Description

CARLO CARTICA (ROME, 1865 – BOSTON, 1935)

In 1894, he already appeared at La Scala, where he sang the Duke in Rigoletto and Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor alongside Nellie Melba. During the 1903-04 season, he performed at the Teatro Regio in Parma with great success as Alvaro in Verdi’s La forza del destino and Raoul in Gli Ugonotti (Les Huguenots). From 1909 to 1910, he was in North America as part of the Boston Opera ensemble, where he achieved significant success as Manrico in Il Trovatore with Guerrina Fabbri, as well as in roles like Radames in Aida and Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor. In 1911, he toured America with the Lombardi Opera Company, performing as Manrico at the Teatro Nacional in Washington. He also sang Manrico in 1916 at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome.

Chronology of some appearances

1894 Milan La Scala Rigoletto (Duke)

1904 Parma Teatro Regio Gli Ugonotti (Raoul)

1911 Washington Teatro National Aida (Radames)

1916 Rome Teatro Costanzi Trovatore (Manrico)

TRACKLIST

1. Aida (Verdi) O terra addio (w. Villani) Columbia A 5331 30814 Columbia, New York 1911-08
2. Faust (Gounod) All’erta (w. Wright, Wright-Heims & Alessandroni) A5381 30795 Columbia, New York 1911-08
3. Forza del destino (Verdi) O tu che in seno 021130 US Everlasting cylinders
4. Forza del destino (Verdi) Solenne in quest’ora (w. Alessandroni) A 5343 30809 Columbia, New York 1911-08
5. Gioconda (Ponchielli) Cielo e mar 33016 US Everlasting cylinders
6. Guillaume Tell (Rossini) Troncar i suoi dì (w. Alessandroni & Autori) US Everlasting cylinders 33017, USA 1906
7. Guillaume Tell (Rossini) Troncar i suoi dì (w. Alessandroni & Bauer) A5465 36503 Columbia, New York
8. Lombardi (Verdi) Qual voluttà (w. Alessandroni & Kaestner) A5446 Columbia, New York
9. Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) Chi mi frena (w. Wright, Wright-Heims & Alessandroni) D 16326 30709 Columbia, New York 1911-04-01
10. Martha (Flotow) Solo, profugo (w. Alessandroni) A5343 30817 Columbia, New York 1911-08
11. Rigoletto (Verdi) Bella figlia dell’amore (w. Wright, Wright-Heims & Alessandroni) A5306 30710 Columbia, New York 1911-04-01
12. Rigoletto (Verdi) Questa o quella 638 Phono-Cut, USA 1918
13. Tosca (Puccini) E lucevan le stelle 711 Phono-Cut, USA 1918
14. Trovatore (Verdi) Di quella pira Phono-Cut 5132-B
15. Trovatore (Verdi) Miserere (w. Villani) D16326 30812 Columbia, New York 1911-08