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

 

 

Euridice (Peri) a) Gioite al canto mio CBX1378 Musiche Italiane Antiche (Columbia), Milano 1935

Favorita (Donizetti) O ciel di quest’alma (w. Bonetti, Sala, de Goetzen, Cannetti & chorus) 054329 354aj Gramophone, Milano 1911-07-28

Favorita (Donizetti) Spirto gentil TE10031 3244 Tri-Ergon, Berlin 1930-01?

Favorita (Donizetti) Una vergine un angiol di dio 8235 8235 Artiphon, Berlin 1929/1930

Filli mia (Rasi) CBX1382 Musiche Italiane Antiche (Columbia), Milano 1935

Filli tu voi partire (Rasi) CBX1382 Musiche Italiane Antiche (Columbia), Milano 1935

Follia (Borella-Rampoldi) Odeon 1921

Frere selvagge (Caccini) CBX1381 Musiche Italiane Antiche (Columbia), Milano 1935

Ideale (Tosti) 08240 8240 Artiphon, Berlin 1929/1930

L’Addio a Napoli (Crotta) TE20008 04051m1/327 Tri-Ergon, Berlin 1930-12?

Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Verranno a te (w. Pereira) 054440 607aj Gramophone, Milano 1913-03-08

Madrigale (Simonetti) TE20007 04053m1 Tri-Ergon, Berlin 1930-12

Manon (Massenet) En fermant les yeux TE20012 04049 Tri-Ergon, Berlin 1930-12?

Marechiare (Tosti) 7427 30 Artiphon, Berlin 1929/1930

Maria, Marì (Di Capua) TE20004 03245m2/332 Tri-Ergon, Berlin 1930-01?

Mattinata (Leoncavallo) TE20011 04056m1/331 Tri-Ergon, Berlin 1930-12?

Mignon (Thomas) Addio Mignon 08236 8236 Artiphon, Berlin 1929/1930