Description

LUIGI MARINI (ASCOLI PICENO, ITALY, 1885 – ASCOLI PICENO, ITALY, 1942)

 

 

 

 

He made his debut in 1908 at the Teatro Mariani in Ravenna in La Traviata. In 1909, at the Teatro Donizetti in Bergamo, he performed as Enzo in Ponchielli’s La Gioconda. In 1912, he enjoyed great success at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome as Hagenbach in Catalani’s La Wally and as Rodolfo in Puccini’s La Bohème. He went on to perform at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Teatro Comunale in Cesena, Teatro Regio in Parma, Teatro Comunale in Bologna, and in 1915 at La Scala, again as Enzo in La Gioconda.

In 1922, he returned to La Scala as Rinuccio in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi, and in 1924 and 1925, he achieved significant acclaim there as Andrea Chénier in Giordano’s opera Andrea Chénier. In 1917, he performed at the Municipal Theatre of Zurich as Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor and as Turiddu in Cavalleria Rusticana. In 1930, he sang as Walter in Catalani’s Loreley at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa. In 1924, he also guested in London at Covent Garden, performing as Rodolfo in La Bohème. He enjoyed notable success at the Teatro San Carlo in Lisbon, Teatro Liceo in Barcelona, and various South American opera houses, where he also performed the role of Ägisth in Richard Strauss’s Elektra. He retired in the mid-1930s.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1908 Mariani Ravenna Traviata (Alfredo)

1909 Bergamo Teatro Donizetti Gioconda (Enzo)

1912 Rome Teatro Costanzi Wally (Habenbach)

1915 Milan La Scala Gioconda (Enzo)

1917 Zurich Municipal Theatre Cavalleria rusticana (Turiddu)

1922 Milan La Scala Gianni Schicchi (Rinuccio)

1930 Genoa Teatro Carlo Felice Loreley (Walter)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Tosca (Puccini) Recondita armonia GQ7076 WB1558 Columbia, Milano 1927-09/10
2. Mefistofele (Boito) Dai campi dai prati DQ 1093 B 1560 Columbia, Milano 1927-09/10
3. Mefistofele (Boito) Giunto sul passo estremo DQ 1093 B 1561 Columbia, Milano 1927-09/10
4. Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) Fra poco a me ricovero D 12560 B 1569 Columbia, Milano 1927-09/10
5. Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) Tu che a’Dio D 12560 B 1572 Columbia, Milano 1927-09/10
6. Boheme (Puccini) Ci lasceremo alla stagion dei fior with Aida Cipelli D 12561 B 1575 Columbia, Milano 1927-09/10
7. Boheme (Puccini) O soave fanciulla with Aida Cipelli D 12561 B 1577 Columbia, Milano 1927-09/10
8. Boheme (Puccini) Che gelida manina D 14517 Columbia, Milano 1930
9. 10. Andrea Chénier (Giordano) Improvviso, pt 1, pt 2 DQ1092, DQ1092, WB1555, WB1557 Columbia, Milano 1927-0910