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'''Antonio Salvarezza''' ([[Bosco Marengo]], 14 May 1902 - Bosco Marengo, 24 July 1985) was an Italian tenor.
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'''Antonio Salvarezza''' ([[Bosco Marengo]], Italy, 14 May 1902 – Bosco Marengo, 24 July 1985) was an Italian tenor.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
The lyric tenor, noted for his voice "''of full timbre with ease and strength in the higher register",''<ref>" Carlo Gatti: "Antonio Salvarezza, the great voice" in the website of Municipality of Bosco Marengo. </ref> studied [[singing]] with the maestro [[Filippo Florio]].
The lyric tenor, noted for his voice "of full timbre with ease and strength in the higher register",<ref> Carlo Gatti: "Antonio Salvarezza, the great voice" in the website of Municipality of Bosco Marengo.</ref> studied singing with the maestro Filippo Florio.


Florio made his debut on the 6th of April 1937 at the [[Teatro Municipal (Rio de Janeiro)| Teatro Municipal]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]], as the Duke of Mantua in ''[[Rigoletto]]''. During his career, he performed at many of world's important theaters, notably those in [[North America| North]] and [[South America]], ''806 performances in total.''<ref> Giovanni Martini, '' Biography on the tenor Antonio Salvarezza '', Pro Loco editions of Bosco Marengo. </ref>
Florio made his debut on 6 April 1937 at the [[Teatro Municipal (Rio de Janeiro)|Teatro Municipal]] in Rio de Janeiro, as the Duke of Mantua in ''[[Rigoletto]]''. During his career, he performed at many of world's important theaters, notably those in [[North America|North]] and South America, ''806 performances in total.''<ref>Giovanni Martini, '' Biography on the tenor Antonio Salvarezza '', Pro Loco editions of Bosco Marengo.</ref>


His repertoire included thirty or so roles, ranging from clasicism to [[Verismo]]. Salvarezza achieved high critical and public acclaim for his work with [[Giacomo Puccini|Puccini]], especially as Mario Cavaradossi in ''[[Tosca]] ''.
His repertoire included thirty or so roles, ranging from classicism to [[Verismo]]. Salvarezza achieved high critical and public acclaim for his work with [[Giacomo Puccini|Puccini]], especially as Mario Cavaradossi in ''[[Tosca]] ''.


He worked alongside many great singers such as [[Maria Callas]], [[Renata Tebaldi]], [[Tito Gobbi]], [[Rolando Panerai]], [[Virginia Zeani]], [[Toti Dal Monte]], [[Mario Basiola]], [[Giuseppe Taddei]]. In 1952, during the 15th [[Maggio Musicale Fiorentino]], he sang as Eustazio in [[Armida (Rossini)|Armida]], by [[Gioachino Rossini|Rossini]], with Maria Callas.
He worked alongside many great singers such as [[Maria Callas]], [[Renata Tebaldi]], [[Tito Gobbi]], [[Rolando Panerai]], [[Virginia Zeani]], [[Toti Dal Monte]], [[Mario Basiola]], [[Giuseppe Taddei]]. In 1952, during the 15th [[Maggio Musicale Fiorentino]], he sang as Eustazio in [[Armida (Rossini)|Armida]], by [[Gioachino Rossini|Rossini]], with Maria Callas.


In the 1950s he recorded [[Recording studio|studio]] arias for the record company [[Cetra Records|Cetra]], along with two [[Live recording|live]] recordings of complete operas; the aforementioned'' [[Armida]] '' and'' [[Guglielmo Tell (opera)|William Tell]].''
In the 1950s he recorded studio arias for the record company [[Cetra Records|Cetra]], along with two [[Live recording|live]] recordings of complete operas; the aforementioned'' [[Armida]] '' and'' [[Guglielmo Tell (opera)|William Tell]].''

