Cleanup date May 2008 Weasel date May 2009 Verismo meaning realism , from Italian vero , meaning true ... Verga and Luigi Capuana were its main exponents and the authors of a verismo manifesto. Capuana published the novel Giacinta , generally regarded as the manifesto of Italian verismo. ref http www.columbia.edu itc music NYCO butterfly verismo.html Verismo , New York City Opera Project Madame Butterfly ... rejected claims of the scientific nature and social usefulness of the movement. Verismo is also ... Ibsen into opera. Verismo as an opera style Internationally, the term is more widely understood to refer ... rusticana , peaked in the early 1900s, and lingered into the 1920s. ref Verismo in Stanley Sadie ... Richard Strauss s Der Rosenkavalier 1911 are not ordinarily discussed in terms of Verismo because of the self ... period, which are more typically associated with Verismo opera. The realistic approach of Verismo extends to music the score of a Verismo opera is for the most part continuous and is not divided ... with the operatic genres that preceded Verismo . This is not always true, however Cavalleria rusticana , Pagliacci , Tosca , and other verismo operas have arias, duets and choruses that are constantly ... an archetypical Verismo opera instead of kings and countesses the libretto features bullfighters ... with the music of Wagner The purpose of each bar of a Verismo score is to convey or reflect scenery, action, or a character s feelings. In this approach, Verismo composers may appear to have followed Richard Wagner s method. Indeed, Wagner s influence on Verismo is obvious. Act One of Die Walk re and Act Three of Siegfried opera Siegfried contain the seeds of many future Verismo fragments and melodies ... fundamentally differs between Wagner and Verismo, as follows in Wagner, the orchestra needs not necessarily ... wider view of the plot . By contrast, in Verismo, Corazzol 2, p 263 claims that the orchestra merely ... the 20th century. Exponents of the Verismo style of composition Image Giordano PerosiMascagni.jpg ... more details
About artistic preference artistic movement Verismo Image with unknown copyright status removed Image Romanverismhead.jpg right 200px An example of verism in the Roman style. Verism is the artistic preference of contemporary everyday subject matter instead of the heroic or legendary in art and literature a form of realism. The word comes from Latin verus true . In Roman art File Head old Roman Glyptothek Munich 320.jpg thumb right A veristic Roman head. Verism was often used by the Roman art Romans in marble sculptures of heads. Verism, often described as warts and all , shows the imperfections of the subject, such as warts, wrinkles and furrows. It zeroes in on the minuscule details of the human head. Although the marble heads themselves came from the Greeks, this style is extremely different from Art in Ancient Greece Greek head sculptures because the Greek would idealize the subject, and liken the subject to a god. The Veristic style was favoured in the late Republican period. It has been noted that veristic Roman sculptures were generally credited to a Greek or someone of Eastern background, and argued that this suggests the veristic style is of Greek origin Fact date November 2007 . Verist Literature The subject of the so called veristic portraits of the late Republic holds a special fascination for the classical art historian, especially on the vexatious question of the origins of the style a question which still remains, essentially, open and unsolved. Yet despite the thoroughness with which the topic is debated, one possible influence upon the emerging veristic style, that of the ancestral portrait, continues to receive inadequate consideration. External links wiktionary verism http www.cartage.org.lb en themes Arts scultpurePlastic SculptureHistory RomansRenaissance ... Leipzig Category Artistic techniques Category Ancient Roman art de verismus es verismo fa fr v risme it Verismo letteratura nl verisme fi verismi art movement stub ... more details
light hearted, and the real verismo elements do not come into play until the tragedy begins to unfold ... . But, as the second act unfolds, some of the verismo aspects begin to become paramount, especially ... of Act II where Sly realizes that it has been a game, the opera is pure verismo, especially in Sly ... more details
performance of Pietro Mascagni Mascagni s enduringly popular and highly influential one act verismo ... in the old school , as was Stagno, likewise became renowned in the 1890s as an interpreter of verismo ... more details
