Description

EDOARDO CASTELLANO (NAPLES, 1871 – RIO DE JANEIRO, 1917)

He was born into a noble family. He studied in Naples and made his debut in 1890 at the Teatro Reale of Malta in Don Pasquale. He died from a tropical illness that struck him while he was in Brazil.

Chronology of some appearances

1890 Malta Teatro Reale Don Pasquale (Ernesto)

1891 Catania Teatro Nazionale Traviata (Alfredo)

1895 Palermo Politeama Manon (De Grieux)

1903 Cremona Teatro Ponchielli Tosca (Cavaradossi)

1904 Genova Politeama Genovese Manon (De Grieux)

1905 San Paolo Politeama Iris (Osaka)

TRACKLIST

1. Aprite la finestra (Cimmino) 30120 Columbia, New York 1906/1907
2. Boheme (Puccini) Mimì è una civetta D 17506 30085 Columbia, New York 1906/1907
3. Elisir d’amore (Donizetti) Una furtiva lagrima X-1779 Zonophone, Milano 1902
4. Gioconda (Ponchielli) Cielo e mar 30093 M-47-2 Columbia, New York 1906/1907
5. Manon Lescaut (Puccini) Donna non vidi mai X-1739 Zonophone, Milano 1902
6. Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Vesti la giubba A 5002 30118 Columbia, New York 1906/1907
7. Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Vesti la giubba X-1549 Zonophone, Milano 1902
8. Rigoletto (Verdi) Questa o quella 30094 M-62-1 Columbia, New York 1906/1907
9. Scetate (Costa) X-1781 Zonophone, Milano 1902
10. Tosca (Puccini) E lucevan le stelle 30064 D 17500 Columbia, New York 1906/1907
11. Tosca (Puccini) Recondita armonia A 5070 30135 Columbia, New York 1907
12. Werther (Massenet) Ah! non mi ridestar X-1776 Zonophone, Milano 1902