Description

IRIDE MOTTO (PIAZZA ARMERINA, ITALY, 1882 – MILAN, ITALY, 1962)

 

 

 

 

She studied singing in Turin under Tanaro and made her operatic debut in 1905 at the Teatro Vittorio Emanuele in Turin, performing the role of Santuzza in Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana. After retiring from the stage, she dedicated herself to teaching and became a vocal instructor at the Conservatory of Palermo.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1905 Torino Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza)

1906 Savigliano Teatro Milanollo Manon Lescaut (Manon)

1907 Palermo Teatro Massimo Madama Butterfly (Cio-Cio-San)

1908 Catania Teatro Sangiorgi Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza)

1909 Trapani Teatro Garibaldi Boheme (Mimì)

1911 Marsala Teatro Garibaldi Adriana Lecouvreur (Adriana)

1912 Palermo Teatro Biondo Il Battista di G. B. Fino (Salomè)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Voi lo sapete 37725 Odeon Fonotipia
2. Fedora (Giordano) O grandi occhi lucenti 15114 Anker
3. Manon (Massenet) Addio picciol desco 784 1082 Anker
4. Mefistofele (Boito) L’altra note (w. orchestra) 37677 Odeon Fonotipia
5. Mefistofele (Boito) L’altra note (w. piano) 15113 Anker
6. Tosca (Puccini) Vissi d’arte 15118 Anker

ITALIAN SOPRANO IRIDE MOTTO (1882-1962) CDR

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