14" PATHE ETCHED LABEL FAUST TRIO FINAL BEALESTRO PREVE LENZI LUCIA SEXTET 78

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Milan Recoding of two famous ensembles

 FAUST TRIO FINAL BALESTRO PREVE LENZI

Antonio Balestro (Tenor) (Verona 1880 or 1883 - ?)
He studied in Verona with Amelia Conti Fioroni. In 1912 he was engaged by Mascagni to perform at Hyppodrome in the English premiere of ‘’Cavalleria Rusticana’’. Probably he close his career because of the Great War.

Cesare Preve (Bass) (?1870 - ?)
During the years around the turn of the century this singer (bass) had a successful stage career in the bigger Italian provincial theaters. In 1899 he performed at the Teatro Regio in Parma in the première of the opera ‘’La Bohème’’ of Leoncavallo.

Bianca Lenzi (Soprano) (Lodi 1883 - Torino 1978)
Probably she sang on the opera stages also as Bianca Rossi-Lenzi.

Chronology of some appearances

1912 Bologna Teatro Comunale ‘’Isabeau’’ with Edward Johnson (Folco), Elisa Petri (Giglietta), Amerigo Pasuello (Re Raimondo) and Luigi Piazza (Le Faidet de l’Araldo)

1912 Bologna Teatro Comunale Verdi Concert with Juanita Cappella, Liani Benazzo and Edward Johnson

1925 Torino Teatro Regio "I quatro rusteghi’’ with Anna Sassone-Soster (Lucieta), Maria Labia (Felice), Guerrina Fabbri (Margarita) e Maria Avezza (servetta), Pietro Girardi (Filipeto), Luigi Cilla (conte Riccardo), Ugo Canetti (Simon), Gaetano Azzolini (Lunardo), Edoardo Nicolicchia (Cancian)

Rigoletto Quartet  A Billi A Venerandi Luigi Montesanto Monti-Brunner

Amelia Canuti Billi (Soprano) (Parma 1880 - ?)
In 1907 she got married the baritone Remo Billi. She made her debut in 1900 at Bonifazio Astoli in Correggio as Micaela in ''Carmen''.

Pietro Venerandi (Tenor) (?1875 - ?)                                            
Probably he made his debut in 1897 at the Teatro Minerva in Udine as Turiddu in ‘’Cavalleria rusticana’’. In 1902 he sang at the Teatro Comunale in Piacenza as Radames in ‘’Aida’’ and in Verdi’s ‘’Ernani’’. In 1905 he appeared at the Italian opera in Holland. He also sang with success in USA.  Still in 1913 as a member of the Aborn Grand opera Company he appeared in New York.

Luigi Montesanto (Baritone) (Palermo 1887- Milan 1954)A pupil of Santorno in Palermo, Montesanto began his operatic work as a youth in small roles at the Massimo in Palermo. His debut in substantial roles took place at the Biondo in Palermo, 1908, as Escamillo in ‘’Carmen’’ and Silvio in ‘’Pagliacci’’. After singing throughout Italy, Montesanto appeared at the Colón (Buenos Aires) as Jochanaan in that house’s premiere of Strauss’s ‘’Salome’’ and then with the Metropolitan, creating there Michele in the world premiere of Puccini’s ‘’Il Tabarro’’. His career also included La Scala, the Teatro Costanzi, and the Chicago Opera. He taught in later years, his primary pupil having been Giuseppe Di Stefano. Recordings of Montesanto’s voice appear on Pathé, Fonotipia, and electrically on Italian Columbia.

Linda Monti Brunner (Mezzo-Soprano) (Fermo, Italia 29. 8. 1862 - Milano, Italia 10. 2. 1926)
1903 Rostov Russian Theatre Linda di Chamonix (Pierotto) with Maria Galvany (Linda), Amedeo Bassi (Carlo) and Mattia Battistini (Antonio)
1903 Rostov Russian Theatre Gioconda (Laura) with Amedeo Bassi (Enzo), Ester Adaberto (Gioconda) and Mattia Battistini (Barnaba)
1907 Parma Politeama Reinach Trovatore (Azucena) with Francisco Granados (Manrico),  Silvia Vecchione (Leonora) and Gaetano Azzolini (conte di Luna)
1907 Parma Politeama Reinach Trovatore (Azucena) withGiovanni Tegonini (Manrico),  Anna De Revers (Leonora) and Oreste Mieli (conte di Luna)
1908 Mexico City Teatro Virginia Fábregas Aida (Amneris) with Nicola Zerola (Radames) and Vincenzo Arditi (Amonasro)

14" Vertical Pathe Sapphire Outside in 78 rpm record:

 CONDITION: excellent CLOSE TO pristine, plays very quiet lightest hiss, Faint warp NAP

In most cases I will NOT be able to combine 14" with other records for safe shipping.

Augusto Scampini (Tenor) (Garlasco 1880 - Barcelona 1939)

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