Giuseppe Anselmi
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Giuseppe Anselmi (November 16, 1876, Catania - May 27, 1929, Zoagli) was an Italian operatic tenor, particularly associayed with the Italian repertory.
[edit] Life and Career
Anselmi first studied violin and composition, and then joined an operetta troupe with whom he toured Italy and the Middle East. Giulio Ricordi heard him and advised him to study with Mancinelli. He made his operatic debut in Athens, as Turiddu, in 1896.
His career quickly took off, with a debut at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, and at the Royal Opera House in London, in 1901, La Scala in Milan followed in 1904, the Monte Carlo Opera in 1908. He was also much admired at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. However his greatest triumphs happened in Saint Petersburg, Warsaw, and Madrid, where he even eclipsed Enrico Caruso in popularity.
One of the last representative of the old Bel canto art of singing. The possessor of a splendid voice with a brilliant upper register, an impeccable stylist and an accomplished virtuoso, noted for his interpretation of Almaviva and Don Ottavio, he nonetheless defended a wide repertoire including such diverse roles as; Duca di Mantua, Alfredo, Faust, Enzo, Cavaradossi, Loris, Lensky, etc.
He gave his heart to the Madrid Museum.
[edit] Sources
- Le guide de l'opéra, les indispensables de la musique, R. Mancini & J-J. Rouvereux, (Fayard, 1986), ISBN 2-213-01563-6
