Description

GIUSEPPE ARMANINI (MILAN, 14. 5. 1874 – MILAN, 15. 5. 1915)

He studied in Milan with Alberto Selva and made his debut in 1898 at the Teatro Argentina in Rome as Cassio in Otello. In 1902, Armanini made his second debut as the first tenor in Faust at the Teatro Dal Verme. He then performed with the Castellano Opera Company during a European tour.

Later, he appeared at Italian opera houses and made guest appearances in Lisbon, Moscow, and St. Petersburg. In 1907, he traveled to South America.

In 1911, he made his debut at La Scala in Il matrimonio segreto by D. Cimarosa, and also sang in Fior di neve by L. Filiasi at the same venue. In 1912, Armanini appeared again at La Scala as Fenton in Le allegre comari di Windsor by O. Nicolai. In 1913, he performed at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo as Alfredo in La Traviata.

He also made a notable appearance at Covent Garden, London, in 1911. Armanini died at the height of his career, one day after his 41st birthday.

Chronology of some appearances

1898 Roma Teatro Argentina Otello (Cassio)
1902 Milano Teatro Dal Verme Faust (Faust)
1903 Nikolaieff Teatro Nazionale Tosca (Cavaradossi)
1904 Alessandria d’Egitto Teatro Alhambra Boheme (Rodolfo)
1905 Vicenza Teatro Eretenio Adriana Lecouvreur (Maurizio)
1906 Pietroburgo Nuovo Conservatorio Gioconda (Enzo)
1907 Oporto Teatro San Joao Fedora (Loris)
1908 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1909 Pavia Teatro Fraschini Adriana Lecouvreur (Maurizio)
1910 Mantova Teatro Sociale Iris (Osaka)
1911 Milano Teatro La Scala Matrimonio Segreto (Paolino)
1912 Milano Teatro La Scala Le Allegre Comari di Windsor di O. Nicolai (Fenton)
1913 San Francisco Teatro Tivoli Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)
1914 Teatro Carcano Bastiano e Bastiana di W. A. Mozart (Bastiano)

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