Description

ALESSANDRO VALENTE (TURIN, 9 JANUARY, 1890 – ? 7 OCTOBER, 1958)

 

 

 

Already as a child, he sang in the opera choir of Verona. Later, he studied singing under Louis Scheiwein. In 1912, he moved to London and performed, albeit unsuccessfully, at the Hippodrome in Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana under the composer’s management. He remained in England, adopting the stage name Alex Vallo, and worked in cabarets, variétés, and appeared in musicals. During the First World War, he served in the Italian army. After the war, he returned to Italy, and in 1924, he accompanied Luisa Tetrazzini as a supporting artist on her farewell tour. In 1931, he gave concerts in Berlin and performed on the Cologne radio station. He later resided in Italy, where he became an inventor, creating, among other things, a hanging device for curtains.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1912 Londra Hyppodrom Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)

1913 Londra Coliseum Concerto

1927 Roma Teatro Adriano Andrea Chenier (Chenier)

1932 Londra Radio Broadcasting Concerto

1933 Londra Wingmore Hall Concerto

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Carlo Sabajno, Adelaide Saraceni, Alessandro Valente, Apollo Granforte, Nello Palai, Leonildo Basi – I Pagliacci

Label: Victrola – M-76

Format: 9 x Shellac, 12″, 78 RPM, Album

Country: US

Genre: Classical

Style: Opera

A1 Prologue (beginning)

A2 Prologue (conclusion)

B1 Act 1 (Opening Chorus)

B2 Act 1 – Via Dali

C1 Act 1 – I Zampognari!

C2 Act 1 – Qual Fiamma

D1 Act 1 – Dei la?

D2 Act 1 – Nedda Silvio

E1 Act 1 – No, Pio Non Mami!

E2 Act 1 – Aiutalo… signore!

F1 Act 1 – Recitar! Vista la Giubba

F2 Intermezzo

G1 Act 2 – Ohe! Presto 2 – Pagliaccio, Mio Marito

G2 Act 2 – Pagliaccio, Mio Marito

H1 Act 2 – E Dessa!

H2 Act 2 – Arlechinni! Colombina!

I1 Act 2 – No, Pagliaccio No Son

I2 Act 2 – Su Via, Cosi Terribile