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Lebendige Vergangenheit - Domenico Viglione Borghese

Artist Domenico Viglione - Borghese
Title Lebendige Vergangenheit - Domenico Viglione Borghese
Release Date Friday, September 8, 2006
Genre Classical > Choro
Composers Filippo Marchetti, Jules Massenet, Giuseppe Verdi, Alfredo Catalani, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Gaetano Donizetti, Richard Wagner, Charles Gounod, Amilcare Ponchielli, Giacomo Puccini, Alberto Franchetti
Songwriters Domenico Viglione - Borghese, Giuseppe Bellantoni
Copyright © Preiser Records
Country AUSTRIA

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Lebendige Vergangenheit

Giuseppe Bellantoni geboren 1880 in Messina/Sizilien (die genauen Geburts- und Sterbedaten ließen sich leider nicht eruieren) studierte er zuerst in seiner Heimatstadt und später in Rom bei Antonio Cotogni. 1905 debütierte er am Opernhaus von Messina in Catalanis „Loreley" und hatte im Jänner 1907 seinen ersten bedeutenden Erfolg am Teatro Carlo Felice in Genua als Amonasro in „Aida". Schon früh begann der Sänger sich, wenn auch nicht ausschließlich, auf das Wagner-Fach zu spezialisieren. Sein späteres Repertoire bestand zu einem großen Teil aus Wagner-Rollen, wie Amfortas, Telramund, Kurwenal, Wotan oder dem Holländer. Bereits am 21. Dezember 1907 fand sein Debut an der Mailänder Scala in der Rolle des Alberich in „Götterdämmerung" statt.1910/11 trat er dort als Wanderer in „Siegfried" und in der Rolle des Alcandro (neben Eugenia Burzio) in „Saffo" von Giuseppe Pacini auf, die zu einer seiner besten Leistungen zählte. Bellantoni wurde in „Aida", ,,11 Trovatore", ,,Siegfried" und „Tristan und Isolde" für die Eröffnungssaison 1908/09 an das Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires engagiert. Zwischen 1908 und 1910 war er am Teatro „La Fenice" in Venedig engagiert, wo er in „Walküre", ,,Tristan und Isolde", ,,Herodiade" und „Aida" zu hören war. In der Saison 1911/12 sang er am römischen Teatro Costanzi wieder den Wanderer in „Siegfried" sowie Enrico in „Lucia di Lammermoor" und 1915/16 in „La Forza del Destino". In den Jahren zwischen 1911 und 1914 fügte er seinem Repertoire „Nabucco", ,,La Traviata" und „La Favorita" hinzu, in denen er am Teatro Comunale von Triest, am Teatro Massimo in Palermo, am Teatro Regio von Parma und in Madrid am Teatro Real auftrat. Anlässlich der Feiern zu Giuseppe Verdis 100. Geburtstag am Teatro Regio von Parma im Jahre 1913 sang er dort in „Nabucco" (mit Giannina Russ und Nazzareno De Angelis) und „Aida" (wieder mit Russ und Giovanni Martinelli). An das Teatro Carlo Felice in Genua kehrte er 1914 als Valentin in „Faust" und 1915 als Rigoletto zurück und sang dort weiters in „La Favorita" und „La Forza del Destino". Ab 1916 wurden seine Auftritte immer seltener, noch 1927 trat er als Germont am Teatro Municipale in Piacenza auf und dürfte seine Karriere ungefähr um diese Zeit beendet haben. 1946 verstarb Giuseppe Bellantoni in Florenz. Born in Messina/Sicily in 1880 (unfortunately, it was impossible to trace the exact birth and death date) he first studied singing in his hometown and later in Rome with Antonio Cotogni. In 1905 he made his debut at the opera house of Messina in Catalani's "Loreley" and in January 1907 had his first great success at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa as Amonasro in "Aida". Relatively early in his career the singer began to focus his repertory, though not exclusively, on Wagnerian roles: Amfortas, Telramund, Kurwenal, Wotan and Holländer. Only two years after his debut Bellantoni gave his debut performance at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan on December 21st 1907 in the role of Alberich in "Götterdämmerung". In 1910/11 he was heard as the Wanderer in "Siegfried" and had a great success as Alcandro in "Saffo" by Giuseppe Pacini (with Eugenia Burzio), which was considered one of his most accomplished roles. For the opening season 1908/09 of the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires Bellantoni was engaged for "Aida", "II Trovatore", "Siegfried" and "Tristan und Isolde". In the years between 1908 and 1910 he regularly sang at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice in "Walküre", "Tristan und Isolde", "Herodiade" and "Aida". At the Teatro Costanzi in Rome he was heard in 1911/12 as Wanderer in "Siegfried" and as Enrico in "Lucia di Lammermoor" and in 1915/16 in "La Forza del Destino". Between 1911 and 1914 he added to his repertory "Nabucco", "La Traviata" and "La Favorita" which he performed at the Teatro Comunale in Triest, at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo, the Teatro Regio in Parma and the Teatro Real in Madrid. In Parma he also took part in the centennial celebrations of Giuseppe Verdi's birth and sang the title role in "Nabucco" (with Giannina Russ and Nazzareno De Angelis) and Amonasro in "Aida" (again with Russ and Giovanni Martinelli) in 1913. He returned to the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa in 1914 as Valentin in "Faust" andin 1915 as Rigoletto and was also heard in "La Favorita" and "La Forza del Destino". From 1916 on his operatic schedule became less frequent and a performance as Germont in 1927 at the Teatro Municipale in Piacenza was among his last. Around this time the singer seems to have ended his career. In 1946 Giuseppe Bellantoni died in Florence.