Gaetano Pini-Corsi

Biography

He debuted probably in 1881 in Empoli as Ernesto in ‘’Don Pasquale’’ of Donizetti. In 1886 at the Teatro Comunale in Catania he appeared as Elvino in Bellini’s ‘’La Sonnambula’’. Later he specialized in comprimario roles and was known as a Mime, David and Cassio. From 1892 to 1906 Pini-Corsi appeared frequently as a guest at La Scala. In 1899 he sang there as David in ‘’Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg’’ and also created the role of Mime in the Italian première of ‘’Siegfried’’. On 17. 2. 1904 he sang the role of Goro at La Scala in the premiere of Puccini’s ‘’Madame Butterfly’’, In 1907 he took part at the Teatro Comunale in Bologna in the premiere of I. Montemezzi’s ‘’Paolo e Francesca’’. In 1912 he appeared at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. Still in 1923 he performed at the Teatro Regio in Parma as Goro in ‘’Madama Butterfly’’ and sang at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo as Mime in ‘’Siegfried’’. He retired from the opera stage approximately in 1930. His brother Antonio, was a successful operatic baritone.

Chronology of some appearances

• 1884 Madrid Teatro Reale Crispino e la Comare (Contino)
• 1886 Catania Teatro Comunale Sonnambula (Elvino)
• 1888 Genova Politeama Genovese Il Pipele' di S.A.De Ferrari
• 1890 Napoli Teatro Sannazzaro Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
• 1892 Pistoia Politeama Mabellini Don Pasquale (Ernesto)
• 1894 Rosario di Santa Fe Teatro Olimpo Faust (Faust)
• 1896 Caracas Teatro Municipal Faust (Faust)
• 1898 Pavia Teatro Fraschini Papa' Martin di A.Cagnoni (Armando)
• 1900 Piacenza Politeama Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
• 1902 Bergamo Teatro Sociale Linda di Chamonix (Carlo)
• 1904 Milano Teatro La Scala Madama Butterfly (Goro)
• 1906 Milano Teatro La Scala Falstaff (Bardolfo)
• 1908 Macerata Teatro Societ Filarmonica Il Maestro di Cappella di A.Paer (Benedetto)
• 1910 Palermo Teatro Massimo Tosca (Spoletta)
• 1912 Buenos Ayres Teatro Colon Don Pasquale (Notaio)
• 1914 Boston Opera House Otello (Cassio)
• 1917 Madrid Teatro Reale Tosca (Spoletta)
• 1919 Cesena Teatro Comunale Andrea Chenier (Abate/Incredibile)
• 1921 Gorizia Teatro Verdi Madama Butterfly (Goro)
• 1923 Palermo Teatro Massimo Sifgrido (Mime)
• 1925 Torino Teatro Regio Sigfrido (Mime)
• 1927 Russi Teatro Comunale Madama Butterfly (Goro)
• 1929 Parma Teatro Regio Salome' di R.Strauss (Giudeo)
• 1931 Fermo Teatro Dell'Aquila Fanciulla del West (Nick)
• 1932 Reggio Emilia Politeama Ariosto Tosca (Spoletta)

Links:

• https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaetano_Pini-Corsi
• http://opera.hr/index.php?p=article&id=8

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