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

 

O sole mio (di Capua) TE20010 04055m1/329 Tri-Ergon, Berlin 1930-12?

Occhi sempre sereni (Rasi) CBX1382 Musiche Italiane Antiche (Columbia), Milano 1935

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) No pagliaccio non son TE 100192733m4/322 Tri-Ergon, Berlin 1929-07?

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) O Colombina 8272 8272 Artiphon, Berlin 1929/1930

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Vesti la giubba TE10019 2732m4/321 Tri-Ergon, Berlin 1929-07?

Pagliacci Vesti la giubba 8271 8271 Artiphon, Berlin 1929/1930

Rigoletto (Verdi) La donna è mobile 8270 8270 Artiphon, Berlin 1929/1930

Rigoletto (Verdi) La donna e mobile TE 20001 02731m3/333/12731 Tri-Ergon, Berlin 1929-07?

Rigoletto (Verdi) Questa o quella 8269 8269 Artiphon, Berlin 1929/1930

Rigoletto (Verdi) Questa o quella TE 20001 02728m3/334 Tri-Ergon, Berlin 1929-07?

Santa Lucia (Cottrau) TE20010 04052m1 Tri-Ergon, Berlin 1930-12

Tosca (Puccini) E lucevan le stelle TE 20002 02730m3/336/12730 Tri-Ergon, Berlin 1929-07?

Tosca (Puccini) Recondita armonia TE 20002 02729m3/335/12729 Tri-Ergon, Berlin 1929-07?

Tosca (Puccini) Recondita armonia 8276 8276 Artiphon, Berlin 1929/1930

Tosca (Puccini) E lucevan le stelle 8275 8275 Artiphon, Berlin 1929/1930

Traviata (Verdi) Brindisi 08239 8239 Artiphon, Berlin 1929/1930

Trovatore (Verdi) Ah! si ben mio TE10018 2725m4 Tri-Ergon, Berlin 1929-07?