Description

ELVIRA MAGLIULO (ROME, ITALY, 1880 – ?)

 

 

 

 

She received her education at the Conservatorio San Pietro a Majella in Naples with Beniamino Carelli. In 1902, she was already at La Scala, Milan, where she appeared as Berta in Weber’s Euryanthe. On April 30, 1904, she sang at the Teatro Vittorio Emanuele in Turin in the premiere of Franco Alfano’s opera Risurrezione. At the Teatro Massimo in Palermo, she achieved great success in 1907, performing as Brünnhilde in Die Walküre and Aida, and she also took part in the premiere of Stefano Donaudy’s opera Sperduti nel Buio, partnering with Fiorello Giraud. In 1909, she appeared at the Teatro San Carlo in Lisbon as Amelia in Un Ballo in Maschera. In 1911, she performed at the Teatro Verdi in Naples, singing the role of Elvira in Ernani. In 1912, she had great success at La Scala, singing in Verdi’s Don Carlo. In 1920, she appeared at the Teatro Donizetti in Bergamo as Charlotte in Massenet’s Werther. She retired from the stage in 1922. Her husband was the famous tenor Bindo Gasperini.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1902 Milano Teatro La Scala Euryante di C. M. Weber (Berta)

1904 Odessa Teatro Municipale Germania (Rilcke)

1906 Barcellona Teatro Liceo Trovatore (Leonora)

1908 Venezia Teatro La Fenice Cabrera di G. Dupont (Amalia)

1910 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Wally (Wally)

1912 Novara Teatro Coccia Isabeau (Isabeau)

1914 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Tosca (Tosca)

1916 Forlм Teatro Comunale Fedora (Fedora)

1918 Firenze Teatro Della Pergola Tosca (Tosca)

1920 Livorno Politeama Fedora (Fedora)

1922 Milano Teatro Dal Verme Fedora (Fedora)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Duetto Valentina-Marcello Giovanni Bardi 86285  Pathé, Milano 1913 – 1915
2. Ernani (Verdi) Ferma crudele with Bindo Gasperini and Giovanni Bardi 86278 Pathé, Milano 1913 – 1915
3. Lohengrin (Wagner) Vendetta avro with Adolfo Pacini 86346 Pathé, Milano 1913 – 1915
4. Lohengrin (Wagner) Or dei profani with Edwige Medugno 86347 Pathé, Milano 1913 – 1915
5. Iris (Mascagni) S’era malata 84174, 12510 Pathé, Milano 1911/1912
6. Norma (Bellini) Mira, o Norma with Paola Koralek 86339, 12527 Pathé, Milano 1913 – 1915
7. Tosca (Puccini) Se la giurata fede with Adolfo Pacini 86289, 12523 Pathé, Milano 1913 – 1915
8. Wally (Catalani) Schiavo son dei tuoi begli occhi with Adolfo Pacini 86340, 12507 Pathé, Milano 1913 – 1915
9. Favorita (Donizetti) Vieni, ah vieni with Aristodemo Giorgini 86274 Pathé, Milano 1912
10. Favorita (Donizetti) Ah, l’altro ardor with Romano Rasponi 86276 Pathé, Milano 1913 – 1915

 

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Bindo Gasperini

 

1. Figlia di Jorio (Franchetti) Riverdisca per noi 12647 Zonophone, USA 1907
2. Forza del destino (Verdi) Uniti in vita e in morte with Adolfo Pacini 86291 Pathé, Milano 1913
3. Manon Lescaut (Puccini) Tra voi belle 12648 Zonophone, USA 1907
4. Tosca (Puccini) Mia Tosca idolatrata with Carmen Melis 12636 Zonophone, USA 1907