Description

ANNA-MARIA GUGLIELMETTI (TURIN, 19 DECEMBER, 1895 – TURIN, 17 SEPTEMBER, 1982)

 

 

 

She likely made her debut in 1915. By 1920, she was already performing in Ravenna, where she sang the role of Leila in Bizet’s Les Pêcheurs de perles. She then appeared in Naples, Turin, Verona, and Bari, and gave guest performances in Barcelona, Cairo, Budapest, Ostend, and Switzerland. In 1925, she toured Central Europe, and in 1926, she undertook a tour of England.

In 1927, she made a guest appearance at Covent Garden as Marguerite de Valois in Meyerbeer’s Les Huguenots, but this performance was unsuccessful. After suddenly losing her voice, she resumed studies with Giuseppina Finzi-Magrini in Turin. She later married Swiss impresario Henri Giovanna and settled in Geneva.

In Geneva, she resumed her singing career after 1930, performing primarily as Mimi in La Bohème, but also in other roles from the lyric repertoire. She continued to appear at major venues, including the Grand Opéra in Paris (in 1931 as Gilda) and the Paris Opéra-Comique (in 1931 as Mimi). She also performed in Berlin (1929 at the Concert Hall) and in Budapest in 1931 and 1938.

From 1946 to 1975, she worked as a pedagogue at the Geneva Conservatory.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1917 Viareggio Politeama Rigoletto (Gilda)

1917 Modena Teatro Storchi Rigoletto (Gilda)

1918 Alessandria Teatro Municipale Rigoletto (Gilda)

1918 Piacenza Politeama Rigoletto (Gilda)

1918 Casale Monferrato Teatro Italia Rigoletto (Gilda)

1918 Napoli Teatro Bellini Rigoletto (Gilda)

1918 Asti Politeama Nazionale Rigoletto (Gilda)

1919 Monza Teatro Sociale Rigoletto (Gilda)

1914 Barcellona Teatro Liceo Rigoletto (Gilda)

1915 Barcellona Teatro Liceo Rigoletto (Gilda)

1925 Torino Teatro Regio Don Pasquale (Norina)

1925 Lugano Teatro Apollo Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)

1926 Losanna Grand Theatre Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)

1926 Ginevra Grand Theatre Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)

1926 Nice Jetee Mediterranee Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)

1927 Losanna Grand Theatre Don Pasquale (Norina)

1927 Parigi Champs Elysees Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)

1929 Nice Palais Mediterranee Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Sonnambula (Bellini): Come per me sereno D1583 B1300 Columbia, Milano 1927-04-13
2. Sonnambula (Bellini): Sova il sen D1583 B1301 Columbia, Milano 1927-04-13
3. Carnevale di Venezia (Benedict) D14692 Columbia, Milano 1927?
4. Traviata (Verdi):  Ah! fors’e lui D1603 B1520 Columbia, Milano 1927-08-29
5. Rigoletto (Verdi): Tutte le feste D1603 B1531 Columbia, Milano 1927-08-29
6. Rigoletto (Verdi): Caro nome D18039 WBX151 Columbia, Milano 1927-08-29
7. Sonnambula (Bellini): Ah, non credea mirarti D18039 WBX156 Columbia, Milano 1927-09-01
8. Variazioni (Proch) L2045 WBX203 Columbia, Milano 1927-11-21
9. Zauberflöte (Mozart): Gli angui dell’inferno L2045 WBX206 Columbia, Milano 1927-11-24
10. Don Pasquale (Donizetti): Quel guardo il Cavaliere D12592 WB1968 Columbia, Milano 1928-05-08
11. Don Pasquale (Donizetti): So anch’io la virtù magica D12592 WB1970 Columbia, Milano 1928-05-08
12. Variations on a theme by Mozart, pt 1 (Adam) D1650 WB1988 Columbia, Milano 1928-05-11
13. Variations on a theme by Mozart, pt 2 (Adam) D1650 WB1989 Columbia, Milano 1928-05-11
14. Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini): Una voce poco fa D18034 WBX138 Columbia, Milano 1927-08-22
15. Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini): Io son docile D18034 WBX140 Columbia, Milano 1927-08-22
16. Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Regnava nel silenzio D14688 WBX108 Columbia, Milano 1927-04-15
17. Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Quando rapito in estasi D14688 WBX106 Columbia, Milano 1927-04-14
18. Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Scena della pazzia D18032 WBX144 Columbia, Milano 1927-08-24
19. Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Spargi d’amaro pianto D18032 WBX146 Columbia, Milano 1927-08-24