Description

FERRUCCIO CORRADETTI (SAN SEVERINO, ITALY, 21 FEBRUARY, 1867 – NEW YORK, USA, 19 JUNE, 1939)

 

 

 

 

He initially worked as a journalist, but after discovering his vocal talent, he studied with Giuseppe Faini. From 1892 onward, he enjoyed a successful opera career at prominent Italian theaters. In 1898, he sang in Holland with the Italian Opera House, where he performed as Marcello in the Dutch premiere of Puccini’s La Bohème. At the same performance, his wife, soprano Bice Adami, debuted as Mimì.

His career took him across Europe and South America. He performed in London, Paris, Berlin (in 1905 at the West Theatre as Malatesta), Amsterdam, Buenos Aires (at the Teatro de la Ópera in 1906 and the Teatro Coliseo in 1907 as Belcore in L’elisir d’amore and Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia), Montevideo, Rio de Janeiro, Madrid, and Barcelona. In 1901, he sang at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome in one of six premieres of Mascagni’s opera Le Maschere. He returned to the Teatro Costanzi in 1905 and 1911 to perform in Fedora, La Bohème, La fanciulla del West, and Linda di Chamounix.

In 1904, at the Teatro Lirico in Milan, he participated in the premieres of two operas that won the Sonzogno competition: Manuel Menendez by Lorenzo Filiati (May 15, 1904) and La Cabrera by Gabriel Dupont (May 16, 1904), where he sang alongside Gemma Bellincioni. He took on the title role in the premiere of Leoncavallo’s Malbruk in Rome in 1910 and appeared in the premiere of V. Tommasini’s Uguale Fortuna at the Teatro Costanzi in 1913.

In 1914, he moved to North America, where he performed first in Boston and later in New York. Over time, he shifted his focus toward teaching and became active as a music critic and journalist. He was married to soprano Bice Adami (1875-1969), and their daughter, Iris Adami-Corradetti (1903-1998), also became a renowned singer and pedagogue.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1899 Milano Teatro Dei Filodrammatici Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)

1899 Trieste Teatro dei Filodrammatici Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)

1899 Monza Teatro Sociale Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)

1899 Venezia Teatro Rossini Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)

1900 Messina Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)

1900 Catania Teatro Sangiorgi Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)

1901 Foggia Teatro Dauno Ballo in maschera (Renato)

1905 Livorno Teatro Goldoni Amica (Rinaldo)

1905 Bergamo Teatro Donizetti Amica (Rinaldo)

1905 Cagliari Teatro Civico Adriana Lecouvreur (Michonnet)

1908 Livorno Teatro Rossini Adriana Lecouvreur (Michonnet)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Africana (Meyerbeer) Adamastor, re dell’acque (w. chorus) 54515 3385a Berliner, Milano 1901-07
2. Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Largo al factotum 52576 2823 Berliner, Milano 1899-07
3. Educande di Sorrento (Usiglio) Un bacio rendimi (w. Adami) 54120 2886 Berliner, Milano 1899-07
4. Fra Diavolo (Auber) Olà! del vino… Grazie al ciel (Duo del briganti) 52572 2821 Berliner, Milano 1899-07
5. Guarany (Gomez) Senza tetto 52247 3379a Berliner, Milano 1901-07
6. I Due Foscari (Verdi) O vecchio cor 52264 3314a Berliner, Milano 1901-07
7. Il cantastorie (Il cantatrice) (as Fercor) 51149 3215a Berliner, Milano 1901-07
8. La Paloma (Yradier) (w. mandolin) 52214 3274a Berliner, Milano 1901-07
9. Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) Chi mi frena (w. Cesarani) 54103 2857 Berliner, Milano 1899-07
10. Maria di Rohan (Donizetti) Bella è di sol vestita 52242 3338a Berliner, Milano 1901-07
11. Occhi di fata (Denza) 52243 3341a Berliner, Milano 1901-07
12. Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) E allor perchè, di’ 52227 3342a Berliner, Milano 1901-07
13. Ruy Blas (Marchetti) Io scacciato, io bandito… Ai miei rivali 52244 3343a Berliner, Milano 1901-07
14. Santa Lucia (Cottrau) 52213 3252a Berliner, Milano 1901-07
15. Tannhäuser (Wagner) O tu, bell’astro 52563 2778 Berliner, Milano 1899-07
16. Traviata (Verdi) Dite alla giovine (w. Adami) 54101 2785 Berliner, Milano 1899-07
17. Traviata (Verdi) Prendi, quest’è l’imagine (w. Pintucci & Adami) 54007 435b Berliner, Milano 1901-07
18. Traviata (Verdi) Se una pudica vergine (w. Adami & Corradetti) 54125 2864 Berliner, Milano 1899-07
19. Trovatore (Verdi) Mira d’acerbe lagrime (w. Adami) 54097 2783 Berliner, Milano 1899-07