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EUGENIO BATTAIN (BOLOGNA, 1876 – ?)

 

 

 

 

He probably made his debut in 1899 at the Politeama Umberto I in Oneglia as Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1898 Venezia Teatro Malibran Concerto

1900 Siena Teatro Dei Rinnovati Carmen (Don Josи)

1902 Pavia Teatro Guidi Graziella di E. Soffredini (La Martine)

1904 Livorno Teatro Goldoni Lucia di Lammermoor (Edgardo)

1906 Marsiglia Teatro Gymnaise Tosca (Cavaradossi)

1908 Torino Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Pagliacci (Canio)

1910 Washington National Theater Carmen (Don Jose)

1912 Pittsburgh Teatro Alvin Aida (Radames)

1914 Foggia Teatro Dauno Ballo in Maschera (Riccardo)

1918 Poggibonsi Teatro Ravvivati Costanti Mignon (Guglielmo)

 

 

GUIDO VACCARI

 

 

 

He studied in Padua under Giacomo Orefice. In the 1898–99 season, he appeared at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice in Die Walküre. In 1899, Vaccari sang at the Teatro Verdi in Trieste in Tristano e Isotta, Cornil Schut by Smareglia, and Ponchielli’s La Gioconda. He continued to appear at the same theater in later years — in 1906 (Die Walküre), 1908 (Loreley), and 1912 (Die Walküre).

In 1901, he sang the role of Siegmund at the opera house in Treviso. The following year, he returned to Venice, performing at the Teatro Rossini in L’elisir d’amore. During the 1902–03 season, Vaccari again appeared at the Teatro La Fenice, this time in Weber’s Euryanthe.

At the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, he performed in Die Walküre (1905, 1908, and 1919) and Parsifal (1914). At La Scala in Milan, he sang in Weber’s Der Freischütz (1906) and Die Walküre (1909–10).

He retired from the stage in 1920. Vaccari was married to the mezzo-soprano Maria Vaccari, who appeared with him in 1908 at the Teatro Comunale in Bologna in Die Walküre and La Wally.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1899 Trieste Teatro Comunale Gioconda (Enzo)

1899 Trieste Teatro Verdi Tristano e Isotta (Tristano)

1901 Vigevano Teatro Cagnoni Gioconda (Enzo)

1902 Ravenna Teatro Alighieri Tristano e Isotta (Tristano)

1904 Acqui Terme  Teatro Sociale Sonnambula (Elvino)

1908 Parma Teatro Regio Tristano e Isotta (Tristano)

1906 Madrid Teatro Reale Tristano e Isotta (Tristano)

 

 

ALBERTO CAFFO (BASSANO DEL GRAPPA, 1877 – MILANO, 1931)

 

 

 

 

He studied with Orefice in Padua and Pollini in Milan. His stage debut took place at the Teatro Vittorio Emanuele in Turin in 1903 as Alfredo in Verdi’s La Traviata. Caffo later sang at the Teatro Comunale in Corfu (1905), and also appeared in Rome (Teatro Nazionale) and Milan (Teatro Dal Verme).

During the First World War, he was called up for military service in 1917 and resumed his singing career in 1919, performing at the Teatro Chiabrera in Savona. Active throughout the 1920s, he became known as an interpreter of the heavier lyric roles of the Italian repertoire, appearing mainly on provincial stages.

After retiring from the stage, he became a respected voice teacher. Among his pupils were Piero Pauli, Augusta Oltrabella, Tullio Verona, and the American soprano Marion Talley.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1903 Torino Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Traviata (Alfredo)

1905 Corfé Teatro Comunale Favorita (Fernando)

1907 Vercelli Teatro Civico Elisir d’Amore (Nemorino)

1908 Sassari Politeama Verdi Adriana Lecouvreur (Adriana)

1909 Siena Teatro Dei Rinnovati Adriana Lecouvreur (Maurizio)

1916 Genova Teatro Carlo Felice Don Chisciotte di G. Dall’Orso

1919 Savona Teatro Chiabrera Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)

 

 

GIULIO TINCANI

 

 

 

This forgotten tenor was active in Italy around the 1910s and 1920s. He probably made his debut in 1915. In 1916, Tincani sang in Catalani’s Loreley at the Coliseo Recreios in Lisbon opposite Salomea Kruscelnicka. In the same year, he appeared in Catania at the Politeama Pacini, performing the role of the Duke in Rigoletto. In 1920, he sang in Tosca and Fedora at the same theater. He probably retired from the stage around 1930.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1916 Lisbon Coliseo Recrejos Loreley (Walter)

1916 Catania Politeama Pacini Rigoletto (Duke)

1920 Catania Politeama Pacini Tosca (Cavaradossi)

 

 

GILMO ZAMPIERI

 

 

 

He studied in Milan with Vincenzo Villani and probably made his debut in 1907. By 1909, he had arrived in Istanbul, Turkey, where at the Teatro Petit Champs he performed in Ruy Blas, Il trovatore, and Andrea Chénier.

In the 1911–1912 season, Zampieri made guest appearances at the Paleis voor Volksvlijt in Amsterdam, singing in Rigoletto, Fedora, Pagliacci, Carmen, and La Traviata. From Amsterdam, he traveled to Bucharest, where at the Teatro Blandazic he appeared in Cavalleria rusticana, Tosca, Pagliacci, and Un ballo in maschera.

His last known appearance was at the Teatro delle Varietà in Abbiategrasso, where he sang the role of Pollione in Norma. In Italy, he performed at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo (1909), Teatro Bellini in Naples (1908), and Teatro Manzoni in Pistoia (1911). Zampieri made three recordings for Odeon Fonotipia.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1909 Istanbul Teatro Petit Champs Ruy Blas (Ruy Blas)

1911 Amsterdam Paleis Voor Volksvlijt Fedora (Loris)

1912 Bucharest Teatro Blandazic Cavalleria rusticana (Turiddu)

1920 Abbiategrasso Teatro Delle Varietà Norma (Pollione)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Eugenio Battain Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Vesti la giubba BA 22461 4M-7540 Edison 4-min cylinders, Milano 1908?

Guido Vaccari Walküre (Wagner) Cede il verno ai rai (Winterstürme) 39557 Xph1710 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-03-15

Guido Vaccari Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Se il mio nome 39558 XPh1711 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-03-15

Alberto Caffo Fliegende Holländer (Wagner) Il cor ferito a morte 52893 6938a G&T, Milano 1905

Alberto Caffo Fra Diavolo (Auber) Ah si per sempre 2-52437 7019½b G&T, Milano 1905

Alberto Caffo Fra Diavolo (Auber) Quell’uom del fiero aspetto with Emma Trentini G&T 54062 7022b

Alberto Caffo Linda di Chamounix (Donizetti) A consolarmi affrettati with Emma Trentini 62090 7021b Victor, USA 1905

Alberto Caffo Linda di Chamounix (Donizetti) Da quel dì 52891 6937a G&T, Milano 1905

Giulio Tincani Inno di Garibaldi  C5328 Fonografia Nazionale

Giulio Tincani La campana di San Giusto C5327 Fonografia Nazionale

Gilmo Zampieri Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Chi mi frena with Filippo Biancofiore and Luigi Manfrini  82392, 82393 Odeon Fonotipia, Milan 1913-01-01

Gilmo Zampieri Africana (Meyerbeer) Di tua più bella immagine with Maria Wrobelnska 82392 Odeon Fonotipia, Milan 1913-01-01

Gilmo Zampieri Africana (Meyerbeer) O mia Selika with Maria Wrobelnska 82393 Odeon Fonotipia, Milan 1913-01-01