Description

GIUSEPPE MAGGI (ALESSANDRIA, 1865 – ?)

 

 

 

 

He made his debut in 1889 at the Teatro Politeama Facchinetti in Vercelli as Conte di Luna in Il Trovatore. In 1892, he appeared at the Teatro Grande of Brescia in Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra, and two years later, he performed in Rigoletto at the Teatro Dal Verme in Milan. By 1894, he was already making guest appearances in Russia, where he sang in Moscow as part of an opera troupe organized by the Russian baritone and impresario Korsoff. His daughter, the later famous coloratura soprano Lucette Korsoff, debuted in 1894 with Giuseppe Maggi as her partner in Pergolesi’s La serva padrona. This opera troupe also participated in tours throughout Russia and Poland.

In 1900, he returned to Brescia, performing as Telramund in Lohengrin, and also sang in Bucharest in 1901. During the 1905-06 season, he was engaged to sing at the Teatro Albisu in Havana, where he performed leading baritone roles in Aida, Rigoletto, La Traviata, Il Trovatore, Tosca, I Puritani, Ernani, and Gounod’s Faust. In 1905, he made a guest appearance at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo as Riccardo in I Puritani, partnering with Amelia Pinkert and Alessandro Bonci.

In 1911, he toured North America with the Lombardi Opera Company, appearing primarily in California. In 1913, he performed in Alessandria in the opera Andrea del Sarto by Baravalle. He was married to the English singer Gladys Dode since 1900. He likely retired from the stage in 1913 and may have lived in England afterward, where he worked as a vocal pedagogue.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1889 Pavia Teatro Guidi Trovatore (Conte)

1891 Malta Teatro Reale Il Pipele’ di S. A. De Ferrari (Cabrion)

1893 Milano Teatro Dal Verme Gioconda (Barnaba)

1896 Milano Teatro Dal Verme Gioconda (Barnaba)

1899 Casalmaggiore Teatro Sociale Carmen (Escamillo)

1901 Brescia   Teatro Sociale Falstaff (Falstaff)

1903 Ferrara Teatro Comunale Germania (Worms)

1905 Genova Politeama Genovese Tosca (Scarpia)

1907 Lisbona Teatro San Carlos Ugonotti (Nevers)

1909 Pola Teatro Ciscutti Otello (Jago)

1913 Padova Teatro Corso Favorita (Alfonso)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Aida (Verdi) Rivedrai le foreste (w. Ruszkowska) 89152 Victor, USA 1909-04-21
2. Ernani (Verdi) Tu sei Ernani (w. Davi & Popovici) 54443 Gramophone, Milano 1909-05-11
3. Forza del destino (Verdi) Le minaccie (w. Barrera) 68213 1789c Victor, USA 1909-04-21
4. Forza del destino (Verdi) Solenne in quest’ora (w. Barrera) 68213 1786c Victor, USA 1909-04-17
5. Don Pasquale (Donizetti) Soffriva nel pianto (w. Pereira) 054422 S3364 Gramophone, Milano 1913-03-07
6. Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) T’allontana sciagurato 68454 610aj Victor, USA 1913-03-08
7. Otello (Verdi) Si pel ciel (w. Barrera) 054245 1971c Gramophone, Milano 1909-04-13
8. Rigoletto (Verdi) Deh non parlare al misero 10052 Columbia, Milano 1903
9. Tosca (Puccini) Te deum 55008-A 1779c Victor, USA 1909-04-15
10. Rigoletto (Verdi) Deh, non parlare al misero (w. Pereira) 67135 Victor, USA 1913-03-07