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

 

 

Aimant la rose, le rossignol (Rimsky-Korsakov) DA1323 (30-8773) 0M492-2 HMV, Milano 1932

Andaluza (Ochoa-Schipa) DA1273 (30-8777) 0M525-2 HMV, Milano 1932

Canto per te (Galdieri-Caslar) DA1293 0PG 122 HMV, 1932-10-11

Carovana nella notte ”MINNIE” (De Angelis-Bellini) DA1300  0M 1280 HMV, Milano 1932-07-10

Catina (Trevisan-Schipa) DA1275 DA1275 HMV, Milano 1932-04-20

Dicitincello vuje (Fusco-Falvo) DA1272 (30-8775) 0M523-1 HMV, Milano 1932

Don Pasquale (Donizetti) Tornami a dir (w. dal Monte) DA1351 0W2038-1 HMV, Milano 1933-10-04.mp3

El manicero (Moises) DA1273 (30-8803) 0M531-1 HMV, Milano 1932

Esperanza (Mancini) DA1297 0M886-1 HMV, Milano 1932-10

I te vurria vasa (di Capua) DA1272 (30-8776) 0M524-2 HMV, Milano 1932

Il mio birichin (Meroff-King-Hirsch) DA 1352 OM 2109-II HMV Milano, 1933

Le plus beau moment du jour (Richepin) DA 1350 OW 2073-II HMV, Milano 1933

M’ha detto “No!” (Coslar) DA 1352 OM 2108-I HMV, Milano 1933

Mu!… Mu! (de Angelis-Bellini) DA1323 (30-10772) 0M1281-2 HMV, Milano 1933

O del mio amato ben (Donaudy) DB2131 (32-4301) 2W2072-2 HMV, Milano 1933-10-12

Orfeo (Gluck) Che farò DB1723 (32-2895) 2M482-3 HMV, Milano 1932

Plaisir d’amour (Martini) DB2131 (32-2914) 2M485-2 HMV, Milano 1932

Sei Tu (D’Andrea-Schipa) DA1275 0M 483 HMV, Milano 1932-04-20

Sento nel cor (Scarlatti) DB1723 2M 481 HMV, Milano 1932-04-01

Senza nisciuno (Barbieri-de Curtis) DA1271 (30-8774) 0M493-2 HMV, Milano 1932

Serenata alla luna (Mancini) DA1297 0M884-1 HMV, Milano 1932-10

Sonnambula (Bellini) Prendi l’anel ti dono (w. dal Monte) DA1351 0W2039-1 HMV, Milano 1933-10-04

Torna! (Vento-Valente) DA1271 (30-8802) 0M502-2 HMV, Milano 1932