Description

FRANCESCO SIGNORINI (TENOR) (ROME, 9 DECEMBER, 1861 – ROME, 30 OCTOBER, 1927)

 

 

 

 

This singer, who trained at the prestigious Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome, made his operatic debut in 1882 at the Teatro Politeama in Florence. By 1897, he had established himself as a leading dramatic tenor, regularly performing at La Scala in Milan, one of the world’s most esteemed opera houses. His international career included performances at the opera house in Odessa in 1898 and the German Theatre in Prague in 1902.

One of his most notable early successes came in 1890 when he portrayed Turiddu in Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana at the Teatro Pagliano in Florence. Around the turn of the century, he became a highly sought-after tenor, enjoying great success in all the major opera houses across Italy.

In 1907, his fame extended beyond Europe, and he made guest appearances in the United States, performing in San Francisco and Los Angeles. He also toured South America, singing in Buenos Aires, a city known for its rich operatic tradition. After a distinguished career, he retired from the opera stage in 1910 and dedicated his time to teaching in Rome, passing on his knowledge to the next generation of singers.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1885 Montevideo  Teatro Solis Trovatore (Manrico)

1885 Montevideo  Teatro Solis Poliuto (Poliuto)

1885 Montevideo  Teatro Solis Norma (Pollione)

1885 Montevideo  Teatro Solis Favorita (Fernando)

1886 Modena  Teatro Municipale Don Carlo (Carlo)

1887 Genova  Teatro Carlo Felice Don Carlo (Carlo)

1887 Modena  Teatro Municipale Ugonotti (Raoul)

1888 Lisbona  Teatro San Carlos Trovatore (Manrico)

1889 Montevideo  Teatro Ciblis Trovatore (Manrico)

1889 Parma Teatro Regio Don Carlo (Carlo)

1890 Firenze  Teatro Pagliano Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)

1890 Parma  Teatro Regio Ernani (Ernani)

1890 La Spezia  Politeama Duca di Genova Ugonotti (Raoul)

1891 Palermo  Politeama Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)

1891 Firenze  Teatro Pagliano Trovatore (Manrico)

1891 Roma  Teatro Nazionale  Trovatore (Manrico)

1892 Berlino  Kroll Theater Otello (Otello)

1892 Firenze  Politeama Fiorentino Trovatore (Manrico)

1893 Bucarest  Teatro Nazionale Ugonotti (Raoul)

1894 Bucarest  Teatro Nazionale Lohengrin (Lohengrin)

1894 Genova  Politeama Genovese Carmen (Don Jose)

1894 Genova  Politeama Genovese Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)

1895 Trieste  Teatro Verdi Don Carlo (Carlo)

1895 Buenos Ayres  Opera Ernani (Ernani)

1895 Buenos Ayres  Teatro dell’Opera Otello (Otello)

1896 Santiago del Cile  Teatro Municipal Otello (Otello)

1896 Santiago del Cile  Teatro Municipal Ugonotti (Raoul)

1897 Milano  Teatro alla Scala Don Carlo (Carlo)

1898 Odessa  Teatro Municipale Andrea Chenier (Chenier)

1898 Odessa  Teatro Municipale Otello (Otello)

1900 Firenze  Teatro Pagliano Ernani (Ernani)

1901 Livorno  Teatro Goldoni Ballo in maschera (Riccardo)

1901 Roma  Teatro Adriano Guglielmo Tell (Guglielmo)

1902 Berlino  Teatro Kroll Ernani (Ernani)

1903 Livorno  Teatro Goldoni Guglielmo Tell (Guglielmo)

1904 Alessandria d’Egitto  Teatro Alcazar Ballo in maschera (Riccardo)

1904 Alessandria d’Egitto  Teatro Alcazar Gioconda (Enzo)

1905 Lisbona  Teatro San Carlos Don Carlo (Carlo)

1906 Livorno  Politeama Gioconda (Enzo)

1907 Costantinopoli  Teatro Petit Champs Ballo in maschera (Riccardo)

1907 Costantinopoli  Teatro Petit Champs Otello (Otello)

1907 Los Angeles  Mason Auditorium Otello (Otello)

1907 San Francisco  Chutes Theater Pagliacci (Canio)

1907 Berkley  Hearst Greek Theater  Pagliacci (Canio)

1908 St. Louis  Odeon Theater Otello (Otello)

1909 Torino  Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Gioconda (Enzo)

1910 Roma  Teatro Costanzi Don Carlo (Carlo)

1910 Roma  Teatro Adriano Don Carlo (Carlo)

1911 Venezia  Teatro La Fenice Ernani (Ernani)

1911 Napoli  Teatro San Carlo Ernani (Ernani)

 

TRACKLIST

 

Gramophone, Milano 1908-05

Chatterton (Leoncavallo): Scrissa una lettera (w. Cigada) 54386 11199b

Chatterton (Leoncavallo): Nei pieghi del sudario (w. de Frate) 54374 11200b

Chatterton (Leoncavallo): Sui vanni suoi (w. de Frate) 054232 1466½c

Chatterton (Leoncavallo): Ah! Patria infame (w. de Frate) 054231 1467c

Chatterton (Leoncavallo): Stanco, spossato, arresta! 052253 1469c

Chatterton (Leoncavallo): Tu sola a me rimani, o poesia 2-52668 11210b

Chatterton (Leoncavallo): Di lagrime mio malgrado 052255 1472c

Chatterton (Leoncavallo): E un pane mi chiedeva 052254 1473c

Aida (Verdi): Celeste Aida 052231 1478c

Trovatore (Verdi): Ah, si ben mio 2-52669 11235b

Trovatore (Verdi): Ai nostri monti (w. Pietracewska) 054210 1486½c

Prophète (Meyerbeer): Pastorale 052229 1491c

Aida (Verdi): Fuggiam gli ardori (w. de Frate) 054213 1492c

Guillaume Tell (Rossini): O muto asil 052230 1493c