Lodovico Rocca November 29, 1895, Turin June 25, 1986, Turin was an Italian composer. A pupil of Giacomo Orefice , his operas, written in late verismo style, met with some success in Italy but have been little performed elsewhere. They include Morte di Frine , In Terra di Leggenda , Il Dibuk , his most successful work, Monte Ivnor , and L Uragano . He was director of the Turin Conservatory from 1940 until 1966. Sources The Complete Dictionary of Opera & Operetta , James Anderson, Wings Books, 1993 ISBN 0 517 09156 9 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Rocca, Lodovico ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH November 29, 1895 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH June 25, 1986 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Rocca, Lodovico Category 1895 births Category 1986 deaths Category People from Turin Category Opera composers Category Italian composers Italy composer stub ca Lodovico Rocca ru , ... more details
Alberto Veronesi b. Milan 1967 is an Italian conductor. ref http www.imgartists.com ?page artist&id 1007 IMG Artists page ref He is a student of Myung Whun Chung ref The rough guide to opera Matthew Boyden, Nick Kimberley, Joe Staines 2002 of the Guido Cantelli Orchestra and their conductor Alberto Veronesi a student of Myung Whun Chung s are irresistible, ref Discography Veronesi began recording operas for Deutsche Grammophon in 2006 working with Placido Domingo in rarer verismo repertoire such as Puccini s Edgar opera Edgar and rare Puccini arias and duets, Leoncavallo s I Medici and La Nuit de mai , and Giordano s Fedora . References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Veronesi, Alberto ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Conductor DATE OF BIRTH 1967 PLACE OF BIRTH Milan , Italy DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Veronesi, Alberto Category Italian conductors music Category People from Milan Category Living people it Alberto Veronesi ... more details
File Umberto Giordano by Gaetano Esposito.jpg thumb Umberto Giordano portrayed by Gaetano Esposito in 1896 Umberto Menotti Maria Giordano 28 August 1867 &ndash 12 November 1948 was an Italian composer, mainly of opera s. He was born in Foggia in Apulia Puglia , southern Italy , and studied under Paolo Serrao at the Conservatoire of Naples . His first opera Marina , was written for the competition staged by the music publishers Edoardo Sonzogno Casa Sonzogno for the best one act opera, remembered today because it marked the beginning of Italian verismo the winner was Pietro Mascagni Mascagni s Cavalleria rusticana . Giordano, the youngest candidate, placed sixth among seventy three with Marina , which generated enough interest for Sonzogno to commission an opera to be staged in the 1891 92 season. The result was Mala Vita , a gritty verismo opera concerning a labourer who vows to reform a prostitute if he is cured of his tuberculosis. This caused something of a scandal when performed at the Teatro Argentina , Rome, in February 1892. It played successfully at Vienna, Prague and Berlin, and was re written as Il Voto a few years later in an attempt to raise interest in the work again. Giordano tried a more romantic approach with his next opera, Regina Diaz , to a libretto by Giovanni Targioni Tozzetti and Guido Menasci 1894 , but this was also a failure, taken off the stage after just two performances. Giordano then moved to Milan , and returned to verismo with his best known work, Andrea Ch nier 1896 , based on the life of the French poet, Andr Ch nier . Fedora opera Fedora 1898 , based on Victorien Sardou s play, featured a rising young tenor named Enrico Caruso it was also a success, and is still performed today. His later works are much less known, but occasionally revived. He died in Milan at the age of 81. The most important theater in Foggia has been dedicated to Umberto Giordano. A square in Foggia is also dedicated to him, with many statues representing his mo ... more details
Image Olindo Guerrini.jpg thumb Olindo Guerrini Olindo Guerrini 14 October 1845 1916 was an Italy Italian poet who also published under the pseudonyms Lorenzo Stecchetti and Argia Sbolenfi . He was born at Forl , but grew up in Sant Alberto , Ravenna , and after studying law took to a life of letters, becoming eventually librarian at Bologna University . In 1877 he published postuma , a volume of canzoniere under the name of Stecchetti, following this with Polemica 1878 , Alcuni canti popolari romagnoli 1880 and other poetical works, and becoming known as the leader of the Verismo verist school among Italian lyrical writers. External links http www.santalbertoweb.it luoghi storia guerrini Guerrini bio in Italian gutenberg author id Olindo Guerrini name Olindo Guerrini http www.authorsden.com visit viewPoetry.asp?id 195444 The Song of Hate Il Canto dell Odio References 1911 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Guerrini, Olindo ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 14 October 1845 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1916 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Guerrini, Olindo Category Italian poets Category 1845 births Category 1916 deaths Category People from Forl cs Olindo Guerrini it Olindo Guerrini ... more details
