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VINCENZO GUICCIARDI (NONANTOLA, 28 OCTOBER, 1889 – FERRARA, 2 JANUARY, 1965)
He studied singing in Modena and made his debut in 1911 in G. Verdi’s Ernani. In 1913, he again appeared as Don Carlo in Ernani at the Teatro Politeama in Genoa and began a successful career in leading Italian opera houses. His repertoire included Telramund in Lohengrin, Kurwenal in Tristan und Isolde, Jochanaan in Salome, the title roles in Guglielmo Tell, Gérard in Andrea Chénier, and Barnaba in La Gioconda. In 1931, he sang at La Scala in the premiere of Montemezzi’s opera La notte di Zoraima. In 1926, he appeared at the Teatro Donizetti in Bergamo in the premiere of Pizzi’s opera Ivania. In 1942, he performed at the Rome Opera in the Italian premiere of Alban Berg’s Wozzeck. He continued his career after World War II, and in 1951, he sang at the Teatro Grande in Brescia in G. Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West. That same year, he was appointed professor at the Liceo Frescobaldi in Ferrara.
Chronology of some appearances
1911 Modena Teatro Storchi Ernani (Carlo)
1914 Modena Teatro Municipale Ballo in maschera (Renato)
1916 Padova Teatro Garibaldi Traviata (Germont)
1919 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Aida (Amonasro)
1923 Milano Teatro Dal Verme Aida (Amonasro)
1926 Brescia Teatro Grande Gioconda (Barnaba)
1929 Novara Teatro Coccia Guglielmo Tell (Tell)
1933 Genova Teatro Carlo Felice Loreley (Hermann)
1937 Como Teatro Sociale Guglielmo Tell (Tell)
1941 Genova Politeama Genovese Gioconda (Barnaba)
1947 Genova Teatro Grattacielo Fanciulla del West (Rance)
1951 Brescia Teatro Grande Fanciulla del West (Rance)
TRACKLIST
- Andrea Chenier (Giordano) Nemico della patria Homocord 6625 H 85217
- Ernani (Verdi) Oh! Dei verd’anni miei Homocord 6624 H 85212
- Guglielmo Tell (Rossini) Resta immobile Homocord 6625 H 85219
- Traviata (Verdi) Di Provenza il mar Homocord 6624 H 85215
- Rigoletto (Verdi) Pari siamo! Homocord
- Rigoletto (Verdi) Miei signori perdono, pietate Homocord
- Otello (Verdi) Credo Homocord
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