Description

NICOLA FASCIOLO (NOVI LIGURE, 1868 – TORIN, 1945)

 

 

 

 

He studied piano and organ, then later voice, in Turin. He never performed on opera stages and appeared only in concerts. He made a significant impression as a soloist in the oratorios of the priest and composer Lorenzo Perosi. Alongside mezzo-soprano Chiarina Fino-Savio and baritone Giuseppe Kaschmann, he was considered one of the leading interpreters of Perosi’s works. He sang in numerous churches across Italy and also appeared at the Teatro Comunale in Bologna, the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa, and other Italian venues, performing oratorios.

In 1902, he achieved particular success when he performed the tenor part in Perosi’s Risurrezione di Cristo at the Cathedral of Siena. In December 1902, he sang in the Italian premiere of Edgar Tinel’s oratorio San Francesco in Milan and in Florence, he performed Maria al Golgota by Antonio Sonzogno alongside Guerrina Fabbri. In 1912, he appeared at the Teatro Regio in Parma in the oratorio Judith by Arnaldo Furlotti. In 1904, together with soprano Irma Monti-Baldini and baritone Giuseppe Kaschmann, he performed in Warsaw in Perosi’s oratorio Il Giudizio Universale.

In 1919, he embarked on a major concert tour of the USA and Canada as a soloist with the Società Polifonica Romana. From 1900 to 1940, he served as the soloist for the Royal Household and the Cathedral in Turin.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1899 Asti Teatro Alfieri La Resurrezione di Lazzaro di L. Perosi

1902 Genova Teatro Carlo Felice Il Natale del Redentore di L. Perosi

1904 Padova Chiesa Il Giudizio Universale di L. Perosi

1906 Lisbona Teatro San Carlos Mose’ di L. Perosi

1909 Vienna Sanatorio Concerto

1912 Parma Teatro Regio Judith di A. Furlotti

1915 TorinoCinema Ambrosio Stabat Mater di G. Rossini

1921 Torino Basilica Stabat Mater di G. B. Pergolesi

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Aida (Verdi) Celeste Aida Anker 15068
2. Andrea Chénier (Giordano) Improvviso Anker 15014
3. Bohème (Puccini) Si lasceremo alla stagion (w. Ricci) Anker 15258
4. Forza del destino (Verdi) Solenne in quest’ora (w. Albinolo) Anker 15252
5. Lohengrin (Wagner) Racconto Zonophone X-430
6. Madrigale Su la lontana (Simonetti) Milagrophon 2171-II
7. Manon (Massenet) Sogno Anker 1036-II
8. Mattinata (Leoncavallo) Milagrophon 2171-I
9. Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Vesti la giubba Anker 1041
10. Pecheurs de perles (Bizet) Mi par d’udir ancora Anker 15019 738-3
11. Rigoletto (Verdi) Bella figlia dell’amore (w. Albinolo, Ricci & Alasia) Anker 1084
12. Rigoletto (Verdi) La donna è mobile Anker 15066
13. Natale del Redentore (Perosi) Spiritus sanctus Zonophone 1345
14. Tosca (Puccini) E lucevan le stelle Anker 1036-I
15. Trovatore (Verdi) Di geloso amor (w. Albinolo & Alasia) Anker 12259
16. Tu non mi vuoi più bene (Pini-Corsi) Milagrophon 2170-I