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Vincenzo Bettoni  (Bass) (Melegnano 1881 -  Milan 1954)

 

 

 

He made the debut in 1902 at Sociale of Pinerolo in ‘’Ernani’’ From 1926 to 1940 he appeared at La Scala in Milan. In 1934 he performed at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera as Don Alfonso in in ‘’Cosi fan tutte ‘’ of Mozart. The next year Bettoni sang at Covent Garden in London. Here he appeared in ‘’L'Italiana in Algeri’’, ‘’La Cenerentola’’, ‘’La Boheme’’ and ‘’Un ballo in Maschera’’. In 1929 he was in Pisa, where at the Teatro Verdi he appeared in ‘’Il Barbiere di Siviglia’’, ‘’Lucia di Lammermoor’’ and ‘’Rigoletto’’. The same year he sang with success at the Grand Theatre des Champs-Elysees in Paris as Mustafa in ‘’L'italiana in Algeri’’, with Conchita Supervнa and Nino Ederle (Lindoro) directed by maestro Tullio Serafin, opera repeated the following year at the Opera Garnier in Paris. He appeared in the premiere of the Louis Rocca’s opera ‘’Il Dibuk’’ as Reb Ezriel, alongside soprano Augusta Oltrabella, Maria Castagna and Silvio Costa Lo Giudice, directed by Franco Ghione. It happened at La Scala in 1934. Other premieres: ‘’Los Bohemos’’ of Amadeo Vives and ‘’Conrado del Campo y Zabaleta’’ (Madrid, 1920), Franco Alfano's ‘’Madonna Imperia’’ (1927), ‘’Il malato immaginario’’ of  Jacopo Napoli (Madrid, 1936), ‘’La caverna di Salamanca’’ of  Felice Lattuada (1942). Bettoni retiref from the stage approxiamtely in 1950.

Chronology of some appearances

1902 Pinerolo Teatro Sociale Ernani (Silva)
1905 Venezia Teatro La Fenice Germania
1910 Cairo Teatro Khediviale Andrea Chenier (Roucher)
1913 Chieti Teatro Marruccino Mefistofele (Mefistofele)
1915 Bergamo Teatro Donizetti Gioconda (Alvise)
1917 Firenze Teatro Verdi Favorita (Baldassarre)
1919 Madrid Teatro Reale Gioconda (Alvise)
1921 Santiago del Cile Teatro Municipal Stagione
1925 Venezia Teatro La Fenice Mefistofele (Mefistofele)
1927  Torino Teatro di Torino Italiana in Algeri (Mustafa)
1929 Genova Teatro Carlo Felice Parsifal (Guernemaz)
1932 Pesaro Teatro Rossini Iris (Cieco)
1935 Genova Teatro Carlo Felice I Quattro Rusteghi
1937 Firenze Teatro Comunale Il Signor Bruschino
1939 Milano Teatro La Scala Fidelio (Rocco)
1941 Parma Teatro Regio Ghirlino di L.Ferrari Trecate (Cuordisasso)
1944 Como Teatro Sociale Don Pasquale (Don Pasquale)
1948 Genova Teatro Grattacielo Ghirlino di L.Ferrari Trecate (Cuordisasso)
1950 Milano Teatro La Scala I Quattro Rusteghi

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

 

Complete Boheme Remo Andreini, Gemma Bosini, Vincenzo Bettoni, Ernesto Badini Gramophone  
Complete Il Barbiere di Siviglia with Dino Borgioli, Riccardo Stracciari, Mercedes Capsir and Salvatore Baccaloni Columbia
Complete Rigoletto Giuseppe Taccani, Cesare Formichi, Ines Ferraris, Vincenzo Bettoni Columbia          
Un Ballo in Maschera: La rivedro nell'estasi with Fausto Castellani Gramophone  2-52844 2677ah
Lucia di Lammermoor: Maledizione with Franco De Gregorio, Malvina Pereira and Giuseppe Maggi    Victor     68454    610aj-1
L'Italiana in Algeri: Oh, Che Muso with Conchita Supervia Fonotipia 120200a  L314
L'Italiana in Algeri: Per Lui Che Adoro with Nino Ederle, Conchita Supervia and Carlo  Scattola Fonotipia 120200 6666
Aida: Su del Nilo with Gaetano Tommasini, Andreina Beinat,  Lia Remondini and Luigi Baldassari Columbia     5560a, 5560b
Ernani: Uscite! ...Vedi come il buon vegliardo with Gaetano Tommasini, Mattia Battistini and Elvira Barbieri Gramophone     054450 2813 ½c
Aida: Nume, custode e vindice Finale (Atto 1. Scena 2) with Gaetano Tommasini and Ester Toninello Columbia
Il Trovatore:  E deggio e posso  with Roberto Janni, Bernardo De Muro and Maria Baldini Gramophone     2-054057 746m
Il Trovatore: Mira d'acerbe lagrime...Vivrа contende il giubilo with Elvira Barbieri and Mattia Battistini HMV 054452, 054453,  2815½c, 2816½c
Un Ballo in Maschera: Ve’se di notte with Elvira Barbieri and Mattia Battistini HMV 054449 2812½c
Mignon: Leggiadre rondinelle  with Conchita Supervia Fonotipia N6664 xxPh6456
La Cenerentola: Signore, una parola with Conchita Supervia Fonotipia N6664 xxPh6455
Il Barbiere di Siviglia: La calunnia Gramophone 2-0252009 3125c
Requiem: Canfutatis  Gramophone Monarch 052414 702aj
Faust: Dio dell'or Gramophone 252140 2890ah
Aida: Spirto del Numo Part I….Radames e deciso Part II with Andreina Beinat Columbia E2096, E2096, 41851, 41852
Aida: Nume, custode e vindice Finale (Atto 1. Scena 2) with Gaetano Tommasini and Ester Toninello Columbia
Boheme: Vecchia zimarra Gramophone 252126 2887ah
Aida: O tu che sei d'Osiride with Eugenia Lopez-Nunes Columbia E2025 41987

 

 

 

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