara Teatro Comunale Fedora (Fedora)

1905Catania Teatro Bellini Tosca (Tosca)

1907 Lisbona   Teatro San Carlos Tosca (Tosca)

1909 Cremona Teatro Ponchielli Loreley (Loreley)

1911 Torino Teatro Regio Tannhauser (Elisabetta)

1913 Firenze Politeama Fiorentino Tosca (Tosca)

1915 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza)

1919 Milano Teatro Carcano Wally (Wally)

1920 Milano Teatro Carcano Tosca (Tosca)

1926 Bergamo Teatro Nuovo Wally (Wally)

 

PINA BRUSCHI

 

 

 

She probably made her debut in 1931 at the Kursaal Diana in Milan as Norina in Don Pasquale.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1931 Milano Kursaal Diana Don Pasquale (Norina)

1932 Lodi Teatro Gaffurio Boheme (Musetta)

1936 Messina Teatro Peloro Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)

 

 

RINA DI BITONTO (MILANO, 1901 – ?)

 

 

 

She studied in Milan under Santo Santonocito and made her debut in 1918 at the Teatro Lirico in Milan in Il barbiere di Siviglia.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1918 Milano Teatro Lirico Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)

1919 Milano Teatro Lirico Rigoletto (Gilda)

1920 Pola Teatro Ciscutti Rigoletto (Gilda)

1921 Asti Politeama Nazionale Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)

1922 Novara Teatro Coccia Rigoletto (Gilda)

1923 Modena Teatro Storchi Rigoletto (Gilda)

1924 San Giorgio al Piano Teatro Sociale Traviata (Violetta)

1925 Milano Teatro Carcano Traviata (Violetta)

1927 Carrara Politeama Verdi Manon (Manon)

 

 

ROSINA TORRI (PARMA, 1898 – MILAN, 1975)

 

 

 

She studied first violin, then singing at the Parma Conservatory. She made her debut in 1919 at the Teatro Sociale in Valenza as Mimì in La Bohème. In 1921 she appeared at the theatre in Sassari (Sardinia) as Margherita in Boito’s Mefistofele, and in 1922 sang with the Italian Opera Company in the Netherlands. In 1924 she appeared at La Scala as Musetta in La Bohème, returning there in 1926 for the premiere of Lualdi’s Il diavolo nel campanile.

In 1925 she joined the San Francisco Opera, making a successful debut in Massenet’s Manon. In 1926 she created the role of Liù in Puccini’s Turandot for the Rome Opera, a part she repeated at the Arena di Verona Festival in 1928. She also sang Musetta at Covent Garden in 1926 and was frequently heard on Italian provincial stages. In 1929 she appeared at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples in the premiere of Felice Lattuada’s Don Giovanni. She returned to La Scala in 1934 to sing her signature role, Musetta, in La Bohème.

In 1930 she married the composer and conductor Stefano Vittadini and probably retired from the stage soon afterward.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1919 Valenza Po  Teatro Sociale Boheme (Mimi)

1919 Oneglia  Politeama Umberto I° Boheme (Mimi)

1921 Amsterdam  Paleis Voor Volksvlijt Boheme (Mimi)

1922 Amsterdam  Paleis Voor Volksvljit Boheme (Mimi)

1922 Parma  Politeama Reinach Boheme (Mimi)

1924 Milano Teatro La Scala Boheme (Musetta)

1925 Brescia  Teatro Sociale Boheme (Mimi)

1925 Parma Teatro Regio Boheme (Musetta)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Olga Perugino Sonnambula (Bellini) Sposi or siamo (w. de Lucia) Phonotype C2021

Olga Perugino Sonnambula (Bellini) Perdona, o mia diletta… Prendi, l’anel ti dono (w. de Lucia)  Phonotype M2020

Oliva Petrella Loreley (Catalani) Non fui da un padre benedetta Columbia D 9309 41890

Oliva Petrella Loreley (Catalani) Voglio belta Columbia D 9309 41891

Oliva Petrella Tosca (Puccini) Vissi d’arte Columbia 41825

Oliva Petrella Mefistofele (Boito) L’altra notte in fondo al mare Columbia 41884

Pina Bruschi Don Pasquale (Donizetti) Pronta io son, pt 1, pt 2 with Ildebrando Santafé 168504 Mo3230, 168504 Mo3246 Odeon, Milano 1930-10-17

Rina Di Bitonto Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Una voce poco fa, pt 1, pt2 4619, 4620 Fonografia Nazionale

Rina Di Bitonto Traviata (Verdi) Parigi o cara (w. Manuritta) 15400 88689 Pathé, Milano

Rina Di Bitonto Traviata (Verdi) Un dì felice eterea (w. Manuritta) 15400 88688 Pathé, Milano

Rosina Torri Turandot (Puccini) Signore Ascolta Electrola E. G. 445

Rosina Torri Turandot (Puccini) Tu che di Electrola E. G. 445