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PIERO SCHIAVAZZI (CAGLIARI, 18 JUNE, 1875 – ROME, 25 MAY, 1949)

 

 

 

 

He studied at the Liceo Musicale “G. Rossini” of Pesaro which was then directed by Pietro Mascagni. Schiavazzi was charmed by the dynamic style of Verismo. He devoted himself to the works of the “young school” of which he soon became one of the most representative singers. His voice had a charming timbre of pure tenor color which was described as having a glossy texture and golden quality. Schiavazzi debuted on November 22,1898 at the Rome Teatro Costanzi performing the role of the Cenciaiuolo in the the world premier of Mascagni’s ‘’Iris’’. From then on Schiavazzi sang at most of the major houses including Teatro San Carlo in Naples, The Metropolitan Opera House, Teatro Regio in Parma, Lisboa, Teatro Costanzi in Rome, Teatro Donizetti in Bergamo, Petruzzelli in Bari, La Scala in Milan, Bucarest, South America, Teatro Massimo in Palermo, Barcelona, Teatro Communale in Bologna, Carlo Felice in Genoa, Covent Garden in London, Teatro Regio in Turin, Egypt, Pesaro, Teatro Sociale in Rovigo, and Teatro Garibaldi in Treviso. After 1922 he began to perform much less.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1898 Teatro Costanzi Rome ‘’Iris’’ (Mascagni) with Hariclea Darclëe, Fernando de Lucia, Guglielmo Caruson and Giuseppe Tisci Rubini.

1901 Teatro San Carlo Naples “Le maschere” (Mascagni) with Angelica Pandolfini, Rina Giachetti, Giuseppe Anselmi, Edoardo Camera, Vincenzo Morghen and Costantino Thos.

1902 Teatro Sangiorgi Catania “Manon Lescaut” (Puccini) with Lina Siebanech, Renzo Minolfi and Giuseppe Ronchetti.

1902 Teatro Sangiorgi Catania “Lucia di Lammermoor’’ (Donizetti) with Penelope Piacentini, Ada Baldini, Renzo Minolfi and Giuseppe Ronchetti/Gaetano Roveri.

1902 Teatro Sangiorgi Catania “Boheme’’ (Puccini) with Penelope Piacentini, Renzo Minolfi, Eduardo Nicolicchia and Gaetano Roveri.

1906 La Scala Milan ‘’Risurrezione’’ (Alfano) with Riccardo Stracciari and Eugenia Burzio

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Amica (Mascagni) Io passare, tutti i dì 39334 XPh340 Fonotipia, Milano 1905-09-22
2. Amica (Mascagni) Orfani e senza pan 39322 XPh345 Fonotipia, Milano 1905-09-23
3. Amica (Mascagni) Perchè restar in silenzio così 39323 XPh344 Fonotipia, Milano 1905-09-23
4. Amico Fritz (Mascagni) O amore (Romanza di Fritz) 39327 XPh357 Fonotipia, Milano 1905-09-28
5. Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Avete altro a dirmi (w. Corradetti) 39902 XPh2186 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-10-25
6. Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Brindisi 86112 10141 Pathé, Milano 1906
7. Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Mamma, quel vino è generoso 39903 XPh2185 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-10-25
8. Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) O Lola (Siciliana) 39867 XPh2169 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-10-23
9. Ernani (Verdi) O sommo Carlo (w. Amato, Pasini-Vitale & chorus) 74161 XXPh4022 Fonotipia, Milano 1909-06-30
10. Iris (Mascagni) Apri la tua finestra 39690 XPh1728 Fonotipia, Milano 1905-09-28
11. Manon Lescaut (Puccini) Ah! Manon, mi tradisce 92546 XPh3911 Fonotipia, Milano 1909-06-09
12. Manon Lescaut (Puccini) Donna non vidi mai 92545 XPh3912 Fonotipia, Milano 1909-06-09
13. Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) O Colombina 92548 XPh3923 Fonotipia, Milano 1909-06-12
14. Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Recitar!… Vesti la giubba 39689 XPh1727 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-03-26
15. Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Un tal gioco 92547 XPh3922 Fonotipia, Milano 1909-06-12
16. Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Vesti la giubba 69056 XPh3942 Fonotipia, Milano 1909-06-16
17. Zaza (Leoncavallo) Mai piu Zaza 86111 Pathé, Milano 1906
18. Zazà (Leoncavallo) Mai più, Zazà 39868 XPh2168 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-10-23