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

 

 

Manon (Massenet) Ah, dispar, vision 30031 Edison 4-min cylinders, USA 1910

Manon (Massenet) Ah, dispar, vision 86252 Pathé, Milano 1912

Manon (Massenet) Chiudo gli occhi 2-52692 11227b Gramophone, Milano 1908-05

Manon (Massenet) Il sogno 86281 Pathé, Milano 1912

Manon (Massenet) O dolor (w. Santoro, Nicolicchia & chorus) 54429 13253b Gramophone, Milano 1909-05-14

Martha (Flotow) M’appari 30040, Edison 4-min cylinders, USA 1910

Martha (Flotow) M’appari 86269 Pathé, Milano 1912

Martha (Flotow) M’appari tutt’amor 052105 528c G&T, Milano 1905-10

Mefistofele (Boito) Dai campi, dai prati 86241 Pathé, Milano 1912

Mefistofele (Boito) Giunto sul passo estremo 86242 Pathé, Milano 1912

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Ridi, Pagliaccio 86414 Pathé, Milano 1914

Pêcheurs de perles (Bizet) Del tempio al limitar (w. Federici) 054289 1817½c Gramophone, Milano 1909-04-29

Pêcheurs de perles (Bizet) Del tempio al limitar (w. Rasponi) 86263 Pathé, Milano 1912

Pêcheurs de perles (Bizet) Della mia vita 2-52664 11193b Gramophone, Milano 1908-05

Pêcheurs de perles (Bizet) Della mia vita 86250, Pathé, Milano 1912