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

 

 

Mefistofele (Boito) Notte del Sabba, classico – pt. 1 pt.  2 pt. 3  pt. 4  pt. 5 9 49 with Bruna Castagna, Antonio Righetti,  Giuseppe Nessi & Augusta Concato XX 120174 xxPh6379, XX 120174 xxPh6385, XX 120173 xxPh6384, XX 120175 xxPh6387, XX 120176 xxPh6378-2 Fonotipia, Milano, 16 October 1928

Mefistofele (Boito) Quartetto di giardino, pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 with Bruna Castagna, Antonio Righetti & Augusta Concato 120172, 120172, 120173, XXPh6376, XXPh6383, XXPh6384, Fonotipia, Milano 1928-10-16

Tosca (Puccini) E lucevan le stelle 168113 Pho6110 Fonotipia, Milano 1928-01-13

Tosca (Puccini) Recondita armonia 168113 Pho6074 Fonotipia, Milano 1927-10-20

Traviata (Verdi) Scena della borsa pt 1 and pt 2 with Aristide Baracchi, Wanda Bardone, Ida Mannarini, Giuseppe Nessi, Giuseppe Menni and Giulio Fregosi 120076, 120076, XXPh6067 XXPh6068 Fonotipia, Milano 1927

Traviata (Verdi) Alfredo, in questo core with Leone Paci, Ines Alfani-Tellini and chorus B1020 D1580 Columbia, Milano 1926-05

Traviata (Verdi) De miei bollenti spiriti  D5120 B303 Columbia, Milano 1926-05

Traviata (Verdi) Questa donna conoscete D 5120 B 292 Columbia, Milano, 1926

Werther (Massenet) Ah, non mi ridestar D 5163 Columbia, Milano, 1926