Unreferenced date November 2007 Salvatore Allegra 1898&ndash 1993 was an Italy Italian composer. Allegra was born in Palermo . He composed a number of operetta s in the 1920s, including Il gatto in cantina 1930 , which is still performed sometimes, passing then to opera s, such as the dark Verismo verista drama Ave Maria , which was first staged at La Scala in 1934, which was followed by I Viandanti 1936 , Il Medico suo malgrado 1938 and Romulus 1952 . He completed and edited some last works of the late Ruggero Leoncavallo , including the one act opera Edipo Re 1920 and the operetta Le maschere nude 1925 . After the war he composed a number of Film score musical scores for films, among which Amori e veleni 1950 with Amedeo Nazzari and directed by Giorgio Simonelli. He died in Florence . Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Allegra, Salvatore ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1898 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1993 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Allegra, Salvatore Category 1898 births Category 1993 deaths Category Italian composers Category People from Palermo Italy composer stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Image Maestro serrano.jpg thumb Jos Serrano 1914 Jos Serrano Sime n 14 October 1873 8 March 1941 was a Spain Spanish composer of zarzuela s. He was born in Sueca , Valencia autonomous community Valencia , Spain. His most famous works include La dolorosa play La dolorosa The Pained One and La canci n del olvido The song of forgetting . Serrano s works tend to be simple popular theater but filled with dramatic emotion. He is considered the musical progeny of Federico Chueca , and the influence of Giacomo Puccini and Italian verismo is evident in many of his works. Serrano died in Madrid at age 67. Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Serrano, Jose ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 14 October 1873 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 8 March 1941 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Serrano, Jose Category 1873 births Category 1941 deaths Category People from Ribera Baixa Category Valencian composers Category Spanish composers Category Opera composers Spain composer stub ca Josep Serrano i Sime n es Jos Serrano Sime n nl Jos Serrano Sime n sk Jos Serrano ... more details
May 1890, she created the role of Santuzza in Pietro Mascagni s landmark verismo work Cavalleria ... key verismo opera, Umberto Giordano s Fedora opera Fedora , on 17 November 1898. Her tenor partner ... more details
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Nicola Martinucci born on 28 March 1941 in Taranto , Italy , is an Italian tenor . He has sung under the baton of some of the greatest conductors, including Claudio Abbado , Riccardo Chailly , Myung Whun Chung , Colin Davis Sir Colin Davis , Lorin Maazel , Riccardo Muti , Nello Santi and Giuseppe Sinopoli . Martinucci has sung most of the standard Italian repertoire roles, especially Verdi Radames in Aida , Puccini Calaf in Turandot , Luigi in Il Tabarro , and verismo Canio in Pagliacci . His lyrico dramatic Italianate sound, coupled with his similar repertory, dark Mediterranean looks, and bearded appearance, have led many into seeing him as a possible successor to the late Luciano Pavarotti. In addition to the roles mentioned mentioned above, his repertoire also includes the roles of Tosca Cavaradossi , Madama Butterfly Pinkerton and Marat in Mascagni s Il piccolo Marat . Sources Cummings, David ed. , http books.google.co.uk books?id BeTBnjmnypEC&pg PA419&dq 22Martinucci, Nicola 22&cd 7 v onepage&q 22Martinucci 2C 20Nicola 22&f false Martinucci, Nicola , International who s who in music , Routledge, 2000, p. 418.ISBN 0948875534 Warrack, John and West, Ewan, http www.highbeam.com doc 1O77 MartinucciNicola.html Martinucci, Nicola , The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera , Oxford University Press, 1996 accessed online via subscription 27 January 2010 External links http www.nicolamartinucci.it Official website Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Martinucci, Nicola ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 28 March 1941 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Martinucci, Nicola Category 1941 births Category Living people Category Italian opera singers italy opera singer stub ca Nicola Martinucci it Nicola Martinucci ... more details
