Description

GIORGINA CAPRILE (FLORENCE, 1877 – ROME, 1951)

 

 

 

 

She studied singing with Carignani in Milan. Her stage debut occurred in 1900 at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome, where she performed the role of Suzel in P. Mascagni’s L’amico Fritz, with the renowned tenor Fernando De Lucia singing the role of Fritz. During the same season, they also appeared together in G. Puccini’s La Bohème. Over the following 15 years, she enjoyed a successful career, performing not only at prominent Italian opera houses but also in South American theaters. Among her most acclaimed roles were Violetta in La Traviata, Tosca, Mimì in La Bohème, and Manon in Manon Lescaut.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1900 Roma Teatro Costanzi Amico Fritz (Suzel)

1902 Carrara Teatro Degli Animosi Manon Lescaut (Manon)

1904 Milano Teatro Lirico Traviata (Violetta)

1906 Ferrara Teatro Comunale Mefistofele (Margherita/Elena)

1908 Barcellona Teatro Liceo Traviata (Violetta)

1910 Milano Teatro Dal Verme Traviata (Violetta)

1912Varsavia Teatro Imperiale Stagione

1913 Trieste Politeama Rossetti Traviata (Violetta)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Manon (Massenet) Fanciulla, il vostro nome (w. Ventura) 39552 XPh1690 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-03-09
2. Adriana Lecouvreur (Cilea) Ma dunque e vero (w. Krismer) 92573 XPh 3960 Fonotipia, Milano 1909-06-21
3. Damnation de Faust (Berlioz) Angelo mio (w. Krismer) 92574 XPh3961 Fonotipia, Milano 1909-06-21
4. Adriana Lecouvreur (Cilea) La dolcissima effigie (w. Krismer) 92578 XPh 3977 Fonotipia, Milano 1909-06-23
5. Traviata (Verdi) Parigi, o cara (w. Krismer) 92597 XPh 3983 Fonotipia, Milano 1909-06-24
6. Traviata (Verdi) Prendi, quest’è l’immagine (w. Krismer & Corradetti) 92598 XPh4030-2 Fonotipia, Milano 1909-07-01
7. Amico Fritz (Mascagni) Bel cavaliere 92576 XPh3987 Fonotipia, Milano 1909-06-25
8. Bohème (Leoncavallo) Mimì Pinson 92575 XPh3986 Fonotipia, Milano 1909-06-25
9. Lasciali dir tu m’ami (Quaranta) 39531 XPh1692 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-03-09
10. Adriana Lecouvreur (Cilea) Poveri fiori 39530 XPh1687 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-03-09
11. Wally (Catalani) Ebben, ne andro lontana 053303 02334v Gramophone, Milano 1912-03-05
12. Amico Fritz (Mascagni) Han della porpora (w. Krismer) 054465 720aj Gramophone, Milano 1913-11-10
13. Traviata (Verdi) Addio del passato 053304 Gramophone, Milano 1912-03-06
14. Traviata (Verdi) Morir si giovane (w. Conforti) 054381 02335v Gramophone, Milano 1912-03-05
15. Traviata (Verdi) Addio del passato Edison cylinder 44925, Milano 1912
16. Mefistofele (Boito) Spunta l’aurora (w. Bettoni & chorus) 054385 02345v Gramophone, Milano 1912-03-06