Description

TITO SCHIPA (LECCE, 27 DECEMBER, 1888 – NEW YORK CITY, 16 DECEMBER, 1965)

 

 

 

 

His real name was Raffaele Attilio Amedeo Schipa. He initially studied singing with Alceste Gerunda in Lecce before continuing his training under Emilio Piccoli in Milan. He made his operatic debut in 1909 at the Teatro Politeama Facchinetti in Vercelli, performing the role of Alfredo in G. Verdi’s La Traviata.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1909 Vercelli Teatro Politeama Facchinetti Traviata (Alfredo)

1910 Messina Teatro Mastrojeni Traviata (Alfredo)

1911 Roma Teatro Quirino Werther (Werther)

1912 Milano Teatro Dal Verme Tosca (Cavaradossi)

1913 Buenos Aires Teatro Colon Sonnambula (Elvino)

1914 Roma Teatro Costanzi Don Pasquale (Ernesto)

1915 Milano La Scala Prince Igor (Vladimir)

1916 Montevideo Teatro Solis Falstaff (Fenton)

1917 Monte Carlo Opera La Rondine (Ruggero) (World Premiere)

1918 Madrid Reale Manon (De Grieux)

1919-1932 Chicago Opera Rigoletto (Duca) (Debut)

1930 Roma Teatro Reale dell’Opera Elisir d’amore (Nemorino)

1930 Roma Teatro Reale dell’Opera Don Pasquale (Ernesto)

1932-1935 New York Metropolitan Opera Elisir d’amore (Nemorino) (Debut)

1935 Torino Teatro Regio Werther (Werther)

1939 Roma Teatro Reale dell’Opera Sonnambula (Elvino)

1941 New York Metropolitan Opera Don Giovanni (Don Ottavio)

1942 Roma Teatro Reale dell’Opera Lucia di Lammermoor (Edgardo)

1944 Roma Teatro Reale dell’Opera Traviata (Alfredo)

1948 Roma Teatro Reale dell’Opera Elisir d’amore (Nemorino)

1948 Roma Teatro Reale dell’Opera Werther (Werther)

1950 Roma Teatro Reale dell’Opera Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Á Cuba (Schipa) 1031 B30093-2 Victor, Camden NJ 1924-05-16

A Granada (Canción andaluza) (Palacios) 74839 C27992-1 Victor, Camden NJ 1923-05-31

A la orilla de un palmar (Ponce) 66143 B27599-1 Victor, Camden NJ 1923-03-12

Ay-ay-ay (Pérez Freire) 74753 C26110-7 Victor, Camden NJ 1922-03-28

Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Ecco ridente 66192 B27993-2 Victor, Camden NJ 1923-05-31

Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Se il mio nome 66193 B28050-5 Victor, Camden NJ 1923-09-22

Chi se nne scorda ‘cchiù! (Barthélemy) 66117 B27115-2 Victor, New York 1922-11-03

Don Pasquale (Donizetti) Tornami a dir (w. Galli-Curci) 3034 B26890-8 Victor, Camden NJ 1924-09-18

Emigrantes (Calleja) Granadinas 66039 B26108-5 Victor, Camden NJ 1922-02-03

Jota (de Falla) 1031 B30086-5 Victor, Camden NJ 1924-05-16

Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) Verranno a te (w. Galli-Curci) 8067 C30910-1 Victor, Camden NJ 1924-09-17

Manon (Massenet) Chiudo gli occhi (Il sogno) 66077 B26140-17 Victor, Camden NJ 1922-05-03

Mi viejo amor (Oteo) 1030 B30081-3 Victor, Camden NJ 1924-05-14

Mignon (Thomas) Addio, Mignon 6465 C30080-2 Victor, Camden NJ 1924-05-14

Mignon (Thomas) Ah! non credevi tu 6465 C30079-3 Victor, Camden NJ 1924-05-14

Napulitanata (Costa) 66121 B27116-2 Victor, New York 1922-11-03

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) O Colombina 66045 B26109-4 Victor, Camden NJ 1922-02-03

Pesca d’ammore (Barthélemy) 1063 B28493-11 Victor, Camden NJ 1924-09-18

Princesita (Padilla) 66067 B26107-10 Victor, Camden NJ 1922-03-09

Quiéreme mucho (Roig) 66142 B27598-4 Victor, Camden NJ 1923-03-12

Rigoletto (Verdi) È il sol dell’anima (w. Galli-Curci) 3034 B30909-2 Victor, Camden NJ 1924-09-17

Rosalinda (de Fuentes) 1030 B30083-2 Victor, Camden NJ 1924-05-14

Serenata medioevale (Silvestri) 1063 B30082-3 Victor, Camden NJ 1924-05-14

Sonnambula (Bellini) Son geloso del zefiro (w. Galli-Curci) 8067 C27994-2 Victor, Camden NJ 1923-06-01

Traviata (Verdi) Parigi, o cara (w. Galli-Curci) 3038 B30908-2 Victor, Camden NJ 1924-09-17

Traviata (Verdi) Un dì, felice (w. Galli-Curci) 3038 B30907-2 Victor, Camden NJ 1924-09-17