Description

VALENTINA BARTOLOMASI (MODENA, 1889 – MILAN, 1932)

 

 

 

 

She studied singing under her father, Bernardo Bartolomasi, a well known voice teacher. She made her professional opera debut in 1911 at the Teatro Verdi in Salerno. Early on in her career she appeared at the Teatro Dal Verme (1913) in Milan and at the Teatro Scribe in Turin. Her career ended prematurely due to illness in 1926. After retiring from the stage, Bartolomasi lived with her husband, Count Antoniani of Padua, in Milan. She spent the last several years of her life fighting endometrial cancer from which she eventually died.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1911 Salerno Teatro Verdi Manon Lescaut (Manon)

1913 Barletta Teatro Curci Faust (Margherita)

1914 Prato Teatro Metastasio Madama Butterfly (Cio-Cio-San)

1916 Novara Teatro Coccia Andrea Chenier (Maddalena)

1918 Milano Teatro Carcano Forza del Destino (Leonora)

1919 Mantova Teatro Andreani Trovatore (Leonora)

1920 Roma Teatro Nazionale Ballo in Maschera (Amelia)

1921 Bari Teatro Margherita Ballo in Maschera (Amelia)

1922 GEnova Politeama Genovese Ballo in Maschera (Amelia)

1924 Como Politeama Lariano Andrea Chenier (Maddalena)

1925 Sampierdarena Politeama Sampierdarenese Ernani (Elvira)

1926 Voghera Teatro Sociale Ernani (Elvira)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Forza del destino (Verdi) Pace, pace 10404 Pathé, Milano 1925/1926

Forza del destino (Verdi) Pace, pace mio Dio 3070 3070 Fonotecnica, Milano

Gioconda (Ponchielli) Suicidio 10409 Pathé, Milano 1925/1926

Isabeau (Mascagni) Dormivi Sognavo! (w. De Muro) 054346 02352v Gramophone, Milano 1912-03-08

Isabeau (Mascagni) I tuoi occhi (w. De Muro) 054347 02354v Gramophone, Milano 1912-03-08

Isabeau (Mascagni) Mio Padre… e Re 053291 02350v Gramophone, Milano 1912-03-07

Isabeau (Mascagni) Venne una vecchierella 053292 02356½v Gramophone, Milano 1912-03-09

Norma (Bellini) Casta diva 168035a Pho 5786  Fonotipia, Milano 22 October 1926

Tosca (Puccini) Vissi d’arte 10406 84927 Pathé, Milano 1925/1926

Trovatore (Verdi) Mira d’acerbe lagrime… Vivrà, contende  (w. Fregosi) 12630 88422, 12630 88423 Pathé, Milano 1925/1926

Trovatore (Verdi) Miserere (w. Pertile & chorus) 12629 Pathé, Milano 1925/1926

Wally (Catalani) Ebben Ne andro lontana 10406 84928 Pathé, Milano 1925/1926