Description

SALVATORE SALVATI (NAPLES, ITALY, 1885 – OLTEN, SWITZERLAND, 4 APRIL, 1959)

 

 

 

 

He made his debut in 1908 in Caserta, near Naples, performing as Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia. He went on to have a prominent career on Italian stages and also appeared in South America, notably at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. In 1925, he performed at La Scala in Milan as Florindo in E. Wolf-Ferrari’s Le Donne curiose. Later, he settled in Switzerland, performing at the Municipal Theatre of Basel and making guest appearances in Zurich and Bern.

In Switzerland, he founded the Salvati Vocal Quartet, which included Leni Neuenschwander, Paula Koelliker, and Karl Theo Wagner. This quartet toured numerous European cities, contributing to his reputation as a skilled ensemble performer. Around 1930, he concluded his stage career but returned briefly in 1941 to perform at the Municipal Theatre of Bern. He later became a respected voice teacher, initially at the Mozarteum in Salzburg and then at the Basel Conservatory.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1905 Napoli Chiesa Cimitero Requiem di G. Morgini

1909 Prato Teatro Metastasio Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)

1911 Vicenza Teatro Eretenio Don Pasquale (Ernesto)

1913 Genova  Politeama Genovese  Don Pasquale (Ernesto)

1917 Malta Teatro Reale Pescatori di Perle (Nadir)

1920 Lecco Teatro Sociale Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)

1924 Buenos Ayres Teatro Coliseo Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)

1929 Milano Teatro Lirico  Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)

1943 Bologna Teatro Comunale La Passione Secondo Matteo di J. S. Bach

 

TRACKLIST

 

Africaine O paradis (in Italian) TE 10030 3239 Tri-Ergon, Berlin 1930-01?

Africana (Meyerbeer) O paradiso TE10030 3239m3/323 Tri-Ergon, Berlin 1930-01?

Aida (Verdi) Se quel guerrier io fossi… Celeste Aida TE 10030 3240 Tri-Ergon, Berlin 1930-01?

Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) All’idea di quel metallo… Dunque… All’ora (w. Ronchi) A120010, A120011, XXPh5807, XXPh5808 Fonotipia, Milano 1926-10-28

Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Ecco ridente 8252 Artiphon, Berlin 1929/1930

Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini): Numero quindici (w. Ferretti) 54475 2662ah Gramophone, Milano 1913-02-19

Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Se il mio nome 3011 Photodisque

Boheme (Puccini) Che gelida manina TE10018 2724m4 Tri-Ergon, Berlin 1929-07?

Carmen (Bizet) Il fior 7375 30 Artiphon, Berlin 1929/1930

Caro mio ben (Giordani) TE20007 04050m1/325 Tri-Ergon, Berlin 1930-12?

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Brindisi 8241 Artiphon, Berlin 1929/1930

Don Pasquale (Donizetti) Cercherò lontana terra 2-52840 2660ah Gramophone, Milano 1913-02-19

Don Pasquale (Donizetti) Com’è gentil 052396, 611aj Gramophone, Milano 1913-03-08

Don Pasquale (Donizetti) Sogno soave e casto 2-52841 2661ah Gramophone, Milano 1913-02-19

Don Pasquale (Donizetti) Tornami a dir (w. Scalfaro) 054421 553aj Gramophone, Milano 1913-02-18

Elegie (Massenet) TE20012 04048 Tri-Ergon, Berlin 1930-12?

Elisir d’amore (Donizetti) Una furtiva lagrima TE10031 3228 Tri-Ergon, Berlin 1930-01?