Fiorello Giraud (Tenor) (Parma 1868 – Parma 1928)
His father, Lodovico Giraud (1846–1882), was a famous tenor. He studied in Parma and made his debut as Lohengrin at Vercelli in 1891. His success was rapid and the following year he created Canio in ‘’Pagliacci’’ at the Teatro Dal Verme, Milan. Unlike Fernando Valero, who created Turiddu in ‘’Cavalleria rusticana’’, Giraud was not invited to sing the part throughout the world, and when engaged at Monte Carlo in 1897 it was only to sing Cassio to Tamagno's Otello. Otherwise, appearances abroad were limited to Spain, Portugal and South America. In Italy his reputation as a Wagnerian tenor grew steadily, and in 1907 he sang Siegfried in the premiære at La Scala of ‘’Gotterdammerung’’, under Arturo Toscanini. Later in the same season he was also Italy's first Pelleas. Other premieres included Vincenzo Tommasini's ‘’Medea’’ (1906, Trieste) and Stefano Donaudy's ‘’Sperduti nel buio’’ (1907, Palermo). His few recordings, which include some Wagner but nothing of Pagliacci, show a strong, vibrant voice used with imagination and skill, though with a limited upper range.
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Chronology of some appearances
1892 Milano Teatro Dal Verme Pagliacci (Canio)
1892 Vercelli Teatro Civico Lohengrin (Lohengrin)
1892 Modena Teatro Storchi Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)
1893 Melbourne Teatro Princess Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)
1895 Roma Teatro Nazionale Carmen (Don Jose)
1895 Pisa Teatro Verdi Cristoforo Colombo (Guevara)
1896 Viterbo Teatro Unione Manon Lescaut (De Grieux)
1896 Este Politeama Manon Lescaut (De Grieux)
1896 Barcellona Teatro Liceo Manon Lescaut (De Grieux)
1897 Barcellona Teatro Liceo Gioconda (Enzo)
1897 La Spezia Politeama Duca di Genova Manon Lescaut (De Grieux)
1897 Cento Teatro Comunale Manon Lescaut (De Grieux)
1897 Milano Teatro Dal Verme Manon Lescaut (De Grieux)
1898 Bologna Teatro Brunetti Boheme (Rodolfo)
1898 Bologna Teatro Brunetti Manon Lescaut (De Grieux)
1898 Santiago del Cile Teatro Municipal Boheme (Rodolfo)
1898 Santiago del Cile Teatro Municipal Andrea Chenier (Chenier)
1898 Santiago del Cile Teatro Municipal Manon Lescaut (De Grieux)
1898 Valparaiso Teatro Victoria Andrea Chenier (Chenier)
1898 Valparaiso Teatro Victoria Boheme (Rodolfo)
1898 Lisbona Teatro San Carlos Boheme (Rodolfo)
1898 Lisbona Teatro San Carlos Carmen (Don Jose)
1899 Torino Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)
1900 Madrid Teatro Reale Lohengrin (Lohengrin)
1901 Il Cairo Teatro Khediviale Boheme (Rodolfo)
1901 Madrid Teatro Reale Carmen (Don Jose)
1901 Santiago del Cile Teatro Municipal Ernani (Ernani)
1901 Santiago del Cile Teatro Municipal Gioconda (Enzo)
1901 Lima Teatro Forero Ernani (Ernani)
1901 Lima Teatro Forero Gioconda (Enzo)
1901 Milano Teatro Dal Verme Lohengrin (Lohengrin)
1903 Rosario di Santa Fe Teatro Olimpo Andrea Chenier (Chenier)
1903 Rosario di Santa Fe Teatro Olimpo Boheme (Rodolfo)
1903 Rosario di Santa Fe Teatro Olimpo Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)
1903 Rosario di Santa Fe Teatro Olimpo Gioconda (Enzo)
1903 Lisbona Teatro San Carlos Boheme (Rodolfo)
1903 Lisbona Teatro San Carlos Germania (Federico)
1904 Roma Teatro Costanzi Lohengrin (Lohengrin)
1904 Alessandria d'Egitto Teatro Zizinia Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)
1905 Milano Teatro Lirico Carmen (Don Jose)
1905 Trieste Teatro Verdi Lohengrin (Lohengrin)
1907 Cesena Teatro Comunale Lohengrin (Lohengrin)
1907 Palermo Teatro Massimo Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton)
1911 Venezia Teatro La Fenice Lohengrin (Lohengrin)
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