Description

GIULIA MARTINENGO (BRESCIA, 1875 – MILAN, 1959)

 

 

 

 

Her real surname was Martinengo, and she performed under it as a mezzo-soprano. Fabris was her mother’s surname. She likely made her debut in 1903 at the Teatro delle Muse in Ancona.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

As Giulia Fabris

 

1903 Ancona Teatro delle Muse Forza del destino (Leonora)

1904 Bergamo Teatro Donizetti Forza del destino (Leonora)

1905 Reggio Emilia Teatro Municipale Nabucco (Abigaille)

1906 Malta Teatro Reale Otello (Desdemona)

1907 Cairo Teatro Abbas Africana (Selika)

1908 Novara Teatro Coccia Africana (Selika)

1909 Firenze Politeama Nazionale Andrea Chenier (Maddalena)

1910 Modena Teatro Municipale Trovatore (Leonora)

1911 Genova Politeama Genovese Ballo in maschera (Amelia)

1914 Venezia Teatro La Fenice I Quattro rusteghi di E. Wolf-Ferrari

 

As Giulia Martinengo

 

1911 Torino Teatro Balbo Favorita (Leonora)

1912 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Fanciulla del west (Wockle)

1913 Pisa Teatro Verdi Isabeau (Giglietta)

1914 Livorno Teatro Goldoni Parisina di P. Mascagni (La Verde)

1915 Genova Politeama Genovese Rigoletto (Maddalena)

1916 Treviso Politeama Garibaldi Norma (Adalgisa)

1917 Venezia Teatro Rossini Norma (Adalgisa)

1918 Catania Teatro Sangiorgi Adriana Lecouvreur (Principessa)

1919 Sampierdarena Politeama Sampierdarenese Norma (Adalgisa)

1920 Milano Teatro Carcano Rigoletto (Maddalena)

1921 Padova Teatro Garibaldi Norma (Adalgisa)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Gramophone, Milano 1909-11-12

Aida (Verdi): Quest’assisa (Concertante finale Atto 2) (w. Lavin de Casas, Cunego, Badini, Santelia & chorus) 054275 1881c

 

Gramophone, Milano 1909-11-19

Tannhäuser (Wagner): Salve d’amor 53576 13947b

 

Gramophone, Milano 1912-09-17

Mefistofele (Boito): La luna immobile (w. Boccolini & Botta) 054403 477aj

 

Gramophone, Milano 1912-09-19

Mefistofele (Boito): Cavalliere illustre (w. Boccolini, Botta & Tisci-Rubini) 054402 483aj

 

Gramophone, Milano 1912-09-21

Mignon (Thomas): Io conosco un garzoncelle 53633 1940ah