Description

CRISTY SOLARI (SMYRNA, 28 OCTOBER, 1884 – ROME, 26 OCTOBER, 1974)

 

 

 

 

He studied with Serafino Di Falco in Milan and made his debut in 1914 at the Teatro Andreani in Mantova as Arturo in I Puritani. By 1915, he had already appeared at La Scala in Milan as the Duke in Rigoletto. In 1916, Solari performed at the Teatro Chiarella in Turin, singing roles in Rigoletto and La Favorita. The following year, he made guest appearances in Parma at the Teatro Regio.

After World War I, Solari primarily focused on Italian provincial stages, performing in cities such as Bari, Catania, and Cremona. He also appeared at the Teatro Regio in Turin and Teatro La Fenice in Venice. In 1927, Solari was featured at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa, where he sang as Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor and Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly. He achieved significant success at the Italian Opera in Holland in 1926.

In 1929, he made a guest appearance in Buenos Aires at the Teatro Colón, where he performed in the premiere of Giordano’s Il Re. In 1930, he sang again in Parma and Turin and made a notable guest appearance in Vienna, where he portrayed Pinkerton in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly.

During the 1931-1932 season and again in 1938, he performed at the Teatro Verdi in Trieste. He returned to La Scala in 1937 to perform as Nadir in Bizet’s Les Pêcheurs de perles. Solari retired from the stage in 1946.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1914 Mantova Teatro Andreani Puritani (Arturo)

1915 Milan Teatro La Scala Rigoletto (Duca)

1916 Turin Teatro Chiarella Favorita (Fernando)

1917 Parma Teatro Regio Rigoletto (Duca)

1927 Genoa Teatro Carlo Felice Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)

1929 Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)

1931 Trieste Teatro Verdi la Vedova Scaltra di E. Wolf-Ferrari

1932 Trieste Teatro Verdi Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)

1937 Milan La Scala Pescatori di perle (Nadir)

1938 Trieste Teatro Verdi Amelia al ballo di G. Menotti

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Se il mio nome D57100 WB1509 Columbia, Milano 1930
2. Don Pasquale (Donizetti) Cerchero lontana terra GQX10103 Columbia, Milano 1931
3. Don Pasquale (Donizetti) Com’e gentil GQX10105 Columbia, Milano 1931
4. Don Pasquale (Donizetti) Sogno soave e casto GQX10101 Columbia, Milano 1931
5. Elisir d’amore (Donizetti) Quanto e bella GQX10093 Columbia, Milano 1931
6. Elisir d’amore (Donizetti) Una furtiva lagrima GQX10098 Columbia, Milano 1931
7. Favorita (Donizetti) Pietoso al par d’un nume GQX10068 Columbia, Milano 1931
8. Favorita (Donizetti) Spirto gentil GQX10067 Columbia, Milano 1931
9. Favorita (Donizetti) Una vergine un angiol di Dio GQX10064 Columbia, Milano 1931
10. Linda di Chamounix (Donizetti) Se tanto in CQ370 WB3696 Columbia, Milano 1930
11. Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) Tu che a’Dio D5700 DB1525 Columbia, Milano 1930
12. Lucrezia Borgia (Donizetti)  Di pescatore ignobile CQ352 WB3695 Columbia, Milano 1930
13. Luisa Miller (Verdi) Quando le sere al placido CQ352 WB3694 Columbia, Milano 1930
14. Martha (Flotow) M’appari D5698 WB1494 Columbia, Milano 1930
15. Mignon (Thomas) Ah! non credevi tu D5697 WB1524 Columbia, Milano 1930
16. Mignon (Thomas) Ah! non credevi tu D5697 WB1524
17. Puritani (Bellini) A te, o cara D5699 WB 1501 Columbia, Milano 1930
18. Puritani (Bellini) Credeasi, misera D11551 WB2873 Columbia, Milano 1930
19. Werther (Massenet) Ah! non mi ridestar D11551 WB2871 Columbia, Milano 1930