Description

AMELIA PINTO (PALERMO, 21 JANUARY, 1878 – PALERMO, 21 JUNE, 1946)

 

 

 

 

She received her education at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome, where she studied with Zaira Cortini Falchi. She made her debut in 1899 at the Teatro Grande in Brescia in La Gioconda, followed by Il trillo del diavolo by Stanislao Falchi. In 1900, she performed at the Teatro Giglio in Lucca as Tosca in Puccini’s opera of the same name.

That same year, she joined Milan’s La Scala, where she appeared in Tristano e Isotta alongside Giuseppe Borgatti. On March 11, 1902, at La Scala, she participated in the world premiere of Alberto Franchetti’s Germania, sharing the stage with Enrico Caruso and Mario Sammarco. In 1903, she sang Desdemona in Tamagno’s final performance of Otello at the Teatro Argentina in Rome.

In 1908, she performed at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. After marrying a Sicilian doctor, she retired from the stage, but in 1914, she returned to La Scala to sing Isolde in Tristano e Isotta under Toscanini’s baton.

In 1916, she accepted an engagement in Madrid, performing in La Gioconda, Tristano e Isotta, and La Walkiria. Following her daughter’s death, she retired permanently from the stage and spent her later years in Palermo.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1899 Brescia Teatro Grande Gioconda (Gioconda)

1900 Lucca Teatro Giglio Tosca (Tosca)

1900 Milan La Scala Tristano e Isotta (Isotta)

1902 Milan La Scala Germania (Ricke)

1903 Rome Teatro Argentina Otello (Desdemona)

1914 Milan La Scala Tristano e Isotta (Isotta)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Germania (Franchetti): Tu non sei buono 53239 1775b G&T, Milano 1902-04-11
2. Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): Voi lo sapete 53233 1776b G&T, Milano 1902-04-11
3. Ero e Leandro (Bottesini): Romanza di Ero 53238 1777b G&T, Milano 1902-04-11
4. Tosca (Puccini): Vissi d’arte, vissi d’amore 53232 1782BG G&T, Milano 1902-04-11
5. Gioconda (Ponchielli): Suicidio 53240 1781b G&T, Milano 1902-04-11
6. Tosca (Puccini): Vissi d’arte, vissi d’amore 53232X G&T, Milano 1902-04-11
7. Marcella (Giordano): Son tre mesi unpubl. XPh3531 Fonotipia, Milano 1908-10-17
8. Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): Voi lo sapete 92400 XPh3533 Fonotipia, Milano 1908-10-17
9. Madama Butterfly (Puccini): Un bel dì, vedremo 74177 XXPh3571 Fonotipia, Milano 1908-10-28
10. Siberia (Giordano): Non odi là il martir 92401 XPh3570 Fonotipia, Milano 1908-10-28
11. Saffo (Pacini): Ai mortali, o crudo 69189 XPh5066 Fonotipia, Milano 1914-04-27
12. Maestri cantori di Norimberga (Wagner): Arioso di Eva 69193 xph5067 Fonotipia, Milano 1914-04-27
13. Tristan e Isloda (Wagner): Morte di Isotta 69177 xph5068 Fonotipia, Milano 1914-04-28
14. Juive (Halevy): Ei de’ venir! 69194 XPh5071 Fonotipia, Milano 1914-04-28
15. Forza del destino (Verdi): Pace, pace, mio Dio 69190 XPh5072 Fonotipia, Milano 1914-04-29
16. A la barcillunisa (Sicilian trad, arr Favara) 69191 XPh5073 Fonotipia, Milano 1914-04-29
17. Orazioni de San Stanislao (Canzone Siciliana) (trad, arr Favara) 69192 XPh5074 Fonotipia, Milano 1914-04-29