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Bianca Besalu (Soprano) (Buenos Aires, Argentina 1887 - Buenos Aires, Argentina 1935) 

 

 

 

 

She went to Italy to study singing under Cleofonte Campanini and Eva Tetrazzini. She debuted as Santuzza in’’ Cavalleria rusticana’’ at the Teatro Sociale and then sang in Firenze, Padua, Genova and Milan. At the beginning of the career she sang mainly parts of dramatic soprano like Leonore in ‘’Il Trovatore’’ or Margherita in ’’La damnation de Faust’’. In 1910 she undertook a big tour through Greece and Egypt, then took up, however, again studies in Italy and sang since then only as a mezzo-soprano. In 1913 she guested at the opera theatres of Nice and Monte Carlo. Till 1922 she was to be found as a guest at the big opera houses of Italy, France, Spain, Portugal and Switzerland. Only in 1923 she came to stage appearances in her Argentine native country, namely at the Teatro Coliseo of Buenos Aires. In 1925 she performed at the Teatro Liceo in Barcelona. After her retirement she worked in Buenos Aires as a singing teacher.

Chronology of some appearances

1908 Corfu Teatro Nuovo Forza del Destino (Leonora)
1911 Padova Teatro Verdi Dannazione di Faust (Margherita)
1915 Genova Politeama Genovese Trovatore (Azucena)       
1918 Modena Teatro Storchi Gioconda (Laura)
1919 Mantova Teatro Andreani Trovatore (Azucena)
1920 Prato Teatro Metastasio Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza)
1923 Buenos Ayres Teatro Coliseo Aida (Amneris)
1925 Barcellona Teatro Liceo Aida (Amneris)

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La Gioconda: Dal carcere m'hai tratto...O furibonda iena with Carlo Albani Odeon Fonotipia A82628, A82629
Aida: Fuggiam gli ardori with Alfredo Braglia Phonodisc Mindial    674
Andrea Chenier: Vicino a te with Francesco Conti Gramophone 54468 947ah
Il Trovatore: Parlar non vuoi with Ferdinando De Neri and Teresa Principe Jumbo A82557
Conte di Lussemburgo: Duetto del Trefile with Edoardo Mario Pagani Odeon Fonotipia    82599
Cavalleria Rusticana: Turiddu mi tolse l'onore with Ernesto Badini Victor 55021-B
Il Trovatore: Mira d'acerbe lagrime with Giuseppe Del Chiaro Odeon Fonotipia A82624
Il Trovatore: Vivra! Contende il giubilo with Giuseppe Del Chiaro Odeon Fonotipia A82625
Mefistofele: L'altra notte in fondo al mare Columbia D 9277 11278

 

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