Description

 PIERO PAULI (BARCELONA, 7 OCTOBER, 1898 – PISA, 19 APRIL, 1967)

 

 

 

 

He studied at the Teatro Liceo in Barcelona and made his debut in 1929 at the Teatro Politeama Rossi in Trieste in Boito’s Mefistofele. In 1930, he performed at La Scala in Puccini’s La Bohème as Rodolfo. In 1935, he returned to La Scala with great success, this time as Rinuccio in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi. In 1933, he made a guest appearance at the Grand Theatre of Monte Carlo as Alfredo in La Traviata. His final performance was in 1946 at the Teatro Grattacielo in Genoa, where he sang Cavaradossi in Tosca. Later that year, he fell ill and retired, living in Pisa with his daughter, who was a doctor.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1929 Trieste Politeama Rossetti Mefistofele (Faust)

1933 Milano Teatro La Scala Gianni Schicchi (Rinuccio)

1935  Como Teatro Sociale Faust (Faust)

1938 Genova Teatro Carlo Felce Kovancina

1941 Roma Eiar Filomena e L’infatuato di G. F. Malipiero

1946 Genova   Teatro Grattacielo Tosca (Cavaradossi)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Adriana Lecouvreur (Ciléa) No, la mia fronte (w. Saraceni) DB2012 2M1411-2 HMV, Milano 1933-06-18
2. Aprile (Tosti) DA1321 0M1298-2 HMV, Milano 1933-04-20
3. Arlesiana (Ciléa) E la solita storia DB2013 2M214- HMV, Milano 1931-12-01
4. Bohème (Leoncavallo) Testa adorata (w. Masini & Basi) DA1204 0F35-2 HMV, Milano 1931-01-23
5. Bohème (Puccini) O soave fanciulla (w. Tassinari) DB1932 HMV, Milano
6. Bohème (Puccini) Quest’è Mimì (w. Palai, Masini & Basi) DA1204 BM1581-1 HMV, Milano 1930-04-16
7. Carmen (Bizet) Il fior C2320 2F260-6 HMV, Milano 1931-07-06
8. Falstaff (Verdi) Dal labbro il canto DB1648 CM1592-2 HMV, Milano 1930-05-07
9. Faust (Gounod) O mio stupor (w. Zambelli) DB1637 2M209- HMV, Milano 1931-12-01
10. Faust (Gounod) Sempre amar (w. Tassinari) DA1322 0M1254-2 HMV, Milano 1933-04-08
11. Faust (Gounod) Son qui a te dinnanzi (w. Zambelli) DB1637 2M208- HMV, Milano 1931-12-01
12. Faust (Gounod) Tardi si fa (w. Tassinari) DA1322 0M1253-2 HMV, Milano 1933-04-08
13. Fedora (Giordano) Mia madre, la mia vecchia madre DA1340 HMV
14. Germania (Franchetti) Ah! Vieni qui DA1332 0M1345-2 HMV, Milano 1933-06-04
15. Germania (Franchetti) Studenti, udite DA1332 OM1342-1 HMV, Milano 1933-06-04
16. Gianni Schicchi (Puccini) Firenze come un albero fiorito DA1204 0F34-2 HMV, Milano 1931-01-23
17. Manon (Massenet) A Parigi n’andrem (w. Saraceni) DB1648 HMV, Milano
18. Mefistofele (Boito) Amore! mistero! (w. Fanelli & chorus) DB1440 CM1591-1 HMV, Milano 1930-04-24
19. Mefistofele (Boito) Dai campi, dai prati DA1202 0F30-2 HMV, Milano 1931-01-21
20. Mefistofele (Boito) Forma ideal (w. Fanelli, Masini & chorus) DB1440 CM1590-2 HMV, Milano 1930-04-24
21. Mefistofele (Boito) Giunto sul passo estremo DA1202 0F29-2 HMV, Milano 1931-01-21
22. Norma (Belliini) Cual cor tradisti (w. Allulli Olivieri) HN736 HMV
23. Norma (Bellini) Meco all’altar di Venere HN736 HMV
24. Occhi di fata (Denza) DA1321 0M1297-2 HMV, Milano 1933-04-20
25. Walküre (Wagner) Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond DA1331 0M1341-2 HMV, Milano 1933-06-03