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TERESA CHELOTTI (MODENA, 1861 – ? 1927)

 

 

 

 

She made her debut in 1896 at the Teatro Sociale in Ostiglia as Elvira in Ernani. In 1900, Chelotti made a guest appearance in Cairo, where she sang at the Teatro Esbekieh with Giuseppe Anselmi. In 1902, she appeared as a guest in Genoa. In 1904, performing alongside Mattia Battistini, she appeared at the Teatro Comunale in Florence in Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera and Ernani. In 1903, she married the Italian conductor Gramegna. In 1905, she performed as a guest at the St. Petersburg Conservatory, singing the role of Leonora in Il trovatore. That same year, she achieved great success at the Teatro Municipal in Santiago, Chile, in Verdi’s Aida. In 1906, she gave guest performances in Brescia, Florence, Bilbao, and Turin. In 1912, she sang the role of Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana under the composer’s direction at the London Hippodrome. In 1914, she performed in Venice in La Gioconda and Lucrezia Borgia. She retired in 1915.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1896 Ostiglia Teatro Sociale Ernani (Elvira)

1904 Florence Teatro Comunale Ballo in maschera (Amelia)

1905 St. Petersburg Conservatory Trovatore (Leonora)

1905 Santiago del Cile Teatro Municipal Aida (Aida)

1912 London Hippodrome Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Aida (Verdi) O cieli azzurri 39970 Fonotipia, Milano 1907-04-26
2. Otello (Verdi) Ave Maria 62041 Fonotipia, Milano 1907-05-01
3. Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Stridono lassù 62101 XPh2574 Fonotipia, Milano 1907-04-26
4. Poliuto (Donizetti) Al suon dell’arpe angeliche (w. Oppezzo) D4386 11399 Columbia, Milano 1912/1913
5. Ruy Blas (Marchetti) O dolce voluttà (w. Oppezzo) D4386 11398 Columbia, Milano 1912/1913
6. Mefistofele (Boito) Spunta l’aurora pallida 39988 XPh2617 Fonotipia, Milano 1907-05-07
7. Forza del destino (Verdi) Pace mio Dio D4353 11317 Columbia, Milano 1912/1913
8. Aida (Verdi) Rivedrai le foreste … Non sei mia figlia (w. Novelli) 12674, 12675 Zonophone, USA
9. Aida (Verdi) Ritorna vincitor 24019 Zonophone, USA
10. Aida (Verdi) O cieli azurri 24021 Zonophone, USA
11. Don Carlo (Verdi) Tu che la vanità 62080 XPh2595 Fonotipia, Milano 1907-05-01
12. Ballo in maschera (Verdi) Morrò ma prima in grazia 12659 Zonophone, New York 1906/1907
13. Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Voi lo sapete D9277 11310 Columbia, Milano 1912/1913