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CARLO ZAMPIGHI (FORLI, ITALY, 1927 – FORLI, ITALY, 29 JANUARY, 1997)

 

 

 

 

Carlo Zampighi was an Italian operatic tenor, admired for his elegant vocal style and his interpretations of the Italian bel canto repertoire. Born in Forlì, he began his vocal studies with Tecla Baldoni in his native city, continuing with Giuliana Godoli-Focaccia and later with Marchesa Anna-Maria Cavalli-Foschi in Rome. He subsequently refined his technique at the school of the Teatro Comunale in Florence. His singing was particularly associated with the graceful, lyrical style of Tito Schipa.

In 1951, soprano Magda Olivero helped arrange an audition for Zampighi with the impresario Carlo Alberto Cappelli. His performance impressed Cappelli, who offered him a contract and arranged his debut that same year as Fritz in Pietro Mascagni’s L’amico Fritz at the Teatro Augusto in Genoa. The successful debut marked the beginning of an extensive operatic career in Italy and abroad.

Zampighi appeared at numerous important opera houses and festivals, including the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, the Liceu in Barcelona, La Monnaie in Brussels, the Berlin State Opera, and the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. Between 1956 and 1959, he undertook several tours of South America, performing at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires and in Montevideo, São Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro. His American appearances included performances in New York, Cincinnati, New Orleans, and Dallas, where he sang Count Almaviva in Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia alongside Maria Callas.

His repertoire encompassed a wide range of roles, from the bel canto operas of Rossini and Donizetti to the lyric works of Bellini, Verdi, and Puccini. Among his notable roles were Nemorino in L’elisir d’amore, Ernesto in Don Pasquale, Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Elvino in La sonnambula, and Fenton in Falstaff. He also performed in Massenet’s Manon and Werther, as well as in Madama Butterfly.

After his exclusive contract with Cappelli ended in 1966, Zampighi reduced his stage appearances and became involved in the administration of the Teatro Comunale in Bologna, while continuing to sing in performances and recitals, particularly abroad, throughout the 1970s. He died in his native Forlì in 1997, leaving a record of an international career distinguished by his affinity for the Italian lyric tenor repertoire.

 

TRACKLIST

 

Margherita Carosio, Carlo Zampighi – Duets For Soprano And Tenor

Label: His Master’s Voice – ALP 1353

Format: Vinyl, LP

Country: UK & Europe

Genre: Classical

Style: Opera

A1 I Pescatori Di Perle: Aria And Duet (Act 2)

Composed By – Bizet

A2 Manon: Duet (Act 1)

Composed By – Massenet

B1 Lucia Di Lammermoor: Recit And Duet (Act 1)

Composed By – Donizetti

B2 L’Amico Fritz: Duet (Act 2)

Composed By – Mascagni

Conductor – Nino Sanzogno

Orchestra – Unknown Artist

Soprano Vocals – Margherita Carosio

Tenor Vocals – Carlo Zampighi

Orchestra is only credited as generic “Symphony Orchestra”

 

Carlo Zampighi, M° Bruno Martelli – Spesso Il Cuore Si Innamora / O Dolce Fanciulla

Label: Rifi – RFO NP 00008

Series: Altri Tempi – Selezione D’Operette – N°8

Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM

Country: Italy

Released: 1965

Genre: Classical

Style: Operetta

Dall’Operetta “La Principessa Della Czarda”

A Spesso Il Cuore Si Innamora

Composed By – Kalmann

Dall’Operetta “Federica”

B O Dolce Fanciulla

Composed By – F. Lehar

Conductor [Direzione di] – Bruno Martelli

Cover – Studio Moletti

Tenor Vocals – Carlo Zampighi

On labels “Aprile 1965”

On back sleeve liner notes uncredited.

Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): RR 822/5

Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): RR 822/6

Rights Society: BIEM

Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): RR 822/5 D.M.

Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): RR 822/6 D.M.

 

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I Pescatori di Perle (Bizet) Mi par d’udir ancora

Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) Tu che a Dio spiegasti l’ali

Werther (Massenet) Ah! Non mi ridestar