Description

ANGELO BENDINELLI (LARI, NEAR PISA, 1876 – LIVORNO, 1942)

 

 

  

He studied under Cortesi in Pisa and Giacchetti in Florence. He made his debut in 1904 at the Arena Nazionale in Florence as Alfredo in La Traviata. In 1905, he performed at the Teatro Donizetti in Bergamo in the premiere of G. Mattioli’s L’Immacolata. In 1906, he gave a recital with Gemma Bellincioni in Paris. Later, he performed in Bologna, Mantua, and Venice in important operas such as Rigoletto, La Sonnambula, L’amico Fritz, Iris, and Manon. From 1907 to 1925, he was a regular performer at the Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari and also sang abroad in places like Cairo, Montevideo, and Buenos Aires.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1902 Livorno Casino del Teatro San Marco Stabat Mater di G. Rossini

1904 Firenze Arena Nazionale Traviata (Alfredo)

1905 Pisa Teatro Verdi Traviata (Alfredo)

1906 Alessandria d’Egitto Teatro del Conservatorio Concerto

1907 Sanremo Teatro del Casino Iris (Osaka)

1908 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Boheme (Rodolfo)

1909 Venezia Tetro La Fenice Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)

1910 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Traviata (Alfredo)

1911 Firenze Teatro Della Pergola Tosca (Cavaradossi)

1912 Pavia Teatro Fraschini Manon (De Grieux)

1913 Firenze Politeama Nazionale Traviata (Alfredo)

1914 Cremona Teatro Ponchielli Tosca (Cavaradossi)

1915 Livorno Teatro Goldoni Boheme (Rodolfo)

1925 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Falstaff (Fenton)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Africaine (Meyerbeer) O Paradiso D5500 11245 Columbia, Milano 1912
2. Boheme (Puccini) Quartetto (w. Cattorini, Formichi & Mion) D 9343 11490 Columbia, Milano 1913
3. Boheme (Puccini) Che gelida manina 252125 2915ah Gramophone, Milano 1913-11-26
4. Bohème (Puccini) Che gelida manina D9273 11242 Columbia, Milano 1912
5. Carmen (Bizet) Il fior D5503 11243 Columbia, Milano 1912
6. Elisir d’amore (Donizetti) Una furtiva lagrima D5507 11268 Columbia, Milano 1912
7. Fanciulla del West (Puccini) Ch’ella mi creda D 9269 11238 Columbia, Milano 1912
8. Faust (Gounod) Che fate qui, Signor? (w. Formichi & Martino) D5543 11449 Columbia, Milano 1913
9. Faust (Gounod) Salve dimora D4357 11271 Columbia, Milano 1912
10. Ideale (Tosti) D1084 11239 Columbia, Milano 1912
11. Iris (Mascagni) Apri la tua finestra D 9272 11240 Columbia, Milano 1912
12. L’Histoire d’un Pierrot (Costa) Serenata D639 11255 Columbia, Milano 1912
13. Lolita (Buzzi-Peccia) D5539 11267 Columbia, Milano 1912
14. Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) Tu cha a Dio D4358 11254 Columbia, Milano 1912