== Repertoire ==

=== [[Vincenzo Bellini]] ===

* '' [[The Puritans (opera)|I Puritani]] '' (Arturo)

=== [[Gioachino Rossini]] ===

* '' [[Armida (Rossini)| Armida]] '' (Eustazio)
* '' [[William Tell (opera)|William Tell]] '' (Arnold)

=== [[Gaetano Donizetti]] ===

* '' [[La favorite|The Favorite]] '' (Fernando)
* '' [[Lucia di Lammermoor]] '' (Edgardo)

=== [[Giuseppe Verdi]] ===

* '' [[Rigoletto]] '' (Duke of Mantua)
* '' [[Aida]] '' (Radames)
* '' [[La traviata]] '' (Alfredo Germont)
* '' [[Luisa Miller]] '' (Rodolfo)
* '' [[Il Trovatore]] '' (Manrico)

=== [[Giacomo Puccini]] ===

* '' [[Tosca]] '' (Mario Cavaradossi)
* '' [[La bohème|La Bohème]] '' (Rodolfo)
* '' [[Madama Butterfly]] '' (Pinkerton)
* '' [[Turandot]] '' (Calaf)
* '' [[La fanciulla del West]]'' (Ramerrez)
* '' [[Gianni Schicchi]] '' (Rinuccio)

=== [[Giacomo Meyerbeer]] ===

* '' [[The Huguenots]] '' (Raoul)

=== [[Charles Gounod]] ===

* '' [[Faust (Gounod)| Faust]] '' (Faust)

=== [[Pietro Mascagni]] ===

* '' [[Cavalleria rusticana]] '' (Turiddu)
* '' [[Le maschere|Le Maschere]] '' (Florindo)

=== [[Umberto Giordano]] ===

* '' [[Il re|Il Re]] '' (Colombello)

=== [[Modest Mussorgsky|Modest Musorgsky]] ===

* '' [[Boris Godunov (opera)| Boris Godunov]] '' (Grigorij)
* '' Kovancina '' (Andrej)

=== [[Antônio Carlos Gomes]] ===

* '' [[The slave]] '' (American)

=== [[Giuseppe Mulè]] ===

* '' Taormina '' (Vanni)

=== [[Franco Alfano]] ===

* '' [[Risurrezione]] '' (Dimitri)

=== [[Mario Peragallo]] ===

* '' [[Geneva of the Almeri]] ''

=== [[Lorenzo Filiasi]] ===

* '' Matins of Assisi ​​''


== Discography ==
== Discography ==
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=== Singles ===
=== Singles ===


* [[Giacomo Puccini]], '' [[Turandot]] '': "Nessun dorma" - Cetra AT 0131.
* [[Giacomo Puccini]], ''[[Turandot]]'': "Nessun dorma" – Cetra AT 0131
* Giacomo Puccini, '' [[La bohème]] '': "O Mimì tu píu non torni" with [[Rolando Panerai]].
* Giacomo Puccini, ''[[La bohème]]'': "O Mimì tu píu non torni" with [[Rolando Panerai]]
* [[Giuseppe Verdi]], '' [[Il Trovatore]] '': "Di quella pira" - Cetra 25151.
* [[Giuseppe Verdi]], ''[[Il trovatore]]'': "[[Di quella pira]]" – Cetra 25151
* Giuseppe Verdi, '' [[Il Trovatore]] '': Final third act first, with [[Caterina Mancini]] and [[Rolando Panerai]].
* Giuseppe Verdi, ''Il trovatore'': Final third act, with [[Caterina Mancini]] and [[Rolando Panerai]]
* [[Jules Massenet]], '' [[Manon (Massenet)| Manon]] '': "Ah, dispar, vision".
* [[Jules Massenet]], ''[[Manon]]'': "Ah, dispar, vision"
* [[Charles Gounod]], '' [[Faust (Gounod)| Faust]] '': "Hail abode" - Zither 25152.
* [[Charles Gounod]], ''[[Faust (opera)|Faust]]'': "Hail abode" – Zither 25152.
* [[Friedrich von Flotow]], '' [[Martha (opera)| Martha]] '': "He appeared to me".
* [[Friedrich von Flotow]], ''[[Martha (opera)|Martha]]'': "He appeared to me".
* Giuseppe Verdi, '' [[Luisa Miller]] '': "When the evenings are quiet" - Cetra CB 20477.
* Giuseppe Verdi, ''[[Luisa Miller]]'': "When the evenings are quiet" – Cetra CB 20477.


