Description

MARGHERITA ALMANSI (REGGIO EMILIA, 1878 – MONTEVIDEO, 1944)

 

 

 

 

She was the sister of the tenor Carlo Almansi. She studied singing with Callery Villani and Melchiorre Vidal and made her debut in 1898 at the Teatro Sociale in Busto Arsizio. In 1911, she transitioned to performing in operettas. In 1904, she appeared at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome in Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera. In 1908, she made guest appearances in Montevideo. She likely retired from the stage in 1910.

Chronology of some appearances

 

1902 Reggio Emilia Politeama Ariosto Fra’ Diavolo (Zerlina)

1904 Roma Teatro Costanzi Ballo in maschera (Oscar)

1906 Milano Teatro Dal Verme Rigoletto (Gilda)

1908 Santiago del Cile Teatro Municipal Boheme (Musetta)

1910 Vienna Karintheater Boheme (Musetta)

 

TRACKLIST

 

Zonophone, Milano 1904-12

Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Regnava nel silenzio X-93018

Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Rondo X-93021

Madama Butterfly (Puccini): Un bel dì vedremo X-93020

 

Odeon (Fonotipia), Milano 1908-03-26

Don Pasquale (Donizetti): Quel guardo il cavaliere 37639 XPh3104

Don Pasquale (Donizetti): So anch’io la virtù magica 37640 XPh3105

 

Odeon (Fonotipia), Milano 1908-04-22

Traviata (Verdi): Addio al passato 37664 XPh3171