Description

PIETRO MARIO TORTORICI

 

 

 

 

Pietro Mario Tortorici was an Italian baritone active during the first decades of the twentieth century. His documented career included appearances at several important Italian and South American theatres. In 1905, he sang the role of Schaunard in Puccini’s La bohème at the Teatro Pavone in Perugia, and returned to the same role in 1908 at the Teatro Solís in Montevideo. In 1910, he appeared at Rome’s Teatro Costanzi as Monsieur de Brétigny in Massenet’s Manon. The following year, he was engaged at the Teatro Pergolesi in Jesi for a production of Puccini’s Tosca. Further details concerning his life and artistic career remain to be discovered.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1905 Perugia Teatro Pavone La bohème (Schaunard)

1908 Teatro Solís di Montevideo La bohème (Schaunard)

1910 Roma Teatro Costanzi Manon (signor di Brétigny)

1910 Roma Teatro Costanzi Manon (signor di Brétigny)

1911 Jesi Teatro Pergolesi Tosca (-)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Ballo in maschera (Verdi) Alla vita che t’arride 42168 Beka, Milano 19091910

Ballo in maschera (Verdi) Eri tu che macchiavi 42175 Beka, Milano 19091910

Lakmé (Delibes) Ah! mon remords te venge 42173 Beka, Milano 19091910

Rigoletto (Verdi) Quartetto (w. Cassani, Lucchini & Bersellini) 42169 Beka, Milano 19091910

Torna (Denza) 157 Phonodisc Mondial, Milan