Mascagni operas I Rantzau The Rantzau Family is an opera in four acts by Pietro Mascagni 1892 , based on a libretto by Guido Menasci and Giovanni Targioni Tozzetti , based on the play Les Rantzau 1873 by French writers Emile Erckmann Erckmann and Chatrian , after their novel 1882 Les Deux Fr res The Two Brothers . It was first performed at the Teatro della Pergola in Florence , Italy on 10 November 1892. ref name Girardi http www.grovemusic.com Michelle Girardi Mascagni, Pietro Grove Music Online , accessed April 10, 2007. ref The overture is popular and was recorded in Berlin with Mascagni conducting, in 1927. The soprano solo in Act I is an excellent example of true verismo aria, and has an emotional impact that parallels the composer s work in Cavalleria rusticana . The soprano tenor duet is impressive enough and has been recorded in modern times by Placido Domingo and Renato Scotto , but the opera remains elusive, mainly because only one recording has been made of the full opera, and that is difficult to obtain. ref name Mascagni.org http www.mascagni.org works rantzau recordings Mascagni.org, recordings , accessed April 3, 2009. ref Roles class wikitable Role Voice type Premiere cast, 10 November 1892 ref http www.italianopera.org italianOPERAuk.php?f compositori M c2194562.htm ref br Conductor Gianni Rantzau baritone Mattia Battistini Giorgio tenor Fernando De Lucia Luisa soprano Hariclea Darcl e Giacomo Rantzau bass voice type bass Luigi Broglio Fiorenzo baritone Edoardo Sottolana Giulia mezzo soprano Stefania Collamarini Lebel tenor Giovanni Paroli References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Rantzau, I Category Italian language operas Category Operas by Pietro Mascagni Category 1892 operas Category Operas Category Operas based on plays italian opera stub ca I Rantzau es I Rantzau it I Rantzau hu A Rantzau fiv rek ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Eugen Quaglio b Munich, 3 April 1857 d Berlin, 25 Sept 1942 was a Germany German stage designer of Italy Italian extraction. He worked mainly in Berlin and Prague . Heritage Eugen came from a long line of stage designers Giulio Quaglio the Younger Giulio Quaglio 1668 1751 . Domenico Quaglio 1708 1773 Giuseppe Quaglio 1747 1828 Simon Quaglio 1795 1878 Angelo Quaglio 1829 1890 Life Eugen was the son of Angelo, who worked at the Munich court theatre beginning in 1850, and also managed a Commerce commercial scenic studio which supplied theatres in Dresden , Berlin , Stuttgart and St Petersburg . His designs were of an Baroque illusionistic painting illusionistic historical style . Closely connected with the aesthetic ideas of Ludwig II of Bavaria , Quaglio was one of the principal designers for the Munich Richard Wagner Wagner premi res . He worked with his father and others. Following in his footsteps, son Eugen worked with him from about 1877. In 1891 he become court Scenic design theatre painter in Berlin , a post he held until 1923. He carried on the family tradition of historical stage designs, above all in Richard Wagner Wagner productions. Although he was influenced by Naturalism arts naturalism and verismo , his romanticizing productions were basically historical idylls . A few of his set designs have survived as art. References James Anderson, The Complete Dictionary of Opera and Operetta http phonoarchive.org grove Entries S22631.htm Phono Archive Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Quaglio, Eugen ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 3 April 1857 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1942 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Quaglio, Eugen Category 1857 births Category 1942 deaths Category German scenic designers music bio stub germany bio stub ... more details
Italic title No Love for Johnnie by Wilfred Fienburgh , was first published in 1959 by Hutchinson publisher Hutchinson . Essentially a political novel it deals with the life of Johnny Byrne, a cynical and burnt out politician whose career has ostensibly stalled due to his leftist leanings in a conservative Labour government. It was made into No Love for Johnnie a film in 1961, directed by Ralph Thomas . Plot introduction Stylistically the novel belongs to the genre associated with John Osborne , John Braine , Shelagh Delaney and other realist writers who were to find their voices in the new wave of British verismo art forms. The narrative allows the reader to examine the internal conflicts that Johnnie Byrne negotiates as he attempts to find some merit in his desultory existence. Under scrutiny are his relationships with his cold, politically driven wife, Alice, whose own politics are a point of contention for Johnnie. His neighbour, Mary and the young woman, Pauline illuminate Byrne s darker aspects. As a piece of literature it may be considered light weight but re readings will reveal a tight structure and a credible analysis of the way powerful individuals, the makers of social change, are paradoxically vulnerable cyphers in a world where they too may be ill served by cupidity. Even though the weak ending of his relationship with a much younger woman may seem cliched and trite by twenty first century standards, it is handled with a certain amount of legerdemain and irony so that it escapes being trite. There is a sense that Byrne lands on his feet by his very own inaction in political matters. By the novels end, it is clear that Byrne himself has failed to influence his own life. and appears to be a pawn at the mercy of events around him. Category 1959 novels Category British novels adapted into films Category Political novels 1950s novel stub ... more details
