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

 

 

Alma de Dios (Serrano) 6632 CVE37325-3 Victor, Camden NJ 1926-12-23

Amapola (Lacalle) 1177 BVE35861-2 Victor, Camden NJ 1926-09-09

Ave Maria (arr Schipa) 6543 CVE30085-5 Victor, Camden NJ 1925-06-16

Bohème (Puccini) Oh! Dio, Mimì (w. Bori) 8068 CVE33944-2 Victor, Camden NJ 1925-11-24

Bohème (Puccini) Sono andati (w. Bori) 8068 CVE33943-3 Victor, Camden NJ 1925-11-24

Ce steva ‘na vota (de Crescenzo) 1438 BVE30911-5 Victor, Camden NJ 1925-06-15

Don Pasquale (Donizetti) Sogno soave e casto 1282 BVE35862-2 Victor, Camden NJ 1926-09-09

Dream of love (Liebestraum) (Liszt, arr Schipa) 6543 CVE30087-13 Victor, Camden NJ 1925-06-19

Elisir d’amore (Donizetti) Una furtiva lagrima 6570 CVE33940-2 Victor, Camden NJ 1925-11-24

Guapparia (Falvo) 1236 BVE35857-1 Victor, Camden NJ 1926-09-08

Himno nacional de Colombia, pt 1, pt 2 (Topay) 1217 1217 BVE37326-3 BVE37327-2 Victor, Camden NJ 1926-12-23

La farfalletta (arr Schipa) 1126 BVE33002-4 Victor, Camden NJ 1925-06-19

La girometta (Sibella) 1126 BVE33002-4 Victor, Camden NJ 1925-06-19

La niña querida (Buzzi-Peccia) 1186 BVE33937-2 Victor, Camden NJ 1925-11-24

La partida (Alvarez) 6632 CVE37324-2 Victor, Camden NJ 1926-12-23

Lakmé (Delibes) Fantaisie aux divins mensonges 1187 BVE28494-10 Victor, Camden NJ 1925-11-25

Le campana di San Giusto (Arona) 6629 CVE35858-2 Victor, Camden NJ 1926-09-08

Madrigal espagñol (Huarte) 1126 BVE32897-3 Victor, Camden NJ 1925-06-15

Mal d’amore (Buzzi-Peccia) 1186 BVE33938-3 Victor, Camden NJ 1925-11-24

Mamma mia che vo’ sapè (Nutile) 6629 CVE35863-2 Victor, Camden NJ 1926-09-09

Martha (Flotow) M’apparì 6570 CVE33939-2 Victor, Camden NJ 1925-11-24

O sole mio (di Capua) 1099 BVE33001-4 Victor, Camden NJ 1925-06-16

Piscatore ‘e Pusilleco (Tagliaferri) 1236 BVE35855-2 Victor, Camden NJ 1926-09-07

Rigoletto (Verdi) La donna è mobile 1099 BVE28492-5 Victor, Camden NJ 1925-06-16

Rigoletto (Verdi) Questa o quella 1282 BVE35860-3 Victor, Camden NJ 1926-09-08

Santa Lucia (trad) 1204 BVE35856-2 Victor, Camden NJ 1926-09-07

Valencia (Padilla) 1177 BVE35864-3 Victor, Camden NJ 1926-09-09

Vieni sul mar! (arr Vergine) 1204 BVE35859-2 Victor, Camden NJ 1926-09-08

Werther (Massenet) Pourquoi me réveiller 1187 BVE33945-3 Victor, Camden NJ 1925-11-25

Xerxes (Händel) Ombra mai fu 6753 CVE37328-2 Victor, Camden NJ 1926-12-23