Description

LUIGI NICOLETTI KORMANN (ROME, 1875 – BARCELONA, 1919)

 

 

 

 

He was a pupil of the renowned bass Romano Nannetti in Rome and made his debut in 1889 at the Teatro Sociale in Crema as Oroveso in Norma. In 1898, he appeared at the Teatro Verdi in Pisa as Geronte in Puccini’s Manon Lescaut. He enjoyed a successful career in Italian theaters, performing in notable venues such as the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires in 1908, where he sang Alberico in Wagner’s Sigfrido. He also appeared at the Teatro Regio in Parma in 1903 as Rodolfo in La Sonnambula, at the Teatro Comunale in Bologna in 1913 as Archibaldo in Montemezzi’s Amore dei tre Re, and at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice in 1915 as Don Basilio in Il Barbiere di Siviglia.

His career flourished particularly in Spain and South America. In 1916, he performed at the Teatro Zarzuela in Madrid in A. Thomas’ Amleto and Il Barbiere di Siviglia. In 1918, he appeared at the Teatro Reale in Madrid as Colline in La Bohème. He passed away in Barcelona, where he was engaged in the local opera season, due to a sudden illness. He was the brother of the well-known baritone Francesco Nicoletti.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1889 Crema Teatro Sociale Norma (Oroveso)

1898 Pisa Teatro Verdi Manon Lescaut (Geronte)

1903 Parma Teatro Regio Sonnambula (Rodolfo)

1908 Buenos Aires Teatro Colon Sigfrido (Alberico)

1913 Bologna Teatro Comunale Amore Dei Tre Re (Archibaldo)

1915 Venice Teatro La Fenice Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilio)

1918 Madrid Teatro Real Boheme (Colline)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Bohème (Puccini) Vecchia zimarra 52564 2854 Berliner, Milano 1899-07
2. Don Carlos (Verdi) Dormirò sol 4297 Pathé cylinders & discs, Paris 1904
3. Ernani (Verdi) Infelice 4295 Pathé cylinders & discs, Paris 1904
4. Ernani (Verdi) Infelice 52569 2853 Berliner, Milano 1899-07
5. Faust (Gounod) Tu che fai l’addormentata 52580 2831 Berliner, Milano 1899-07
6. Lucrezia Borgia (Donizetti) Vieni, la mia vendetta 4296 10294 Pathe cylinders & discs, Paris 1904
7. Macbeth (Verdi) Come dal ciel precipita 4298 Pathé cylinders & discs, Paris 1904
8. Simone Boccanegra (Verdi) Il lacerato spirito 4299 Pathé cylinders & discs, Paris 1904