Description

AUGUSTO SCAMPINI (GARLASCO, 1880 – BARCELONA, 1939)

 

 

 

 

He studied singing at the Milan Conservatory with Del Fiume and made his debut in 1905 in Garlasco as Cavaradossi in Tosca. In 1907, he performed at the Teatro de la Opera in Buenos Aires in Massenet’s Hérodiade. The same year, he appeared at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo as Radames in Aida and as Samson in Saint-Saëns’s Samson et Dalila. He then sang with great success at renowned opera houses in Italy, Spain, South America, and Russia. In the 1910-11 season, he appeared at La Scala in Simon Boccanegra by Verdi and in Saffo by Pacini. In 1912, he performed at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome as Manrico in Il Trovatore, and in 1915 at the Teatro Politeama in Pisa as Radames in Aida. During the 1913-14 season, he sang at the German Theatre in Prague. Critics called him the successor to Enrico Caruso. In 1916, he performed in Spain and Santiago de Chile. During World War I, he volunteered for the Italian army and lost his leg in combat. His career was cut short, and he later taught singing in Barcelona.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1905 Garlasco Teatro Martinetti Tosca (Cavaradossi)

1906 Firenze Politeama Fiorentino  Trovatore (Manrico)

1907 Palermo Teatro Massimo Sansone e Dalila (Samson)

1908 Madrid Teatro Reale  Aida (Radames)

1909 Buenos Ayres Teatro Coliseo Aida (Radames)

1910 Madrid Reale Aida (Radames)

1911 Firenze Politeama Fiorentino  Saffo

1912 Lisbona Coliseo Recrejos Ballo in Maschera (Riccardo)

1913 Barcellona Teatro Liceo Otello (Otello)

1914 Barcellona Teatro Liceo Ballo in Maschera (Riccardo)

1915 Padova Teatro Verdi Trovatore (Manrico)

1917 Santiago del Chile Teatro Municipal Otello (Otello)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Mme Sans-Gene (Giordano) Lassu in Alsazia (w. Baldassarre-Tedeschi) 10321 Pathé, Milano 1913 – 1916
2. Otello (Verdi)  Dio! Mi potevi scagliar 84146  10034 Pathé, Milano 1908
3. Otello (Verdi)  Esultate!  86485  10135 Pathé, Milano 1913 – 1916
4. Otello (Verdi)  Gia nella notte densa (w. Baldassarre-Tedeschi) 86249 12533 Pathé, Milano 1912
5. Otello (Verdi)  Niun mi tema  84145 10034 Pathé, Milano 1908
6. Otello (Verdi)  Ora e per sempre addio  86486  10135 Pathé, Milano 1913 – 1916
7. Poliuto (Donizetti)  Al suon dell’arpe (w. Magliulo) 86216 12515 Pathé, Milano 1912
8. Prophete (Meyerbeer) Re del cielo 86428  12533 Pathé, Milano 1913 – 1916
9. Ricordanze (Vittadine) 052187 1274c G&T, Milano 1907
10. Saffo (Pacini)  Ah! Giusta pena 84149  10273 Pathé, Milano 1908
11. Samson et Dalila (Saint-Saens) Figli miei 84143 10039 Pathé, Milano 1908
12. Samson et Dalila (Saint-Saens) Spezzi i ceppi 84144 10039 Pathé, Milano 1908
13. Tosca (Puccini) Qual occhio al mondo (w. Lenzi) 84189 Pathé, Milano 1912
14. Triste ritorno (Barthélemy) 84358 Pathé, Milano 1912?
15. Trovatore (Verdi)  Ah! si, ben mio  2-52612 10826b G&T, Milano 1907
16. Trovatore (Verdi)  Di quella pira  84142 Pathé, Milano 1908
17. Trovatore (Verdi)  Mal reggendo (w. Pietracewska) 054211 1497½c Gramophone, Milano 1908
18. Trovatore (Verdi)  Miserere (w. Boninsegna) 84141  12507 Pathé, Milano 1908
19. Trovatore (Verdi) Ah, si, ben mio 86458 10326 Pathé, Milano 1913 – 1916
20. Trovatore (Verdi) Deserto sulla terra  2-52689  11277b Gramophone, Milano 1908
21. Trovatore (Verdi) Di geloso amor (w. Montesanto & Lenzi Binaca ) 84191 Pathé, Milano 1912?