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

 

 

Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) Sulla tomba… Verranno a te with Mercedes Capsir 2-054147 DB 75 CK1450II, 2-054148 DB 755 CK1450II HMV, Milano, 27 April 1924

Madama Butterfly (Puccini) Bimba non piangere… Quest’obi pomposa… Adesso voi… Via dall’anima in pena with Rosetta Pampanini 120148 XXPh6239, 120148 XXPh6240, 120149 XXPh6247, 120149 XXPh6248 Fonotipia, Milano 1928-05-19, 1928-05-19, 1928-05-21, 1928-05-21

Manon (Massenet) Ah, dispar, vision 10392 Pathé, Milano 1924

Manon (Mssenet) Ah! dispar vision D 5163 B406 Columbia, Milano, 1926

Mefistofele (Boito) Concertato, ferma ideal purissima with Lina Bruna Rasa and Bruno Carmassi D5329 B1021 Columbia, Milano 1926-05

Mefistofele (Boito) Dai campi, dai prati 168137 Pho6104 Fonotipia, Milano 1928-01-12

Mefistofele (Boito) Giunto sul passo estremo 168137 Pho6109 Fonotipia, Milano 1928-01-13

Pecheurs de perles (Bizet) Non hai compreso with Graziella Pareto DB762 2-054150 HMV, Milano 1924-05-15

Rigoletto (Verdi) Addio speranzo ed anima with Mercedes Capsir DA619 7-54030 HMV, Milano 1924-04-27

Rigoletto (Verdi) La donna e mobile D5123 B303 Columbia, Milano 1926-05

Rigoletto (Verdi) Ella mi fu rapita!… Parmi veder le lagrime 168166a Pho6216, 168166b Pho6217 Fonotipia, Milano 1928-03-22