Clara Petrella Milan , March 28, 1914 Milan, November 19, 1987 was an Italian operatic soprano , particularly associated with the Italian repertory, an outstanding singing actress nicknamed the Duse of Singers . Born in a musical family, she was a descendant of composer Errico Petrella , and the niece of soprano Oliva Petrella. She studied first with her sister Micaela, and later with Giannina Russ . She made her debut in Alessandria, as Turandot Liu , in 1939. She quickly sang throughout Italy, making her debut at La Scala in 1947, as Il tabarro Giorgetta , she sang there regularly until 1962. She was particularly admired in the verismo repertory and contemporary works. She created many roles in opera by the following composers Lodovico Rocca , Ildebrando Pizzetti , Ermanno Wolf Ferrari , and Renzo Rossellini composer Renzo Rossellini . Petrella had a beautiful spinto voice, combined with an explosive dramatic temperament, she was compared to the great Italian actress Eleonora Duse . In the early 1950s, she made several recordings with Cetra , notably Manon Lescaut Puccini Manon Lescaut , Madama Butterfly , Il tabarro , L amore dei tre re , Zaz , and for Decca Records Decca , she recorded Pagliacci . She also appeared on Italian television productions of Manon Lescaut and Il tabarro , in 1956. Sources Le guide de l op ra, les indispensables de la musique , R. Mancini & J J. Rouvereux, Fayard, 1986 , ISBN 2 213 01563 6 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Petrella, Clara ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH March 28, 1914 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH November 19, 1987 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Petrella, Clara Category 1914 births Category 1987 deaths Category Italian female singers Category Italian opera singers Category Italian sopranos Category Operatic sopranos Category People from Milan italy opera singer stub ca Clara Petrella fr Clara Petrella it Clara Petrella ... more details
Giannina Russ March 27, 1873, Lodi, Lombardy Lodi February 28, 1951, Milan was an Italian operatic soprano , particularly associated with the Italian repertory. Life and career Russ studied piano and voice at the Milan Music Conservatory with Leoni. She made her debut in Bologna, as La boh me Mimi , in 1903, at La Scala in 1905, as Aida , and in Florence in 1908, as Norma opera Norma . She was quickly invited abroad, making debut in 1904 at both the Royal Opera House in London, and the Monte Carlo Opera , also appearing at the Teatro Col n in Buenos Aires, and the Manhattan Opera in New York, in 1907. Russ performed in a wide range of roles, from bel canto to verismo , her repertory included Semiramide , La Vestale Giulia , Mos in Egitto Amaltea , Poliuto Paolina , Nabucco Abigail , Ernani Elvira , Il trovatore Leonora , Un ballo in maschera Amelia , La Wally Wally , La Gioconda opera Gioconda , Cavalleria rusticana Santuzza , etc. She possessed a beautiful and grand voice, if somewhat uneven, and a strong dramatic temperament, she enjoyed more success in Latin countries than in Anglo Saxon countries. After retirement she became a respected voice teacher, amongst her pupils were Margherita Grandi and Clara Petrella . Sources Le guide de l op ra, les indispemsables de la musique , R. Mancini & J J. Rouvereux, Fayard, 1986 , ISBN 2 213 01563 6 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Russ, Giannina ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH March 27, 1873 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH February 28, 1951 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Russ, Giannina Category Italian female singers Category Italian opera singers Category Italian sopranos Category Operatic sopranos Category 1873 births Category 1951 deaths Category People from Lodi, Lombardy ca Giannina Russ ... more details
Carla Gavazzi February 26, 1913, Bergamo May 25, 2008, Milan was an Italian operatic soprano , largely based in Italy, and particularly associated with the verismo repertory. Carla Gavazzi was one of many talented Italian sopranos from the 1950s, who were eclipsed by the likes of Renata Tebaldi and Maria Callas . She possessed a powerful, warm and vibrant voice combined with expressive delivery and fine musicianship. She made her debut as Mimi in La boh me , in 1940, and sang throughout Italy in the standard lirico spinto repertory, encompassing works by Mozart , Puccini and Verdi . She was also admired in contemporary works such as Hindemith s Mathis der Maler , Gian Francesco Malipiero Malipiero s La favola del figlio cambiato , Ottorino Respighi Respighi s La campana sommersa , Refice s Margherita da Cortona , Franco Alfano Alfano s Cyrano de Bergerac and Risurrezione . Alfano also chose her for the premiere of his song cycle to poetry by Tagone. Gavazzi appeared in an Italian television production of Cavalleria rusticana in 1957 and in Jan Schmidt Garre s film Opera Fanatic in 1998, and made a number of recordings with Cetra in the early 1950s such as Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni , Nedda in Pagliacci , Adriana in Adriana Lecouvreur , and Minnie in La fanciulla del west . In 1959, family related reasons caused her to retire from the stage, sadly just as she was invited to appear at the Royal Opera House in London, which could have been the beginning of an international career. Sources Musicweb international.com , Christopher Howell, February 2003. Opera News , Obituaries, August 2008. Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gavazzi, Carla ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH February 26, 1913 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH May 25, 2008 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Gavazzi, Carla Category 1913 births Category 2008 deaths Category Italian opera singers Category Operatic sopranos ... more details
Gigliola Frazzoni born February 22, 1927 , is an Italian operatic soprano . She was born in Bologna , where she studied with Blanche Marchesi Marchesi and Secchiaroli, and made her debut at the Teatro Comunale Bologna , as Mimi in La boh me . She quickly enjoyed considerable success at major opera houses throughout Italy, Turin , Venice , Parma , Palermo , Rome and Milan , etc. She was a regular guest at the Verona Arena from 1956 to 1972. On January 26, 1957, she took part in the world premiere of Francis Poulenc s Dialogues des Carm lites , as M re Marie, at La Scala in Milan. Beginning in 1954, she also sang outside Italy, notably in Cairo , Munich , Stuttgart , Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden Wiesbaden , Zurich , Vienna , Bordeaux , Dublin , etc. She was admired in dramatic roles, especially by Verdi and Puccini and some other verismo composers such as Mascagni , Leoncavallo , Giordano . She can be heard on a complete recording of Tosca , opposite Ferruccio Tagliavini and Giangiacomo Guelfi and in Jan Schmidt Garre s film Opera Fanatic and also as Minnie in La fanciulla del West by G. Puccini together with Franco Corelli as Ramerrez and Tito Gobbi as Rance Live Recording, La Scala, Milan April 4,1956 External links http www.gigliolafrazzoni.com Official Website Sources http www.operissimo.com Operissimo.com Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Frazzoni, Gigliola ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1923 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Frazzoni, Gigliola Category 1923 births Category Italian female singers Category Italian opera singers Category Italian sopranos Category Living people Category Operatic sopranos Category People from Bologna it Gigliola Frazzoni ... more details
Giulio Fioravanti October 17, 1923, Ascoli Piceno May 3, 1999, Milan was an Italian opera tic baritone , particularly associated with the Italian repertory. He studied first jurisprudence and work one year as a jurist in his native city before turning to music studies at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome, with famed baritone Riccardo Stracciari . He made his stage debut in Turin , as Germont in La traviata , in 1951. He sang throughout Italy and in 1957 made his debut at both the San Carlo in Naples and La Scala in Milan. He established himself in the standard Italian repertory, singing all the great baritone parts from bel canto to verismo . He also took part in several creations of contemporary works such as Rappresentazione e Festa by Gian Francesco Malipiero , Alamistakeo by Giulio Viozzi, Viv by Franco Mannino , Suocera Rapita by Lidia Ivanova, and La regina delle nevi by Giuseppe Zanaboni. From 1991 he dedicated himself to teaching, activity that he carried out with passion until his death in 1991. Fioravanti did not record prolifically commercially. He can be heard in Manon Lescaut Puccini Manon Lescaut , opposite Maria Callas , and Adriana Lecouvreur , opposite Renata Tebaldi . He appeared as Scarpia in a TV production of Tosca , opposite Magda Olivero , and Enrico in a film version of Lucia di Lammermoor , opposite Anna Moffo , both recently released on DVD. There are also a number of live sound recordings including Edipo Re in Leoncavallo s eponymous opera, recorded in 1972. Sources http www.operissimo.com Operissimo.com Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Fioravanti, Giulio ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH October 17, 1923 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH May 3, 1999 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Fioravanti, Giulio Category 1923 births Category 1999 deaths Category Italian opera singers Category Italian baritones Category Operatic baritones Category Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia alumni italy opera singer stub ... more details
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