Description

REGINA PINKERT (REGINA PINKIERTÓWNA) (WARSAW, 15 JUNE, 1866 – MILAN, 28 MAY, 1931)

 

 

 

 

She made her debut after studying in Poland in 1886 at the Warsaw Opera Theatre as Marguerite de Valois in Meyerbeer’s Gli Ugonotti. In 1889, she went to Italy to study with Italian pedagogues. From 1892, Pinkert enjoyed a successful stage career in Italy. In 1892, she sang in Milan; in 1893, 1896, and 1906, she performed at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome; from 1899 to 1903, she was engaged at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples; and in 1895, she sang at the Teatro Regio in Turin. In 1897, she had great success at La Scala as Elvira in Bellini’s I Puritani, partnering with Alessandro Bonci, and on April 10, 1897, she sang in the premiere of Franchetti’s Il signor di Pourceaugnac.

In 1901, she achieved another major success at La Scala as Adina in L’elisir d’amore, performing alongside Enrico Caruso. In South America, she appeared in 1897 at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. She also guested at the Monte Carlo Opera Theatre in 1895, 1898, and from 1901 to 1902. In 1894, she sang at the Teatro Real in Madrid, in 1902 at the Warsaw Opera Theatre, in 1904 at the German Theatre in Prague, and at the Dresden Court Opera. During the 1906-07 season, she performed at the Lviv Opera House. She also appeared in Paris and at the Teatro San Carlo in Lisbon as a guest artist.

In 1901, Pinkert sang the mad scene from Amleto by request of the widow of composer Ambroise Thomas in a charity concert in Paris. In 1906, she performed at the opening night of the Manhattan Opera House in New York as Elvira in I Puritani. Later, she lived in Milan, where she worked as a pedagogue.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1892 Pamplona  Teatro Gayarre Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)

1892 Pesaro  Teatro Rossini Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)

1893 Palermo  Politeama Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)

1893 Roma  Teatro Costanzi Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)

1894 Bologna  Teatro Brunetti Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)

1894 Trieste Anfiteatro La Fenice Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)

1895 Buenos Ayres  Teatro dell’Opera Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)

1895 Buenos Ayres  Teatro dell’Opera Pescatori di Perle (Leila)

1895 Montevideo  Teatro Solis Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)

1896 Oviedo  Teatro Campoamor Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)

1896 Roma Teatro Argentina Puritani (Elvira)

1896 Roma Teatro Costanzi Puritani (Elvira)

1897 Milano Teatro Lirico Pescatori di Perle (Leila)

1898 Barcellona  Teatro Liceo Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)

1898 Barcellona  Teatro Liceo Pescatori di Perle (Leila)

1898 Genova Teatro Carlo Felice Pescatori di Perle (Leila)

1899 Buenos Ayres  Teatro dell’Opera Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)

1900 Napoli  Teatro San Carlo Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)

1900 Montecarlo  Teatro del Casinò Carmen (Micaela)

1901 Firenze  Teatro Verdi Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)

1902 Napoli  Teatro San Carlo Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)

1905 Parigi  Teatro Sarah Bernardt  Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)

1905 Trieste Politeama Rossetti Don Pasquale (Norina)

1907 New York  Manhattan Opera House Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina)

1907 New York  Manhattan Opera House Mignon (Mignon)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini): Dunque io son (with Magini-Coletti) 39345 XPh421 Fonotipia, Milano 1905-11
2. (3.) Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Una voce poco fá… Io sono docile 39343 393434 XPh424 XPh425 Fonotipia, Milano 1905-11-04
3. Don Pasquale (Donizetti): Tornami a dir (w. Bonci) 39341XPh 438 Fonotipia, Milano 1905-11
4. Rigoletto (Verdi): Bella figlia dell’amore (w. Lucacewska, Bonci & Magini-Coletti) 69019 XXXPh 439 Fonotipia, Milano 1905-11
5. Roméo et Juliette (Gounod) Nella calma (Valzer) 39482 XPh1578 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-01-17
6. Perle du Brésil (David) Gentil augel (Aria di Mysoli) 39364 XPh429 Fonotipia, Milano 1905-11-06