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NUNZIO BARI (NAPLES, 1875 – ? 1954)

 

 

 

 

He studied with Panzetta and made his debut at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples in Rigoletto, performing alongside Esperanza Clasenti in a “forenoons” performance. (Before accessing the regular season, artists had to pass through “forenoons” and “performances in suspended contract,” during which managers evaluated various artists for potential engagement in the regular season.)

He performed extensively in North and South America, closing his career around 1930. After retiring, he devoted himself to teaching at the Conservatorio San Pietro a Majella in Naples. Among his pupils was the baritone John Taber Fitzgerald, who, in 1947, studied under him. Fitzgerald made his debut the following year, at the extraordinary age of 84, with a concert at Town Hall in New York, during which he performed 16 numbers.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1905 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Rigoletto (Duca)

1906 Napoli Teatro San Carlo Ballo in Maschera (Riccardo)

1907 Livorno Politeama Ballo in Maschera (Riccardo)

1908 Modena Teatro Municipale Forza del Destino (Alvaro)

1909 Philadelphia Chestnut Street Theater Gioconda (Enzo)

1910 Suzzara Teatro Sociale Forza del Destino (Alvaro)

1911 Venezia Teatro La Fenice Rigoletto (Duca)

1912 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Fedora (Loris)

1913 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Aida (Radames)

1914 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Guarany (Pery)

1915 Milano Teatro Del Giardino Pagliacci (Canio)

1916 Bologna Teatro Del Corso Pagliacci (Canio)

1917 Verona Teatro Ristori Gioconda (Enzo)

1918 Modena Teatro Storchi Gioconda (Enzo)

1919 Malta Teatro Reale Fedora (Loris)

1920 Como Teatro Sociale Carmen (Don Jose)

1921 Chioggia Teatro Garibaldi Trovatore (Manrico)

1922 Livorno Politeama Carmen (Don Jose)

1923 Palermo Politeama Garibaldi Pagliacci (Canio)

1924 Sanremo Teatro Principe Amedeo Pagliacci (Canio)

1925 Novara Teatro Coccia Trovatore (Manrico)

1927 Ancona Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Carmen (Don Jose)

1928 Pisa Politeama Pagliacci (Canio)

1929 Pisa Teatro Rossi Pagliacci (Canio)

1930 Napoli Teatro Bellini Trovatore (Manrico)

 

TRACKLIST

 

Phonotype, Napoli, 3 February 1923

Trovatore (Verdi): Di quella pira M3233

 

Phonotype, Napoli, 26 February 1923

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): Viva il vino 3528

 

Phonotype, Napoli, 3 May 1923

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): O Lola 3568

Manon Lescaut (Puccini): Ah Manon, mi tradisce 3570

Manon Lescaut (Puccini): Ah, non v’avvicinate 3571

 

Phonotype, Napoli, 1925

‘O sole mio (Di Capua) 4331