Description

MAFALDA SALVATINI (BAIAE, ITALY 17 OCTOBER 1886 – LUGANO, SWITZERLAND 13 JUNE 1971)

Her father was an officer in the Neapolitan army, and she was orphaned when she was only four years old. She studied singing under Jean de Reszke and Pauline Viardot-Garcia in Paris. In 1908, during a guest performance at the Berlin Court Opera, she caused a sensation as Aida. From 1911 to 1914, she was a member of this opera house. In 1912, she performed at the Hofoper in Munich, and in 1913 at the Grand Opéra in Paris, where she portrayed Valentine in Les Huguenots by G. Meyerbeer. During the 1914-1923 seasons, she was engaged by the German Opera House in Berlin-Charlottenburg. Although she appeared again at the State Opera (formerly Hofoper) in Berlin during the 1924-1926 seasons, she returned to the German Opera House in 1926, where she continued her career until 1932. In 1926, she created the title role in G. Puccini’s Turandot for Berlin, achieving one of her greatest successes. In 1927, she was a guest at the Dresden State Opera, and in 1922 and 1928 at the Vienna State Opera. She also performed at the Riga Opera House in 1928. She made guest appearances in Holland and Belgium but never in her native Italy. In the early 1930s, she married the Lithuanian Ambassador in Germany. After her retirement, she lived in the Swiss canton of Ticino.

TRACKLIST

1. Ernani (Verdi) Schon später Abend (It) O-8610 xxB7155 Odeon, Berlin 1926-02-23 (ac)
2. Madama Butterfly (Puccini) Un po’ di vero (w. Jadlowker) 054484 1398s Grammophon, Berlin 1919 1920
3. Tosca (Puccini) Mit deinen Augen (w. Talén) 80652 xxB7400 Odeon, Berlin 1925-12-11
4. Verratene Liebe (Cornelius) (w. Hofmann) O-8723, xxB7852 Odeon, Berlin 1927-11-19
5. Africaine (Meyerbeer) In meinem Schloß, pt 1 O-8597 xxB7428 Odeon, Berlin 1926-02-23 (ac)
6. Africaine (Meyerbeer) In meinem Schloß, pt 2 O-8597 xxB7429 Odeon, Berlin 1926-02-23 (ac)
7. Aida (Verdi) Ciel! Mio padre! (w. Amato) Homokord M51539 2-8494
8. Aida (Verdi) Pur ti riveggo (w. Jadlowker) 054483 1249m Grammophon, Berlin 1919
9. Aida (Verdi) Su, dunque! (w. Amato) Homokord M51540 2-8494
10. Ballo in maschera (Verdi) Ach, mit der Gattin nächtlich zu schwärmen (w. Salvatini, Helgers & Zador) Gramophone 65642 (B25013)
11. Cäcilie (Strauss) Odeon O-4114b Be8947
12. Carmen (Bizet) Draußen am Wall O-8712 xxB7624 Odeon, Berlin 1927-04-01
13. Carmen (Bizet) Ja, die Liebe 80797 xxB7157 Odeon, Berlin 1925-04-08
14. Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Tu qui, Santuzza (w. Jadlowker) 054486, 1397s Grammophon, Berlin 1919 1920
15. Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach) Barcarole (w. Hofmann) O-8723 xxB7851 Odeon, Berlin 1927-11-19