Description

FERDINANDO CINISELLI (MORTARA, NEAR MILAN, 14 MARCH, 1893 – MORTARA, NEAR MILAN, 30 JANUARY, 1954)

 

 

 

 

He made his debut at the Teatro Coccia in 1919. In 1920, he sang the Duke in Rigoletto and appeared in the premiere of La Rondine at the Teatro Massimo. During the same year, he appeared in Madrid and at the Teatro Colón as the Duke, Alfredo in La Traviata, and Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, and also performed in Rio de Janeiro as Alfredo alongside Claudia Muzio and as Pinkerton. At the latter opera house, he again sang the Duke, Alfredo in La Traviata, Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, Des Grieux in Manon, and Faust in Mefistofele.

Further successful guest appearances followed in Barcelona and Bologna, where in 1921 he sang Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi and Ramiro in La Cenerentola at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna. There, he also appeared in 1928 as Faust in Mefistofele and, in 1930, in La via della finestra.

In 1923, he was engaged by La Scala in Milan, making his debut as Fenton in Falstaff. During the following two seasons at La Scala, where his career was promoted by Arturo Toscanini, he enjoyed considerable success, notably as Tamino in The Magic Flute.

He subsequently made guest appearances at the Teatro Costanzi in 1923–24, again as Faust in Mefistofele and as the Duke in Rigoletto, and also performed in Naples and Paris. In 1929, he toured Germany and Switzerland with Max Sauter’s company. He also appeared in Ravenna and Bologna, where he performed alongside Conchita Supervia in La Cenerentola, at the Teatro di San Carlo, and at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées.

At the beginning of the 1930s, he retired from the stage and lived a secluded life in his native town. He possessed a purely lyrical and beautifully trained tenor voice.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1919 Novara Teatro Coccia Traviata (Alfredo)

1920 Buenos Ayres Teatro Colon Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)

1921 Bologna Teatro Comunale Gianni Schicchi (Rinuccio)

1922 Bagnacavallo Teatro Comunale Mefistofele (Faust)

1923 Milano Teatro Scala Falstaff (Fenton)

1924 Basilea Teatro Opera Boheme (Rodolfo)

1925 Ancona Teatro Delle Muse Lucia di Lammermoor (Edgardo)

1926 Lugano Teatro Kursaal Tosca (Cavaradossi)

1927 Guastalla Teatro Sociale Mefsitofele (Faust)

1928 Fermo Teatro Dell’Aquila Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)

1929 Como Teatro Sociale Traviata (Alfredo)

1930 Milano Teatro Scala La Via della Finestra di R. Zandonai (Renato)

1931 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)

1933 Torino Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Traviata (Alfredo)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Aida (Verdi) Finale A.II° with Erminia Rubadi, Leone Paci, Bruno Carmassi and Eva Turner D5311 WB1022 Columbia, Milano 1926-05

Aida (Verdi) O terra addio with Augusta Concato P56538 2-84555 Parlophone, Milano, 1928

Andrea Chenier (Giordano) Vicino a te… La nostra morte with Augusta Concato P56536 2-84550, P56536 2-84551 Parlophone, Milano, 1928

Boheme (Puccini) Addio, dolce svegliare with Ernesto Badini, Augusta Concato and Assunta Garguilo 120145 XXPh6241 Fonotipia, Milano 1928-05-21

Boheme (Puccini) O Mimi, tu piu non torni with Giovanni Inghilleri 168195 Pho6228 Fonotipia, Milano 1928-03-24

Bohème (Puccini) O soave fanciulla (w. Galassi di Lorenzo) 12610, 84806 Pathé, Milano 1924

Fedora (Giordano) Vedi, io piango…  Addio, addio a domani with Florica Christoforeanu 2- 84537, 2- 84538 1931 Cetra

Gioconda (Ponchielli) Cielo e mar D5135 B401 Columbia, Milano 1926-05

Gioconda (Ponchielli) Enzo Grimaldo, pt 1 and pt 2 with Giovanni Inghilleri 168139 Pho6220, 168139 Pho6221 Fonotipia, Milano 1928-03-23

Gioconda (Ponchielli) Enzo Grimaldo, pt 1 and pt 2 with Giulio Fregosi E 15592 N 88942, 88943 Pathé, Milano, 1924 or 1925

Gioconda (Ponchielli) Gia ti veggo with Erminia Rubadi, Leone Paci, Bruno Carmassi and Eva Turner D14659 WBX28 Columbia, Milano 1926-05

Lohengrin (Wagner) Merce, merce 120143 XXPh6251 Fonotipia, Milano 1928-05-22

Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) Concertato, sestetto p. II with Ida Mannarini, Giulio Fregosi, Antonio Righetti, Giuseppe  Nessi and Wanda Bardone 120079 xxPh6076 Odeon, Milano