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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

 

 

1. Africana (Meyerbeer) Adamastor re dell A715 10597 Columbia, Milano 1906
2. Aida (Verdi) A te grave cagion… Rivedrai le foreste (w. Rappold) 82572 6274-B Edison
3. Aida (Verdi) A te grave cagion… Rivedrai le foreste (w. Ciaparelli) 30033 C1042 Columbia, New York 1905
4. Aida (Verdi) Su, dunque (w. Rappold) 82572 6275-B Edison
5. Amore (Tirindelli) 3115 Columbia, New York 1905
6. Andrea Chénier (Giordano) Un dì m’era di gioia 86582 Pathé, Milano
7. Ballo in maschera (Verdi) Eri tu C2331 E1859 Columbia, Milano 1912/1913
8. Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) All’idea di quel metallo… Voi dovreste travestirvi (w. Romagnoli) D4376, D4376, 11404, 11405 Columbia, Milano 1912/1913
9. Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Dunque io son (w. Mantelli) 12575 Zonophone, New York 1906
10. Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Largo al factotum D4377 11407 Columbia, Milano 1912-1913
11. Bohème (Puccini) O Mimì tu più non torni (w. Armanini) D9287 11378 Columbia, Milano 1913
12. Carmen (Bizet) Canzone del toreador 3140 Columbia, New York 1905
13. Carmen (Bizet) Canzone del toreador C2322 11391 Columbia, Milano 1908-1914
14. Carmen (Bizet) Se tu m’ami (w. Ciaparelli) 3496 Columbia, New York 1905
15. Damnation de Faust (Berlioz) Serenata 10590 A638 Columbia, Milano 1906
16. Don Giovanni (Mozart) Deh vieni all finestra C121 10588 Columbia, Milano 1906
17. Don Giovanni (Mozart) La ci darem la mano (w. Mantelli) 12573 Zonophone, New York 1906