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Eugenio Giraldoni (Baritone) (Marseille 1871 – Helsinki 1924)
He was the son of two famous singers, the celebrated Verdi baritone Leone Giraldoni and soprano Carolina Ferni, who created Catalani’s ''Loreley'' and also taught Eugenio. His upbringing in such musical surroundings served him well when he successfully created the role of Scarpia in Puccini's ''Tosca'' (1900). His debut was at the Teatro Liceo in 1898 as Escamillo in ''Carmen''. He followed this with success at La Scala, the Rome Teatro Costanzi (where he created Scarpia in the 1900 world premiere of ''Tosca''), and the Metropolitan Opera and Covent Garden (where he also sang their first Scarpia). He was a widely admired Boris, a part he first sang at Buenos Aires in 1909. He was also Italy's first ''Yevgeny Onegin'' in 1900 and Golaud in the Rome premiиre of ''Pelleas et Melisande''. Other roles outside the standard Italian repertory were Hans Sachs, Telramund, Ochs and Anton Rubinstein's Demon. He was considered the best singer of Gerard in ''Andrea Chenier'' and in 1906 took part in the premiere of Alberto Franchetti's ''La figlia di Iorio''. His career also included Russia and South America, as well as Scandinavia. He retired from the stage in 1923. He taught singing in Helsinki.
Cristoforo Colombo (Franchetti): Notturno G&T 52401 2819b
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