Ernesto Badini (Baritone) (San Colombano al Lambro 1876 - Milano 1938)
He studied at the Milan Conservatory and later the Buffo roles with the pedagogue Cesari. He made his debut in 1896 at the Teatro Gaffurioin Lodi as Matteo in ‘’Fra Diavolo’’. He had around the turn of the 20 century big success in the leading Italian stages, above all at La Scala and since 1915 at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome. He sang in 1913 at La Scala as Ford in ‘’Falstaff’’. Since 1911 he guested with huge success at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo. From 1914 to 1934 he guested at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples. He was appreciated in South America where he sang regularly, already in 1910 he performed at the Teatro dell'Opera in Buenos Aires in Puccini’s ‘’Boheme’’ as Marcello. In 1920, 1926 and 1927 he appeared at Covent Garden; here he sang in 1920 the title role in the premiиre of Puccini’s ‘’Gianni Schicchi’’. The same part he created in 1922 in the premiere of the opera at La Scala. He sang in 1921 at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome in the premiere of Mascagni’s ‘’Il piccolo of Marat’’ (2. 5. 1921), on 20. 12. 1924 at La Scala in the premiere of Giordano’s ‘’La cena della beffe’’, on 29. 12. 1927 in ‘’Sly’’ of Wolf-Ferrari. He appeared up to his death regularly at La Scala. In 1929 and 1931 he performed at the festival of Verona. He continued to appear on stage until 1938.
Chronology of some appearances
1896 Lodi Teatro Gaffurio Fra' Diavolo (Matteo)
1910 Buenos Aires Teatro dell'Opera Boheme (Marcello)
1911 Palermo Teatro Massimo Aida (Amonasro)
1913 Milan La Scala Falstaff (Ford)
1914 Naples Teatro San Carlo Amore Dei Tre Re (Manfredo)
1915 Rome Teatro Costanzi Don Pasquale (Malatesta)
1920 London Covent Garden Pagliacci (Silvio)
1922 Milan La Scala Gianni Schicchi (Schicchi)
RECORDINGS FOR SALE
Otello: Giuramento with Carlo Barrera Gramophone 054245 1971c
La Boheme: Addio, dolce svegliare with Ferdinando Ciniselli, Augusta Concato, Assunta Garguilo Fonotipia 120145 XXPh 6241-3
Aida: Concertante finale A.II° with Egidio Cunego, Giulia Fabris, Bianca Lavin De Casas, Vincenzo Santelia Victrola 8052 A
La Boheme: O Mimi tu piu non torni with Leopoldo Dagradi Gramophone 54418
Gioconda: Assassini! with Gennaro De Tura Gramophone 054241 1969c
La Forza del Destino: Uniti in vita e in morte with Giuseppe Di Bernardo Gramophone S 3306 54377
Pagliacci: Finale with Gaetano Pini-Corsi, Francesco Cigada, Giuseppina Huguet, Antonio Paoli Gramophone 054158 1231c
La Traviata: Alfredo Alfredo with Gaetano Pini-Corsi, Giuseppina Huguet Gramophone 054167
Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Guarda, Don Bartolo with Gaetano Pini-Corsi, Antonio Pini-Corsi, Josephina Huguet Victor 63171 10638b-1
Faust: Morte di Valentino with Anna De Revers and Laura Mellerio Favorite
Manon: Mi raccomando Favorite 1-35294 M7415
Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Cavatina di Figaro Odeon 6643 XXPh 6371
Il Trovatore: Per me ora fatale Favorite 1-35269
Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Aria di Don Bartolo Odeon 6643 XXPh 6370
Il Trovatore: Il balen del suo sorriso Favorite 1-35267
Don Pasquale: Vado, corro with Emilia Corsi Victor 62104-B 8099b-1
La donna perduta (Ranzato): Duetto delle campane with Ines Talamo Columbia D5694 WB1545
Monte Grappa (Meneghetti-De Bono) with Aureliano Pertile Fonotipia 152037 Pho 5724-2
Cavalleria rusticana: Turiddu mi tolse l'onore with Bianca Besalu Victor 55021-B
Il Trovatore: Deserto sulla terra with Bernardo De Muro Gramophone DB644 2-054088
L’elisir d’amore: Obbligato, obbligato with Fernando De Lucia Gramophone 54357 10513b
Don Pasquale: Son nov'ore with Antonio Pini-Corsi Gramophone 54357 10513b
Don Pasquale: Un fuoco insolito with Antonio Pini-Corsi Victor 62104 8037b-1
Amica: Piu presso al ciel with Fanny Lotti Gramophone 054387 243aj
La Gioconda: Gia ti veggo with Ester Toninello, Giuseppe Quinzi-Tapergi, Bernardo De Muro Disco Gramophone DB555 2-054135
La Traviata: Non sapete with Giuletta Battaglioli Victor 45028 13180b-1
Don Pasquale: Pronta io son with Giuseppina Huguet Victor 68272 1198c-1
Pagliacci: Nulla scordai with Francesco Cigada, Josephina Huguet Victor 35173 1220c-1
Il Trovatore Primo che d'altri with Bernardo De Muro, Mary Roggero Gramophone 2-054076 3184c
La Traviata: Prendi questa e l'immagine with Luca Botta and Ebe Boccolini Victor 68538
COMPLETE OPERAS
Pagliacci with Luigi Bolis, Giuseppe Montanelli, Annita Conti Gramophone
Rigoletto with Carlo Broccardi, Ayres Borgi-Zerni, Olga Simzis Gramophone
La Boheme with Aristodemo Giorgini, R. Torri,Thea Vitulli, Luigi Manfrini, Aristide Baracchi HMV
La Traviata with Franco Tumminello, Margherita Bevignani Gramophone
Il Barbiere di Seviglia with Edoardo Taliani, Malvina Pereira Gramophone
Pagliacci with Gaetano Pini-Corsi, Francesco Cigada, Giuseppina Huguet, Antonio Paoli Gramophone
La Boheme with Remo Andreini, Gemma Bosini, Vincenzo Bettoni Gramophone