=== Complete Operas ===
=== Complete operas ===


* [[Gioachino Rossini]], '' [[Armida (Rossini)| Armida]].'' Cast: [[Maria Callas]], [[Mario Filippeschi]], [[Gianni Raimondi]], Antonio Salvarezza, [[Francesco Albanese]], [[Alessandro Ziliani]], [[Mario Frosini]], [[Marco Stefanoni]]. [[Teatro Comunale, Florence|Orchestra e coro of the Teatro Comunale of Florence]], conductor [[Tullio Serafin]]. Live recording, the 26th of April 1952.
* [[Gioachino Rossini]], ''[[Armida (Rossini)|Armida]]''. Cast: [[Maria Callas]], [[Mario Filippeschi]], [[Gianni Raimondi]], Antonio Salvarezza, [[Francesco Albanese]], Alessandro Ziliani, Mario Frosini, Marco Stefanoni. [[Teatro Comunale, Florence|Orchestra e coro of the Teatro Comunale of Florence]], conductor [[Tullio Serafin]]. Live recording, 26 April 1952.
* [[Gioachino Rossini]],'' [[William Tell (opera)|William Tell]].'' Cast: Antonio Salvarezza, [[Henk Meyer]], [[Frans De Geus]], [[Leon Colombe]], [[Timo Jacobs]], [[Elsa Van Bueren]], [[Nelli Smit]], [[Anton Eldering]], [[Guus Hoekman]], [[Marisa Mari]], Scipio Colombo. Conductor [[Willem Lohoff]]. Live recording, the 20th of April, [[1953]].
* Gioachino Rossini, ''[[William Tell (opera)|William Tell]]''. Cast: Antonio Salvarezza, Henk Meyer, Frans De Geus, Leon Colombe, Timo Jacobs, Elsa Van Bueren, Nelli Smit, Anton Eldering, Guus Hoekman, Marisa Mari, [[Scipio Colombo]]. Conductor Willem Lohoff. Live recording, 20 April 1953.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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== Bibliography ==
== Further reading ==
* Evaristo Pagani, ''Biographical Collections of Italian Opera Singers'', Published on its own, Albino, 2009.

* Evaristo Pagani, '' Biographical Collections of Italian Opera Singers '', Published on its own, Albino, 2009.

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Bosco Marengo, the town where Salvarezza was born

Antonio Salvarezza (Bosco Marengo, Italy, 14 May 1902 – Bosco Marengo, 24 July 1985) was an Italian tenor.

Biography

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The lyric tenor, noted for his voice "of full timbre with ease and strength in the higher register",[1] studied singing with the maestro Filippo Florio.

Florio made his debut on 6 April 1937 at the Teatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro, as the Duke of Mantua in Rigoletto. During his career, he performed at many of world's important theaters, notably those in North and South America, 806 performances in total.[2]

His repertoire included thirty or so roles, ranging from classicism to Verismo. Salvarezza achieved high critical and public acclaim for his work with Puccini, especially as Mario Cavaradossi in Tosca .

He worked alongside many great singers such as Maria Callas, Renata Tebaldi, Tito Gobbi, Rolando Panerai, Virginia Zeani, Toti Dal Monte, Mario Basiola, Giuseppe Taddei. In 1952, during the 15th Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, he sang as Eustazio in Armida, by Rossini, with Maria Callas.

In the 1950s he recorded studio arias for the record company Cetra, along with two live recordings of complete operas; the aforementioned Armida and William Tell.

Discography

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"Di quella pira" from Verdi's Il trovatore, Parlophone PO 95
Performed by Salvarezza
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Singles

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Complete operas

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Notes

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  1. ^ Carlo Gatti: "Antonio Salvarezza, the great voice" in the website of Municipality of Bosco Marengo.
  2. ^ Giovanni Martini, Biography on the tenor Antonio Salvarezza , Pro Loco editions of Bosco Marengo.

Further reading

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  • Evaristo Pagani, Biographical Collections of Italian Opera Singers, Published on its own, Albino, 2009.
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