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NAZZARENO FRANCHI (1860 ? -?)

He had a long and successful career that began around 1887 and concluded in 1932. In his final year of performing, he appeared at the Théâtre du Casino in Monte Carlo in Puccini’s Turandot, alongside soprano Mária Németh.

Chronology of some appearances

1889 Teatro Regio Turin ‘’Traviata’’ with Gemma Bellincioni/Josephina Huguet, Vincenzo Bieletto/Alberto Amadi and Emanuele Bucalo

1899 Teatro Regio Turin ‘’Violante’’ with Vincenzo Bieletto, Adele Antinori, Emanuele Bucalo, Attilio Pulcini and Emma Decima

1908 Teatro Regio Parma ‘’Lohengrin’’ with Ignazio Digas, Marino Aineto, Maria Antonietta Isaia, Maria Grasse, and Luigi Ferroni

1909 Teatro Regio Parma “Madama Butterfly’’ with Zina Brozia, Giuseppe Acerbi, Anna Gramegna, Luigi Ferroni and Renzo Minolfi.

TRACKLIST

1. Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) La calunnia 52597 2878 Berliner, Milano 1899-07
2. Bohème (Puccini) Vecchia zimarra 52479 866a Berliner, Milano 1900-07
3. Don Carlo (Verdi) E tempo alfin 52596 2927 Berliner, Milano 1899-07
4. Don Carlo (Verdi) Ella giammai m’amò 52315 328b G&T, Milano 1901-07
5. Don Carlo (Verdi) Ella giammai m’amò 52595 2875 Berliner, Milano 1899-07
6. Faust (Gounod) Dio dell’or 52592 2877 Berliner, Milano 1899-07
7. Faust (Gounod) Tu che fai l’addormentata 52529x 949a Berliner, Milano 1900-08-02
8. Fra Diavolo (Auber) Duetto dei briganti (w. Franchi) 54070 3370a Berliner, Milano 1901-07
9. Lucrezia Borgia (Donizetti) Vieni la mia vendetta 52527 759a Berliner, Milano 1900-06
10. Sonnambula (Bellini) Vi ravviso 52598 Berliner, Milano 1899-07