Description

UMBERTO MACNEZ (PESARO, 1878 – PESARO, 13 JULY, 1947)

 

 

 

 

His real surname was Machinizzi. He studied singing with Felice Coen in Pesaro and made his debut in 1900 at the Politeama of Sassari as Arturo in Lucia di Lammermoor. Beginning in 1908, he consistently appeared as a leading tenor, making his second debut at the Teatro Reale in Madrid as Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor. In the 1912-1913 season, he performed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, where he also participated in the premiere of Offenbach’s Les contes d’Hoffmann. Throughout his successful career, Macnez appeared at renowned opera houses, including Teatro Reale (Madrid, 1915), Teatro Liceo (Barcelona, 1917), La Scala (Milan, 1917), and Teatro Costanzi (Rome, 1918). He retired from the stage in 1927 and later taught singing at the Liceo Musicale in Pesaro.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1900 Sassari Politeama Verdi Lucia di Lammermoor (Arturo)

1902 Lisbona Teatro San Carlos I Maestri Cantori di Norimberga (Kunz)

1904 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Tosca (Spoletta)

1906 Bologna Teatro Contavalli Don Pasquale (Ernesto)

1908 Madrid Teatro Reale Lucia di Lammermoor (Edgardo)

1910 Venezia Teatro Rossini Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)

1912 Madrid Teatro Reale Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)

1914 Barcellona Teatro Liceo Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)

1916 Genova Politeama Genovese Iris (Osaka)

1918 La Spezia Politeama Duca di Genova Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)

1920 Pistoia Politeama Mabellini Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)

1922 Ancona Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)

1924 Trieste Teatro Verdi Adriana Lecouvreur (Maurizio)

1926 Bari Teatro Petruzzelli Manon (De Grieux)

1927 Piacenza Teatro Municipale Traviata (Alfredo)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Eidelberga Mia (Pacchierotti) Aspetta sempre 052274 1913½c Gramophone, Milano 1909-12-16
2. Eidelberga Mia (Pacchierotti) Passar volli 052276 1912c Gramophone, Milano 1909-12-16
3. Hanno gittato in mare un angioletto (Virgilio) 052275 1915c Gramophone, Milano 1909-12-20
4. Jana (Virgilio) Si dannato 2-52726 14075b Gramophone, Milano 1909-12-20
5. L’alba nascente (Parelli) Mattinata 7-52728 Gramophone, Milano 1909-12-17
6. Amico Fritz (Mascagni) O amore 430 A Unpubl., Edison London, 1910
7. Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) O Lola 82509-R 383 A Unpubl., Edison London, 1910
8. Sonnambula (Bellini) Son geloso del zeffiro (w. Galvany) Unpubl., 402A Edison London, 1910