Description

OLGA CARRARA-PESCIA (FLORENCE, 1888 – ?)

 

 

 

 

She made her debut in 1910 at the Teatro Sociale in Comacchio, performing as Amelia in Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera. In 1920, she made a guest appearance in San Francisco, singing in Puccini’s La bohème. She continued her career across prominent Italian opera houses and, in 1924, toured Cuba and Central America with an opera troupe that included renowned artists Titta Ruffo and Antonio Cortis. During this tour, she appeared in La bohème, Andrea Chénier, Tosca, and Aida in cities such as Havana, Caracas, and Bogotá. In 1925, she performed Tosca at the Teatro Liceo in Barcelona and shared the stage with Nazzareno de Angelis in Rossini’s Mosè at the Arena di Verona. In 1930, she sang at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo for the premiere of Giuseppe Mulè’s opera Dafni. She retired from the stage in 1931.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1910 Comacchio Teatro Sociale Ballo in Maschera (Amelia)

1913 Padova Teatro Verdi Amore Dei Tre Re (Flora)

1920 San Francisco Teatro Curran   Boheme (Mimì)

1922 San Josè Teatro Nacional Boheme (Mimì)

1924 Havana Teatro Nacional Aida (Aida)

1926 Venezia Teatro La Fenice Ugonotti (Valentina)

1928 Milano Teatro Dal Verme Turandot (Turandot)

1930 Palermo Teatro Massimo Turandot (Turandot)

1931 Roma Teatro Costanzi Aida (Aida)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Amor di madre (Giordano) X. 110292 Odeon Fonotipia, Milano
2. Bohème (Puccini) Mi chiamano Mimì 40184 E67917-4 Pathé, New York 1919
3. Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Voi lo sapete 40183 E67933-2 Pathé, New York 1919
4. Faust (Gounod) Scena del giardino, pt 1, pt 2 (w. De Neri, Vannuccini & Lucchini) 110283, xM1576, 110284 xM1575 Odeon Fonotipia, Milano 1911/1912
5. Forza del destino (Verdi) Or siam soli (w. Vannuccini) 1102177, 1102178, Odeon Fonotipia, Milano 1911/1912
6. Tosca (Puccini) Vissi d’arte 82518 Mo628 Jumbo, Milano 1911/1912