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TAURINO PARVIS (TURIN, 15 SEPTEMBER, 1879 – BARCELONA, 9 MAY, 1957)

 

 

 

 

After studying in Milan with Vanni, his debut is believed to have taken place in 1900 at the Teatro Lirico in Rio de Janeiro as Kyoto in Mascagni’s Iris. The following year, in 1901, he sang as Marcello in Puccini’s La Bohème at the Teatro Carignano in Turin, signaling the start of his career in Italy. His early career included engagements at the Teatro Nazionale in Bucharest and the Teatro Vittorio Emanuele in Turin (1902).

From 1904 to 1906, he was a member of the Metropolitan Opera in New York, where he made his debut as Enrico in Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor. Afterward, he returned to Italy, and in 1908, he performed at La Scala in Milan in the premiere of Mancinelli’s Paolo e Francesca. He made further notable appearances at La Scala in 1917, particularly in the premiere of Wolf-Ferrari’s Il Segreto di Susanna, where he sang alongside Ninon Vallin.

In the 1926-27 season, he returned to La Scala for the premiere of Arrigo Pedrollo’s Delitto e Castigo. During the 1920s, he continued to be highly successful, performing at the Teatro dell’Opera in Rome. His appearances there included the premiere of Mascagni’s Il Piccolo Marat in 1922, Primo Riccitelli’s I Compagnacci in 1923, and Zandonai’s I Cavalieri di Ekebu in 1925.

He retired from his singing career in 1929 and settled in Turin, where he became a lawyer. Later, he was active in Spain as a representative of Italian film societies. In his personal life, his second marriage was to the widow of tenor and architect Peppino Rosselini. Through this marriage, he became the stepfather of the renowned director Roberto Rossellini and the composer Renzo Rossellini, and had a daughter from this union.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1900 Rio de Janeiro Teatro Lirico Iris (Kyoto)

1901 Turin Teatro Carignano Boheme (Marcello)

1902 Turin Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Manon Lescaut (Lescaut)

1904 New York Metropolitan Opera Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)

1908 Milan La Scala Andrea Chenier (Gerard)

1911 Milan La Scala I Figli del Re (Suonatore di Violino)

1917 Milan La Scala Elisir d’amore (Belcore)

1917 Buenos Aires Teatro Colon Tosca (Scarpia)

1927 Milan La Scala Boheme (Marcello)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Africaine (Meyerbeer) Adamastor re dell’onde A1637 11374 Columbia, Milano 1912/1913

Africana (Meyerbeer) Adamastor re dell A715 10597 Columbia, Milano 1906

Aida (Verdi) A te grave cagion… Rivedrai le foreste (w. Ciaparelli) 30033 C1042 Columbia, New York 1905

Aida (Verdi) A te grave cagion… Rivedrai le foreste (w. Rappold) 82572 6274-B Edison

Aida (Verdi) Su, dunque (w. Rappold) 82572 6275-B Edison

Amore (Tirindelli) 3115 Columbia, New York 1905

Andrea Chénier (Giordano) Un dì m’era di gioia 86582  Pathé, Milano

Ballo in maschera (Verdi) Eri tu C2331 E1859 Columbia, Milano 1912/1913

Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) All’idea di quel metallo… Voi dovreste travestirvi (w. Romagnoli) D4376, D4376, 11404, 11405 Columbia, Milano 19121913

Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Dunque io son (w. Mantelli) I 6015 12575 Zonophone, New York 1906

Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Largo al factotum 3168 Columbia, New York 1905

Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Largo al factotum D4377 11407 Columbia, Milano 1912-1913

Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Numero quidici (w. Romagnoli) D4377 11406 Columbia, Milano 1912/1913

Bohème (Puccini) O Mimì tu più non torni (w. Armanini) D9287 11378 Columbia, Milano 1913

Carmen (Bizet) Canzone del toreador 3140 Columbia, New York 1905

Carmen (Bizet) Canzone del toreador C2322 11391 Columbia, Milano 1908-1914

Carmen (Bizet) Se tu m’ami (w. Ciaparelli) 3496 Columbia, New York 1905

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Sortita di Alfio 86418 Pathé, Milano 1913

Damnation de Faust (Berlioz) Serenata 10590 A638 Columbia, Milano 1906

Damnation de Faust (Berlioz) Serenata 10590 Columbia, Milano 1906

Don Giovanni (Mozart) Deh vieni all finestra C121 10588 Columbia, Milano 1906

Don Giovanni (Mozart) La ci darem (w. Ciaparelli) A 5026 30030 Columbia, New York 1905

Don Giovanni (Mozart) La ci darem la mano (w. Mantelli) 12573 Zonophone, New York 1906

Don Pasquale (Donizetti) Bella siccome un angelo 10586 Columbia, Milano 1906

Don Sebastiano (Donizetti) O Lisbona 10585 Columbia, Milano 1906

Ernani (Verdi) Da quel dì (w. Ciaparelli) 30032 A5025 Columbia, New York 1905

Ernani (Verdi) Da quel di che t’ho veduta 86373 10114 Pathé, Milano 1913

Ernani (Verdi) O de verd’anni miei 3113 Columbia, New York 1905

Fanciulla del West (Puccini) Minnie, dalla mia casa 10249 Pathé, Milano 1913

Faust (Gounod) Dio possente 10589 A638 Columbia Milano 1906

Faust (Gounod) Dio possente 40085-B Zonophone

Faust (Gounod) Que voulez-vous, messieurs! (w. Jaume & Becucci) Test 3185 June 1914 London, England

