Description

GIUSEPPE MANACCHINI (CREVALCORE/BOLOGNA, 11 SEPTEMBER, 1902 – MILAN, 10 NOVEMBER, 1990)

 

 

 

 

He studied in Bologna and Milan, where he made his debut in 1930. In 1934, he toured Holland as a soloist with the choir of the Teatro alla Scala. In 1936, he appeared at the Opera House in Rome, performing alongside Toti Dal Monte and Beniamino Gigli in Lucia di Lammermoor. At the same venue, he participated in the premieres of several operas, including Alfano’s Cyrano de Bergerac (January 22, 1936), Pick-Mangiagalli’s Notturno romantico (1936), Alberto Ghislanzoni’s Re Lear (1937), and Vittadini’s Caracciolo (1938).

From 1938 onward, he also performed at the Teatro alla Scala, notably as De Siriex in Giordano’s Fedora. He appeared as a guest in Barcelona and Madrid, and during the 1948–1954 seasons, he frequently performed at the Teatro São Carlos in Lisbon. He also gave guest performances in North and South America, establishing himself as one of the leading lyric baritones of his generation in Italy.

His star roles included Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Germont in La traviata, Renato in Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera, Don Carlo in La forza del destino, Amonasro in Aida, Marcello in La bohème, Sharpless in Madama Butterfly, Tonio in Pagliacci, De Siriex in Giordano’s Fedora, and Telramund in Lohengrin.

He was married to soprano Delia Benning. In his later years, he resided at the Casa di Riposo per Musicisti Verdi in Milan. In 1984, he appeared in the film Il bacio di Tosca, where he once again sang his signature role, Rigoletto, on camera.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1936 Rome Opera House Lucia di Lammermoor (Enrico)

1948-1954 Lisbon Teatro San Carlo

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Ballo in maschera (Verdi) Eri tu Cetra CC2154 2-70229
2. Faust (Gounod) O santa medaglia…Dio possente, Dio d’amor Cetra CC 2150
3. Puritani (Bellini) Suoni la tromba with Luciano Neroni Cetra CC2150 70247
4. Rigoletto (Verdi): Cortigiani vil razza dannata Cetra CC2158 2-70236
5. Poliuto (Donizetti) Concertato Finale Atto II (w. Pertile, Beuf, Venturini & Pedrini)

 

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Donizetti Lucia di Lammermoor (Pagliughi, Malipiero, Manacchini, Neroni. Ugo Tansini, 1939)

Lucia – Lina Pagliughi

Sir Edgardo Ravenswood – Giovanni Malipiero

Lord Enrico Ashton – Giuseppe Manacchini

Raimondo Bidebent – Luciano Neroni

Lord Arturo Bucklaw – Muzio Giovagnoli

Alisa – Maria Vinciguerra

Normanno – Armando Giannotti

RAI Turin. Conductor – Ugo Tansini

17-24.05.1939