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EMILIO PEREA (MILAN, 25 MAY, 1884 – MILAN, 1946)

 

 

 

 

He studied at the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi and with Nino Cairone in Milan. His operatic career began in 1904 with his debut at the Teatro Sociale in Varese in Donizetti’s Linda di Chamounix. He went on to perform in Brescia and at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo. In 1907, he married the Italian soprano Fausta Labia (1870-1935), and his career flourished with guest appearances at major Italian opera houses and internationally at the Teatro Real in Madrid and Teatro Liceo in Barcelona.

In 1906, he performed at the Circo Orrin in Mexico City and toured South America, singing in Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, and Montevideo. In 1907, he appeared at the Teatro San Carlo in Lisbon in Leoncavallo’s Zazà. By 1910, he was performing Gounod’s Faust at the Teatro Municipale of Piacenza, and in 1911 he made guest appearances at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples as Araquil in Massenet’s La Navarraise and as Giorgio in Giordano’s Marcella. In 1913, he returned to Rio de Janeiro to sing in Lohengrin and Boito’s Mefistofele, and that same year performed Lohengrin again at Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa. His portrayal of Parsifal at the Teatro Costanzi in 1914 and Almaviva in Il Barbiere di Siviglia at La Scala in 1916 were among his celebrated roles. Perea retired from the stage in 1926.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1904 Varese Teatro Sociale Linda di Chamonix (Visconte)

1906 Mexico City Circo Orrin Andrea Chenier (Chenier)

1907 Palermo Teatro Massimo Traviata (Alfredo)

1907 Lisbon Teatro San Carlo Zaza (Millo)

1910 Piacenza Teatro Municipale Faust (Faust)

1911 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Tosca (Cavaradossi)

1913 Genova Teatro Carlo Felice Lohengrin (Lohengrin)

1916 Milano Teatro La Scala Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)

1918 Genova Politeama Genovese Linda di Chamonix (Carlo)

1920 Napoli Politeama Giacosa Manon (De Grieux)

1922 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Lohengrin (Lohengrin)

1924 Biella Teatro Sociale Iris (Osaka)

1926 Milano Teatro Carcano Sonnambula (Elvino)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Arlesiana (Cilea) Lamento di Federico 52179 2365L G&T, Milano 1904-12
2. Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini)  Pace e gioia with Antonio Pini-Corsi 52569 7351b Victor, USA 1905-11
3. Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Ecco ridente in cielo D5003 70819 Columbia, Milano
4. Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Numero quindici (w. Baracchi) D5003 70816 Columbia, MilanO
5. Elisir d’amore (Donizetti) Esulti pure la barbara with Emma Trentini 54253 7058b G&T, Milano 1905-08
6. Elisir d’Amore (Donizetti) Quant’e bella 2-52419 7056b G&T, Milano 1905-08
7. Elisir d’amore (Donizetti) Una furtiva lagrima 052094 494c G&T, Milano 1905-08
8. Forza del destino (Verdi) La vita è un inferno 52189 2374L G&T, Milano 1904-12
9. Ideale (Tosti) 52186 2371L G&T, Milano 1904-12
10. Linda di Chamounix (Donizetti) Se tanto in ire 52188 2373L G&T, Milano 1904-12
11. Lohengrin (Wagner) Cigno fedel 2124 Fonografia Nazionale, Milano 1925
12. Lohengrin (Wagner) Se in campo avrò with  Fausta Labia 92863 XPh4741 Fonotipia, Milano 1911-06-21
13. Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) Tu che a Dio 2125 Fonografia Nazionale, Milano 1925
14. Marcella (Giordano)  No, non pensarci piu 92837 Xph 4732 Fonotipia, Milano 1911-06-19