Favorita (Donizetti) A tanto amor 12580 Zonophone, New York 1906

Favorita (Donizetti) A tanto amor 86374 10065 Pathé, Milano 1913

Favorita (Donizetti) Ah, l’alto ardor (w. Mantelli) I 5995 12572 Zonophone, New York 1906

Favorita (Donizetti) Vien Leonora 10577 Columbia, Milano 1906

Favorita (Donizetti) Vien Leonora 82176-L 6172 A Edison

Forza del Destino (Verdi) Le minacce e i fieri accenti (w. Martinez-Patti) 10812 E2040 Columbia

Forza del Destino (Verdi) Solenne in quest’ora (w. Martinez-Patti) 10811 E2040 Columbia

Forza del destino (Verdi) Son Pereda 10593 Columbia, Milano 1906

Gioconda (Ponchielli) Barcarola 10594 Columbia, Milano 1906

Gioconda (Ponchielli) Enzo Grimaldo (w. Armanini) 11384 E2067 Columbia, Milano 19121913

Gioconda (Ponchielli) O grido di quest’anima (w. Armanini) 11385 E2067 Columbia, Milano 1912/1913

Giulia (Denza) 3114 Columbia New York 1905

Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) Pallor funesto orrendo (w. Korsoff) 3187 Test June 1914 London, England

L’ultima canzone (Tosti) 82552-R 6194 B Edison

Madama Butterfly (Puccini) Addio fiorito asil (w. Armanini) D5556 11386 Columbia, Milano 1913

Marechiare (Tosti) 12516 Zonophone, New York 1905

Mattinata (Leoncavallo) A530 3159 Columbia New York 1905

Mignon (Thomas) Leggiadre rondinelle (w. Mantelli) I 6014 12574 Zonophone, New York 1906

Morremo (attr. Mozart) (w. Ciaparelli)  A528 Columbia, Milano 1906

Musica proibita (Gastaldon) C737 10814 Columbia, Milano 1908

Occhi di fata (Denza) Columbia 3080 Columbia, New York 1905

Otello (Verdi) Credo in un Dio crudel 10581 Columbia, Milano 1906

Otello (Verdi) Era la notte 86376 Pathe, Milano 1913

Otello (Verdi) Era la notte A715 10595 Columbia, Milano 1906

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Duetto Nedda-Tonio (w. Ciaparelli) 30035 A5011 Columbia New York 1906

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Prologo 3079 Columbia New York 1905

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Si puo 3141 30000 Columbia, New York 1905

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) So ben che lo scemo 86378 Pathé, Milano 1913

Puritani (Bellini) Suoni la tromba (w. Middleton) 82557 6253-B Edison

Ridonami la calma! (Tosti) 82167-R 6196 B Edison

Rigoletto (Verdi) Miei signori 10579 Columbia Milano 1906

Rigoletto (Verdi) Pari siamo 10575 Columbia, Milano 1906

Rigoletto (Verdi) Pari siamo 86372 Pathé, Milano 1913

Rigoletto (Verdi) Tutte le feste al tempio (w. Korsoff) Edison Test 3188 June 1914 London, England

Roi de Lahore (Massenet) O casto fior 82547 6181-B Edison

Roi de Lahore (Massenet) O casto fior 86379 Pathé, Milano 1913

Ruy Blas (Marchetti) Ai miei rivali cedere D 4118 10800 Columbia, Milano 1908

Serenata (Schubert) (w. Ciaparelli) 30050 Columbia, New York 1905

Sonnambula Vi ravviso, o luoghi ameni 3193A Edison

Tannhäuser (Wagner) O tu bell’astro 12319 Zonophone, Milano 1903-0304

Ti vorrei rapire (Gastaldon) D 4211 10813 Columbia, Milano 1908

Traviata (Verdi) Dite alla giovane (w. d’Oria) A1262 11377-1 Columbia, Milano 1912/1913

Traviata (Verdi) Dite alla giovine (w. Ciaparelli) 3163 Columbia New York 1905

Traviata (Verdi) Pura siccome un angelo… Un dì quando le veneri (w. Ranzato) 86316, 86317 Pathé, Milano 1913

Traviata (Verdi) Un dì quando le veneri 10583 Columbia Milano 1906

Trovatore (Verdi) Mira d’acerbe (w. Ciaparelli) (orch) 3524 Columbia New York 1905

Trovatore (Verdi) Mira d’acerbe lagrime (w. Rappold) PA 29015 82573 Edison New York 1918-07/08

Trovatore (Verdi) Vivrà! (w. Ciaparelli) A536 3525-1 Columbia, New York 1905

Trovatore (Verdi) Vivra! contende (w. Rappold) 83083 6259-B Edison

Zazà (Leoncavallo) Buona Zazà 86585 Pathé, Milano