Description

ARISTODEMO GIORGINI (NAPLES, 30 JUNE, 1879 – NAPLES, 19 JANUARY, 1937)

 

 

 

 

He studied at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome and with Massimo Perilli in Naples. He made his debut in 1903, and by 1904, he had already appeared at La Scala as Ernesto in Don Pasquale. He enjoyed a significant career in leading Italian theatres; in 1910, he sang with great success at La Scala as Elvino in La Sonnambula, partnering with Rosina Storchio.

In 1905, he made his debut at Covent Garden as the Duke in Rigoletto and as Rodolfo in La Bohème. In 1907, he performed at the Teatro Regio in Parma in Mascagni’s Amico Fritz and sang as Rodolfo at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo during the 1908-09 season. That same year, he appeared at the Teatro Politeama in Buenos Aires, and in 1910, he guest-starred at the Monte Carlo Opera, singing Elvino in Bellini’s La Sonnambula and Almaviva in Il Barbiere di Siviglia.

He appeared in leading Italian opera houses in Genoa, Naples, Florence, and Trieste and sang Verdi’s Requiem at La Scala in 1913. His successful guest performances included the Teatro Liceo in Barcelona, the Teatro Real in Madrid, the Teatro San Carlo in Lisbon, and various opera houses in Warsaw and Russia, including Sergei Zimin’s opera.

From 1912 to 1914, he was engaged by the Chicago Opera, where he sang roles such as Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni and other lyrical tenor parts in the Italian repertoire. In 1920, he performed at the Teatro Dal Verme in Milan in Boito’s Mefistofele and went on a concert tour through Belgium and Holland in 1923. He returned to the Vienna State Opera as a guest in 1921.

He continued performing until 1930 and then transitioned to a career as a pedagogue in Naples.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1903 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Boheme (Rodolfo)

1904 Milano Teatro alla Scala Don Pasquale (Ernesto)

1904 Novara Teatro Faraggiana Don Pasquale (Ernesto)

1905 Trieste Politeama Rossetti Don Pasquale (Ernesto)

1906 San Pietroburgo Teatro Nuovo Conservatorio Don Pasquale (Ernesto)

1906 San Pietroburgo Nuovo Conservatorio Linda di Chamonix (Visconte)

1906 Brescia Teatro Grande Don Pasquale (Ernesto)

1907 Genova Politeama Genovese Don Pasquale (Ernesto)

1907 Barcellona Teatro Liceo Don Pasquale (Ernesto)

1907 Barcellona Teatro Liceo Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)

1907 Firenze Teatro Verdi Boheme (Rodolfo)

1908 La Corugna Teatro Rosalia Mefistofele (Faust)

1909 Palermo Teatro Massimo Boheme (Rodolfo)

1909 Livorno Politeama Boheme (Rodolfo)

1911 Montecarlo Grand Theatre Linda di Chamonix (Visconte)

1912 Bari Teatro Piccinni Favorita (Fernando)

1912 Padova Teatro Verdi Mefistofele (Faust)

1913 Philadelphia Teatro Metropolitan Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)

1913 Chicago Civic Opera House Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)

1913 Chicago Civic Opera House Boheme (Rodolfo)

1913 Chicago Civic Opera House Gioconda (Enzo)

1914 Baltimora Opera House Boheme (Rodolfo)

1915 Genova Politeama Genovese Favorita (Fernando)

1915 Verona Teatro Nuovo Manon Lescaut (De Grieux)

1915 Pavia Teatro Fraschini Mefistofele (Faust)

1920 Milano Teatro Dal Verme Mefistofele (Faust)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Don Pasquale (Donizetti) Sogno soave e casto 2-52421 6987b G&T, Milano 1905-08

Don Pasquale (Donizetti) Tornami a dir (w. Galvany) 054111, 549i G&T, Milano 1906-1011

Duca d’Alba (Donizetti) Angelo casto e bello 86266 Pathé, Milano 1912

Elisir d’amore (Donizetti) Chiedi all’aura (w. Galvany) 054110 551i G&T, Milano 1906-1011

Elisir d’amore (Donizetti) Quant’è bella 2-52564 4735h G&T, Milano 1906-1011

Elisir d’amore (Donizetti) Una furtiva lagrima 30037 Edison 4-min cylinders, USA 1910

Elisir d’amore (Donizetti) Una furtiva lagrima 052208 1287c G&T, Milano 1907-10

Elisir d’amore (Donizetti) Una furtiva lagrima 86245 Pathé, Milano 1912

Fanciulla del West (Puccini) Ch’ella mi creda 86260 Pathé, Milano 1912

Faust (Gounod) Ebben, che ti pare (w. Pinza) DA695 (7-54036) HMV, Milano 1924-12-19

Favorita (Donizetti) Fia vero (w. Magliulo) 86272 Pathé, Milano 1912

Favorita (Donizetti) Fia vero lasciarti (w. Lavin de Casas) 054197 1285c G&T, Milano 1907-10

Favorita (Donizetti) Pietoso al par d’un nome (w. Lavin de Casas) 054196 1284c G&T, Milano 1907-10

Favorita (Donizetti) Spirito gentil 052106 529c G&T, Milano 1905-10

Favorita (Donizetti) Spirto gentil 30030 Edison 4-min cylinders, USA 1910