Description

 AURORA RETTORE ( ? 1901 – ?)

 

 

 

 

She likely made her debut in 1918. During the 1921-22 season, she appeared at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome, where she performed in Francesca da Rimini, Boris Godunov, Gianni Schicchi, and Suor Angelica. In 1925, she sang at the Teatro Donizetti in Bergamo in Anna Karenina by I. Rubbiani. The following year, in 1926, she made guest appearances at Covent Garden in London, performing in La Bohème and Falstaff.

From 1933 to 1935, she was part of the ensemble at Teatro alla Scala in Milan. Among her notable performances there, she took part in the premiere of L. Rocca’s opera Il Dibuk in 1934.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1918 Mondova Teatro Sociale Breo Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)

1920 Milano Teatro Verdi Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)

1922 Milano Teatro Dal Verme Francesca da Rimini (Biancofiore)

1924 MelbourneHis Majestic’s Carmen (Micaela)

1925 Piacenza Teatro Municipale Boheme (Musetta)

1926 Rimini Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Ballo in Maschera (Oscar)

1927 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Boheme (Musetta)

1928 CairoTeatro Khediviale Stagione

1933 Genova Teatro Carlo Felice Fedora (Olga)

1937 Como Teatro Sociale Arlesiana (Innocente)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Ballo in maschera (Verdi) Di tu se fedele (w. Bonci) GQX1014 WBX71 Columbia, Milano
2. Ballo in maschera (Verdi) E scherzo (w. Bonci, Baccaloni, Menni & Rubadi) GQX 10148 BX 70 Columbia, Milan
3. Ballo in maschera (Verdi) La rivedro nell’estasi (w. Bonci, Baccaloni & Menni) GQX10224 WBX69  Columbia, Milan
4. Boheme (Puccini) Act IV Gavotta… Minuetto (w. Melba, Brownlee, Mummery, Cotreuil & Frederic Collier)
5. Boheme (Puccini) Act IV Io Musetta… Oh come e bello e morbido (w. Melba, Mummery, Brownlee, Cotreuil & Collier)
6. Boheme (Puccini) Addio dolce svegliare alla mattina (Quartet) (w. Melba, Mummer & Brownlee)
7. Bohème (Puccini) Dorme Ripose (w. Sheridan, Minghetti, Cotreuil, Noto & Badini) (2-054504) CR405-1,1A,1B HMV, London 1926-06-04 (actual performance)
8. Don Giovanni (Mozart) Là ci darem la mano (w. Stracciari) D18061 WBX460 Columbia, Milano
9. Don Pasquale (Donizetti) Quel guardo cavalier D5797 WB1794 Columbia, Milano
10. Don Pasquale (Donizetti) So anch’io la virtù magica D5797 WB1795 Columbia, Milano
11. Don Pasquale (Donizetti) Tornami a dir (w. Borgioli) D12579 WB1823 Columbia, Milano
12. Elisir d’amore (Donizetti) Duetto Adina-Dulcamara, pt 1 (w. Baccaloni) DQ 244, DQ 244, WB 3199, WB 3200 Columbia, Milano
13. Fille du Régiment (Donizetti) Convien partir DQ662 B1824 Columbia, Milano
14. Pipelè (de Ferrari) Vieni qua mio bel tesoro (w. Baccaloni) CQX1644 WBX781 Columbia, Milano
15. Rigoletto (Verdi) Caro nome DQ662 1780  Columbia, Milano
16. Un Ballo in Maschera (Verdi) Saper vorrest D5613 WB1257 Columbia, Milano