Description

NAZZARENO DE ANGELIS (L’AQUILA, ABRUZZO, 17 NOVEMBER, 1881 – ROME, 14 DECEMBER, 1962)

 

 

 

 

He sang as a boy in the choir of the Sistine Chapel. He was trained at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome and made his debut in 1903 at the Teatro Comunale of Aquila as Podestà in Linda di Chamounix by G. Donizetti. He then had a rapid career at prominent Italian opera houses. In 1904, he sang the role of Alvise in La Gioconda by A. Ponchielli at the Teatro Lirico in Milan. In 1905, he toured Holland, and in 1906, South America, particularly Chile. Since 1907, he achieved great success at La Scala, Milan, beginning with the role of Alvise. There, on April 15, 1907, he sang in the premiere of the opera Gloria by F. Cilea, and on April 10, 1913, in the premiere of I. Montemezzi’s L’Amore dei tre Re, performing the role of King Archibaldo, which became one of his star roles. He also appeared with great success in La Vestale by G. Spontini in 1908. In that same year, he toured Holland and in 1913 performed in G. Verdi’s operas at the Teatro Regio in Parma for the Verdi centennial. During the 1909-10 season, he sang at the Manhattan Opera House. He worked at the Chicago Opera from the 1910-11 season and again from 1920 to 1925, and at the Rome Opera House from 1910 to 1925 and from 1928 to 1938. He also appeared with great success at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. In 1911, he sang the role of King Philip in the premiere of G. Verdi’s Don Carlo there. Guest performances took him across Europe and America, but La Scala remained his artistic home, where he sang regularly until 1933. He enjoyed significant success at the Verona Festival in 1920, 1925, and 1931. In 1939, he performed for the last time at the Caracalla Baths in Rome in Mefistofele. After retiring from the stage, he continued to appear in concerts and worked as a pedagogue in Milan and Rome.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1904 Roma Teatro Quirino Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilio)

1904 Roma Teatro Quirino Ernani (Silva)

1904 Santa Maria Capua Vetere Teatro Garibaldi Boheme (Colline)

1905 ‘S-Gravenhage Gebouw Voor Kunsten en Wetenschappen Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilio)

1905 Amsterdam  Paleis Voor Volksvlijt Ballo in Maschera (Tom)

1908 Valparaiso  Teatro Victoria Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilio)

1908 Santiago del Cile  Teatro Municipal Ballo in Maschera (Tom)

1908 Santiago del Cile  Teatro Municipal Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilio)

1908 Valparaiso  Teatro Victoria Ballo in Maschera (Tom)

1908 Milano Teatro alla Scala Cristoforo Colombo (Roldano)

1909 Santiago del Cile Teatro Municipal Boheme (Colline)

1909 Valparaiso  Teatro Victoria Boheme (Colline)

1910 Montevideo Teatro Solis Ballo in Maschera (Tom)

1910 Chicago Civic Opera House Boheme (Colline)

1911 Philadelphia Teatro Metropolitan Boheme (Colline)

1911 Baltimora Opera House Boheme (Colline)

1911 Roma  Teatro Costanzi Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilio)

1911 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Colon Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilio)

1911 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Colon Don Carlo (Filippo II°)

1911 Montevideo  Teatro Urquiza Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilio)

1911 Roma  Teatro Costanzi Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilio)

1912 Milano Teatro alla Scala Don Carlo (Filippo II°)

1913 Roma Teatro Costanzi Don Carlo (Filippo II°)

1916 Pesaro  Salone Pedrotti Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilio)

1916 Roma  Teatro Argentina Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilio)

1916 Napoli  Teatro San Carlo Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilio)

1916 Parma  Teatro Regio Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilio)

1916 Pisa Teatro Verdi Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilio)

1916 Roma  Teatro Quirino Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilio)

1918 Verona  Teatro Nuovo Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilio)

1919 Buenos Ayres Teatro Coliseo Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilio)

1919 Montevideo Teatro Urquiza Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilio)

1919 Rio de Janeiro Teatro Municipal Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilio)

1919 San Paolo Teatro Municipal Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilio)

1920 Roma Teatro Costanzi Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilio)

1921 Roma Teatro Adriano Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilio)

1921 Spoleto Teatro Nuovo Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilio)

1922 Milano Teatro La Scala Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilio)

1922 Parigi Champs Elysees Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilio)

1925 Lugano Teatro Apollo Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilio)

1926 Rio de Janeiro Teatro Municipal Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilio)

1926 Rio de Janeiro Teatro Municipal Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilio)

1926 Rio de Janeiro Teatro Municipal Don Carlo (Filippo II°)

1926 Rio de Janeiro Teatro Municipal Don Carlo (Filippo II°)

1926 San Paolo Teatro Municipal Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilio)

1926 San Paulo Teatro Municipal Don Carlo (Filippo II°)

1929 Roma Teatro dell’Opera Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilio)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) La calunnia GQX10180 WBX190 Columbia, Milano 1927-11-05
2. 3. Don Carlo (Verdi) Ella giammai m’amò… Dormirò sol GQX10178, GQX10178, WBX194, WBX195 Columbia, Milano 1927-11-07, 1927-11-08
3. Faust (Boito) Ma il ciel che puo’ mai per me (w. Antonio Melandri) D 14587 BX 664 Columbia, Milano
4. 6. Faust (Gounod) Scena della chiesa, pt 1 and pt 2 (w. Cigna) D14589, D14589, WBX657, WBX658 Columbia, Milano 1929-10-01
5. Freischütz (Weber) Viva Bacco GQX10180 WBX189 Columbia, Milano 1927-11-04
6. Juive (Halévy) Voi che del Dio vivente GQX10195 WBX339 Columbia, Milano 1928-10-01
7. Lombardi (Verdi) Qual voluttà trascorrere (w. Scacciati & Merli) GQX10521 WBX1167 Columbia, Milano 1931-12-09
8. Lombardi (Verdi) Qui posa il fianco (w. Scacciati & Merli) GQX10521 WBX1166 Columbia, Milano 1931-12-09
9. Mefistofele (Boito) Ave Signor D14471 WBX338 Columbia, Milano 1928-10-01
10. Mefistofele (Boito) Ecco il mondo GQX10628 WBX1136 Columbia, Milano 1931-11-19
11. Mefistofele (Boito) Forma ideale purissima (w. Arangi-Lombardi, Melandri, Venturini, Monticone & chorus) GQX10633 WBX1150 Columbia, Milano 1931-11-30
12. Mefistofele (Boito) T’è noto Faust (w. chorus) GQX10620 WBX1141 Columbia, Milano 1931-11-24
13. Mosè (Rossini) Dal tuo stellato soglio (w. Chenni, Venturini, Mannarini & chorus) GQX10207 WBX668 Columbia, Milano 1929-10-09
14. Mosè (Rossini): Eterno, immenso (Invocazione) GQX 10207 BX 662 Columbia, Milano 1929-10-04
15. Nabucco (Verdi) Sperate o figli GQX10196 WBX334 Columbia, Milano 1928-0910
16. Nabucco (Verdi) Tu sul labbro GQX10196 WBX341 Columbia, Milano 1928-10-02
17. Robert le diable (Meyerbeer) Suore che riposate GQX10195 WBX327 Columbia, Milano 1928-09-28
18. Walküre (Wagner) Addio sublime prole d’ereo (Wotan’s farewell, pt 1, pt 2) GQX10208, GQX10208, WBX670, WBX671 Columbia, Milano 1929-10-09