Description

GIUSEPPINA BALDASSARRE-TEDESCHI (TRANI, 28 OCTOBER, 1881 – ROME, 30 APRIL, 1961)

 

 

 

 

She studied at the Liceo Rossini in Pesaro under Brambilla-Ponchielli and Anna Vestri. She made her debut in 1905 at Teatro Coccia in Novara in Mascagni’s opera Iris. Until 1930, she enjoyed a successful career in prominent Italian opera theaters. In 1909, she performed as a guest at Teatro San Carlo in Lisbon, where she also participated in the premiere of Arroyo’s opera Amar de perdiça. In 1912, she appeared at Teatro Real in Madrid as Nedda in Pagliacci, and in 1914 at the Budapest State Opera. She achieved great success at Teatro Costanzi in Rome, performing in Tosca and Madame Butterfly (1915–16), returning in 1920, and again from 1925–26. During her engagements there, she appeared as Maddalena in Giordano’s Andrea Chénier, Desdemona in Verdi’s Otello, Marina in Boris Godunov, and in the title role of Catalani’s La Wally. In 1914, she took part in the premiere of Lozzi’s opera L’Elisir di vita at Teatro Comunale in Bologna. She was considered one of the leading Verismo sopranos of her generation. In 1931, she retired from performing and worked as a pedagogue in Milan. From 1936 to 1938, she served as a professor at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome, where her students included notable singers Licia Albanese, Pia Tassinari, and Stella Roman.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1905 Novara Teatro Coccia Iris (Iris)

1907 Messina Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Carmen (Micaela)

1909 Lisbona Teatro San Carlos Amore e Perdizione di J. Arroyo (Teresa)

1912 Madrid Teatro Reale I Maestri Cantori di Norimberga (Eva)

1914 Bologna Teatro Comunale Elisir di Vita di A. Lozzi (Lorenza)

1916 Roma Teatro Costanzi Andrea Chenier (Maddalena)

1918 Firenze Teatro Della Pergola Andrea Chenier (Maddalena)

1920 Pesaro Teatro Rossini Iris (Iris)

1922 Piacenza Teatro Municipale Manon (Manon)

1924 Padova Teatro Garibaldi Wally (Wally)

1926 Bari Teatro Piccinni La Cena Delle Beffe (Ginevra)

1928 Cagliari     Politeama Regina Margherita La Jura di G. Gabriel

1931 Torino Eiar Il Cuore di Wanda di C. Guarino (Wanda)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Adriana Lecouvreur (Cilea) Io son l’umile ancella D9348 42272 Columbia, Milano
2. Andrea Chénier (Giordano) La mamma morta 69348 XPh5243 Fonotipia, Milano 1917-04-10
3. Ballo in maschera (Verdi) Invan ti cieli, Amelia (w. Schenone) 152527 Pho5502 Fonotipia, Milano 1922-12-02
4. Canzone appassiunata (Mario) A 6113 Homokord
5. Ernani (Verdi) O sommo Carlo (w. Parvis, Bardi & De Gregorio) 86443 Pathé, Milano 1912
6. Falstaff (Verdi) Erriam sotto la luna (w. chorus) 86343, 10079 Pathé, Milano 1914-1916
7. Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) Sulla tomba (w. Giorgini) 86416 12544 Pathé, Milano 1914-1916
8. Madama Butterfly (Puccini) Che tua madre 86495, 10130 Pathé, Milano 1914-1916
9. Madama Butterfly (Puccini) Dormi, amor mio 86494, 10130 Pathé, Milano 1914-1916
10. Madama Butterfly (Puccini) O a me sceso dal trono 86496 Pathé, Milano 1914-1916
11. Madama Butterfly (Puccini) Tu, tu piccolo Iddio D9349 Columbia, Milano
12. Madama Butterfly (Puccini) Un bel di vedremo 86453 Pathé, Milano 1914-1916
13. Madama Butterfly (Puccini) Un bel di, vedremo 69299 Xph5194 Fonotipia, Milano 1917-04-10
14. Manon (Massenet) Addio o nostro picciol desco Columbia D5060 B108
15. Manon (Massenet) Manon!…Vi dà timor (w. Polverosi) 152531 Pho5511 Fonotipia, Milano 1922-12-07