Ernesto Badini

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Ernesto Badini was an Italian opera singer that sang in the baritone range (born San Colombano al Lambro, 14 Sept 1876; died Milan, 6 July 1937).[1] He was trained at Milan Conservatory and made his debut as Matteo (in Frà Diavolo) at Lodi's Teatro Gaffurio in 1896. Badini was a regular performer at Milan's La Scala and achieved his greatest success in the comic role of Puccini's Gianni Schicchi.

Biography

In Il Signor Bruschino (Rossini), he was said with a generally "excellent cast" to have "co-operated with a will".[2] At Covent Garden: he portrayed Marcello in Boheme (Puccini): "[not] particularly well-suited for [this part]" [3] He also worked in South America and Salzburg.

His voice was described as "serviceable rather than rich":[4] whilst his acting ability demonstrated "an assured style and economy of gesture" [4]

First Performances

He participated in several first performances, as follows:

Puccini: Gianni Schicchi (premieres at Milan and Covent Garden). "... a delightful picture of Schicchi, entering fully into the spirit of the piece" [5]

Mascagni: Il piccolo Marat (world)

Mascagni: Pinotta (world) [6]

Giordano’s La cena delle beffe (world)

Wolf-Ferrari’s Sly (world).

Recordings

Il barbiere di Siviglia Complete recording 1919, conductor Carlo Sabajno. Figaro. See: Carlo Sabajno, Wikipedia, Discography: • 1919 Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia – Ernesto Badini, Malvina Pereira, Edoardo Taliani; Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan. Gramophone Company. Don Pasquale: Badini participated in the first complete recording. This performance showed him as "A one-time lyric baritone graduated into a superb buffo".[7] "Badini speaks as much as he sings-- but what a difference when he does sing, and in the tonal solidity of the speaking too". ([8])

Several excerpts discs were also created on the following labels:

Columbia Graphophone Company

1925: excerpts: Gianni Schicchi, Magic Flute

Victor Talking Machine Company

cat 45035 Otello, Barbiere excerpts

References

  1. ↑ J.B. Steane. The New Grove Dictionary of Opera
  2. ↑ The Musical Times, July 1, 1917, p 321
  3. ↑ The Musical Times, June 1, 1920, p394
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 J.B. Steane. The New Grove Dictionary of Opera
  5. ↑ The Musical Times, Aug 1, 1920, pp547-8
  6. ↑ New York Times, Mar 24, 1932, p24
  7. ↑ New York Times, Nov 18, 1956, p393
  8. ↑ New York Times, Feb 17, 1985, p H28
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