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

 

 

A la luz de la luna (Maytín) (w. de Gogorza) 1751 BVE38379-4 Victor, Camden NJ 1928-02-17

‘A vucchella (Tosti) 1317 BVE39899-1 Victor, Camden NJ 1927-10-19

Angela mia (Rapée) 1347 BVE42936-2 Victor, Camden NJ 1928-09-10

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Ave Maria (Intermezzo) 6753 CVE40700-2 Victor, Camden NJ 1927-10-19

Don Giovanni (Mozart) Dalla sua pace 1308 BVE39898-1 Victor, Camden NJ 1927-10-17

Don Giovanni (Mozart) Il mio tesoro intanto 1308 BVE39897-2 Victor, Camden NJ 1927-10-17

El gaucho (Schipa) 1372 BVE42940-3 Victor, Camden NJ 1928-09-11

Elisir d’amore (Donizetti) Adina credemi 1362 BVE47430-1 Victor, Camden NJ 1928-09-06

Favorita (Donizetti) Una vergine 1362 BVE38382-4 Victor, Camden NJ 1927-10-17

Femmena ‘ngannatora (Schipa) 1347 BVE42937-2 Victor, Camden NJ 1928-09-10

Los rumberos (trad) (w. de Gogorza) 1751 BVE38380-7 Victor, Camden NJ 1928-02-17

Luisa Miller (Verdi) Quando le sere al placido 7145 CVE42943-2 Victor, Camden NJ 1928-09-11

Luna castillana (Rose-Longás) 1372 BVE42941-2 Victor, Camden NJ 1928-09-11

Nina (Ciampi, attr Pergolesi) 1317 BVE40701-1 Victor, Camden NJ 1927-10-19

Playera (Granados) 1421 BVE47433-2 Victor, Camden NJ 1928-09-07

Prece (Schipa) 7583 CVE47431-3 Victor, Camden NJ 1928-09-07

Rigoletto (Verdi) Parmi veder le lagrime 7145 CVE42942-1 Victor, Camden NJ 1928-09-11

Sevillana (Ochoa-Longás) 1421 BVE47432-2 Victor, Camden NJ 1928-09-07