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

 

 

Favorita (Donizetti) Spirto gentil 86265, Pathé, Milano 1912

Favorita (Donizetti) Una vergine 2-52565 9075b G&T, Milano 1906-10

Favorita (Donizetti) Vieni, ah vieni (w. Magliulo) 86274 Pathé, Milano 1912

Fedora (Giordano) Amor ti vieta 52178 2364L G&T, Milano 1904-12

Fedora (Giordano) Amor ti vieta 86253 Pathé, Milano 1912

Fedora (Giordano) Mia madre 052083 229m G&T, Milano 1904-12

Fedora (Giordano) Mia madre… La fante mi svelà 86247, 86248 Pathé, Milano 1912

Fedora (Giordano) Vedi io piango 52177 2363L G&T, Milano 1904-12

Forza del destino (Verdi) Solenne in quest’ora (w. Rasponi) 86275 Pathé, Milano 1912

Gioconda (Ponchielli) Cielo e mar 10361 Pathé, Milano 1922

La paloma (Yradier) 84419, Pathé, Milano 1912

Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) Fra poco a me 86415 Pathé, Milano 1914

Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) Sulla tomba (w. Baldassare-Tedeschi) 86416 Pathé, Milano 1914

Luisa Miller (Verdi) Quando le sere 86258 Pathé, Milano 1912

Luisa Miller (Verdi) Quando le sere al placido 2-52422 7294b G&T, Milano 1905-10