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ADALGISA GABBI (PARMA, 23 MAY, 1857 – MILAN, 16 DECEMBER, 1933)

 

 

 

 

Gabbi began to study voice in Bologna when she was 14. In October 1872, she was admitted to the Parma Conservatory, where she studied under Lodovico Spiga and Vincenzo Lombardi. In 1875, she became a pupil of Felice Varesi in Milan, who arranged for her to make her debut that year in Lecco as Maria in Marchetti’s Ruy Blas. In April 1889, she appeared in the Neapolitan premiere of Wagner’s Tannhäuser, and on December 26, 1889, she performed in Milan at La Scala in the Italian premiere of Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. In 1896, she sang in the world premiere of R. Leoncavallo’s opera Chatterton at the Teatro Drammatico Nazionale in Rome. She likely retired from the stage in 1902 after appearing at the Teatro Vittorio Emanuele in Messina, where she performed as Ricke in Franchetti’s Germania.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1887 Torino  Teatro Regio Carmen (Carmen)

1889 Parma  Teatro Regio Don Carlo (Elisabetta)

1890 Torino  Teatro Regio Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza)

1890 Palermo  Anfiteatro Mangano Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza)

1891 Ravenna  Teatro Aligheri Ballo in Maschera (Amelia)

1891 Buenos Ayres  Teatro dell’Opera Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza)

1891 Buenos Ayres Teatro dell’Opera Gioconda (Gioconda)

1891 Montevideo  Nuovo Politeama Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza)

1891 Montevideo  Nuovo Politeama Gioconda (Gioconda)

1891 Lisbona  Teatro San Carlos Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza)

1892 Genova  Politeama Genovese Ballo in Maschera (Amelia)

1892 Genova  Politeama Genovese Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza)

1892 Rio de Janeiro  Teatro Lirico Ernani (Elvira)

1894 Belem  Teatro La Paz Ballo in Maschera (Amelia)

1895 Firenze  Teatro Pagliano Cristoforo Colombo (Isabella)

1895 Genova  Teatro Margherita Gioconda (Gioconda)

1895 San Pietroburgo  Teatro Aquarium Gioconda (Gioconda)

1897 Bari  Teatro Piccinni Ballo in Maschera (Amelia)

1897 Marsiglia  Teatro Alhambra Ballo in Maschera (Amelia)

1898 Oporto  Teatro S. Joao Gioconda (Gioconda)

1901 Viadana  Teatro Sociale Ballo in Maschera (Amelia)

1902 Barcellona  Teatro Tivoli Ernani (Elvira)

1902 Messina  Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Germania (Ricke)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): Voi lo sapete 84037 Pathé – AICC, Milano 1903
2. Norma (Bellini): Casta diva 84038 Pathé – AICC, Milano 1903
3. Otello (Verdi): Ave Maria X-93011 Zonophone, Milano 1903-10?
4. Gioconda (Ponchielli): Suicidio! X-93013 Zonophone, Milano 1903-10?
5. Ernani (Verdi): Ernani involami X-93009 Zonophone, Milano 1903-10?
6. Mefistofele (Boito): L’altra notte X-93010 Zonophone, Milano 1903-10?
7. Nabucco (Verdi): Anch’io dischiuso un giorno X-93014 Zonophone, Milano 1903-10?
8. Gioconda (Ponchielli): Suicidio 84036 Pathé – AICC, Milano 1903
9. Tosca (Puccini): Vissi d’arte 84043 Pathé – AICC, Milano 1903