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GIUSEPPE ACERBI (CODOGNO, 1871 – MILAN, 1934)

 

 

 

 

He studied in Milan with Marziani, Blasco, and Rossi. He made his debut in 1899 at the Teatro Gaffurio in Lodi in Rigoletto and La Traviata. Unsatisfied with his initial performances, he decided to resume his studies.

In 1901, he made a new debut at the Teatro Municipale in Piacenza in Lucia di Lammermoor alongside Isabella Svicher and Giuseppe Pacini. This time, his performance was remarkable, despite the presence of renowned singers, and he was met with genuine enthusiasm.

In 1905, he signed his first significant contract with the Teatro Comunale in Bologna, where he performed in Madama Butterfly with Salomea Krusceninski. He also recorded many operatic roles that he never performed on stage.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1901 Piacenza Teatro Municipale Lucia di Lammermoor (Edgardo)

1902 Soresina Teatro Sociale Mefistofele (Faust)

1903 Milano Teatro Dal Verme Martha (Lionello)

1904 Modena Teatro Storchi Boheme (Rodolfo)

1905 Milano Teatro Dal Verme Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)

1906 Palermo Teatro Massimo Tosca (Cavaradossi)

1907 Alessandria d’Egitto Teatro Zizinia Faust (Faust)

1908 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Boheme (Rodolfo)

1909 Parma Teatro Regio Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)

1910 Varsavia Teatro Imperiale Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)

1911 Varsavia Teatro Imperiale Rigoletto (Duca)

1912 Correggio Teatro Bonifazio Astoli Gioconda (Enzo)

1913 La Spezia Teatro Monteverdi Tosca (Cavaradossi)

1914 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Tosca (Cavaradossi)

1917 Milano Teatro Dal Verme Tosca (Cavaradossi)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Africana (Meyerbeer) O paradiso 1 Phonodisc Mondial, Milano 1908/1909
2. Aida (Verdi) Celeste Aida 360 Phonodisc Mondial, Milano 1908/1909
3. Andrea Chenier (Giordano) Come un bel di di maggio 371 Phonodisc Mondial, Milano 1908/1909
4. Andrea Chenier (Giordano) Un di all’azzurro spazio 372 Phonodisc Mondial, Milano 1908/1909
5. Bohème (Puccini) Che gelida manina 306 Phonodisc, Milano 1908/1909
6. Bohème (Puccini) Mimì, è una civetta (w. Baldassarri & NN (soprano)) 134 Phonodisc Mondial, Milano 1908/1909
7. Bohème (Puccini) O Mimì tu più non torni with Luigi Baldassarri 776 Phonodisc Mondial, Milano 1912
8. Cassandra (Gnecchini) Sortita di Agamennone 368 Phonodisc Mondial, Milano 1908/1909
9. Cassandra (Gnecchini) Ver’ gli occhi 369 Phonodisc Mondial, Milano 1908/1909
10. Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Brindisi 361 Phonodisc, Milano 1908/1909
11. Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Tu qui Santuzza… No, no Turiddu with Eugenia Burzio 711, 712 Phonodisc Mondial, Milano 1912
12. Don Pasquale (Donizetti) Cerchero lontana terra 92021 XPh2760 Fonotipia, Milano 1907-10-26
13. Don Pasquale (Donizetti) Sogno soave e casto 52418 Victor
14. Don Pasquale (Donizetti) Tornami a dir che m’ami with Elvira Tetrazzini 305 Phonodisc Mondial, Milano 1908/1909
15. Don Pasquale (Donizetti) Tornami a dir with Emma Trentini 54262 7068b G&T, Milano 1905-08
16. Favorita (Donizetti) Orsù Fernando (w. Cappiello & Cigada) 52456 Victor
17. Gioconda (Ponchielli) Cielo e mar 322 Phonodisc, Milano 1908/1909