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GIUSEPPE GODONO (NAPLES, 4 SEPTEMBER, 1876 – ROME, 22 DECEMBER, 1963)

 

 

 

 

He made his debut in 1902 at the Teatro Bellini in Naples. His first role was Alfredo in La Traviata. In the same year, he performed in Rigoletto and Cavalleria Rusticana at the same theater.

Godono’s first major international success came when he sang Nemorino in L’elisir d’amore at the Teatro Real in Madrid, also in 1902. In 1903, he appeared at the Teatro Biondo in Palermo as Elvino in La Sonnambula.

He continued performing on opera stages until 1912, after which he shifted his focus to recording Neapolitan songs, a genre closely associated with his native region. Godono was a close friend of the legendary tenor Enrico Caruso, which likely influenced his later career in the popular Neapolitan repertoire.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

9 settembere 1902 Teatro Bellini Traviata (Alfredo)

12 settembere 1902 Teatro Bellini Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)

14 settembere 1902 Teatro Bellini Traviata (Alfredo)

15 settembere 1902 Teatro Bellini Traviata (Alfredo)

18 settembere 1902 Teatro Bellini Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)

19 settembere 1902 Teatro Bellini Traviata (Alfredo)

21 settembere 1902 Teatro Bellini Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)

28 settembere 1902 Teatro Bellini Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)

1 ottobre 1902 Teatro Bellini Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)

 

TRACKLIST

 

Phonotype

1. Te voglio bene (Medina) 804
2. Fattura (Medina) 805
3. Mamma te guarda e dice (Giordano) 806
4. Salve Maria (Mercadante) 817
5. Marechiare (Tosti) 1021
6. I’ te vurria vasà (Di Capua) 1022
7. Fili d’oro (Buongiovanni) 1189
8. Aria fresca (Nardella) 1263
9. ‘A calamita (Fonzo) 1264
10. Desiderio ‘e tè (Ricciardi) 1268
11. Tu sulo oi mare (Medina) 1271
12. Canzone napulitana (Mario) 1272
13. Nuttata ‘e sentimento (Capolongo) 1276
14. Serenatella nera (Di Capua) 1290
15. ‘O piscatore (Gambardella) 1291
16. Na cammarella (Falvo) 1294
17. Luna curtese (Valente) 1298
18. Carmela (De Curtis) 1299
19. ‘A Campagnola (Gambardella) 1303
20. Bella, ca pe ttè moro (Fassone) 1335
21. Te ride ‘o cielo (Ciociano) 1367
22. ‘E nnammurate (Buongiovanni) 1374