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. Io canto per te (Borgman – Bracchi) Columbia DQ 1985 CB 7731
2. La Canzone Che Non Si Dimentica  (Jurmann – Kaper – Pinki) Columbia DQ 588 WB 5485
3. La casa delle tre ragazze (Schubert) with Rosetta Ferlito Columbia DQ 2763 CB 8724
4. La giavanese (Lombardo – Ranzato) Columbia DQ 2607 CB 8624
5. La Vedova Allegra (Lehar) Come di rose un cespo with Rosetta Ferlito Columbia DQ 2762 CB 8725
6. Le Luci Della Citta (Bixio – Cherubini) Columbia CQ 726 WB 4236
7. Mai piu’ (Moroni – Pinki) Columbia DQ 1983 CB 7727
8. Mal d’amore (Arturo Buzzi Peccia) Columbia DQ 1154 CB 6300
9. Napoli tutta luce (Bixio – Cherubini) from La Canzone del Sole Columbia DQ 538 WB 5542
10. Non far l’addormentata (Frati – Sciorilli) Canzone Tango Columbia DQ 874 CB 6007
11. Nostalgia magiara (Dole – Pan) Columbia DQ 1648 CB 7120
12. Notte (Giuliani – Borella) Columbia DQ 937 CB 6137
13. Occhi morati (Salocchi – Tetamo) Columbia DQ 989 CB 6214
14. Occhi parlar sapete (M. Meiller) from film Signora Paradiso Columbia DQ 874 CB 6015
15. Occhioni Blu (Stolz – Gilbert) Columbia CQ 796
16. Ombre (A. Lojero – Tosi) Columbia DQ 798 CB 5859
17. Partir (Jurmann – Kaper – Ramo) Columbia DQ 939 CB 6139
18. Provincialina (Bracchi-Stothart-Ward) Columbia DQ 2229 CB 7993
19. Quando passa Manolita (Gorni Kramer – Mendes) Columbia DQ 1768 CB 7288
20. Sei la mia regina (Otto Borgman) from film Canto per te Columbia DQ 1985 CB 7728