Piero Schiavazzi, first "Giorgio" in Mascagni's "Amica"

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Piero Schiavazzi (Cagliari 1875 – Rome 1949)



He studied at the Liceo Musicale "G. Rossini" of Pesaro which was then directed by Pietro Mascagni. Schiavazzi was charmed by the dynamic style of ... Verismo. He devoted himself to the works of the "young school" of which he soon became one of the most representative singers. His voice had a charming timbre of pure tenor color which was described as having a glossy texture and golden quality. Schiavazzi debuted on November 22,1898 at the Rome Teatro Costanzi performing the role of the Cenciaiuolo in the the world premier of Mascagni's ‘’Iris’’. From then on Schiavazzi sang at most of the major houses including Teatro San Carlo in Naples, The Metropolitan Opera House, Teatro Regio in Parma, Lisboa, Teatro Costanzi in Rome, Teatro Donizetti in Bergamo, Petruzzelli in Bari, La Scala in Milan, Bucarest, South America, Teatro Massimo in Palermo, Barcelona, Teatro Communale in Bologna, Carlo Felice in Genoa, Covent Garden in London, Teatro Regio in Turin, Egypt, Pesaro, Teatro Sociale in Rovigo, and Teatro Garibaldi in Treviso. After 1922 he began to perform much less.


Chronology of some appearances



1898 Teatro Costanzi Rome ‘’Iris’’ (Mascagni) with Hariclea Darclëe, Fernando de Lucia, Guglielmo Caruson and Giuseppe Tisci Rubini.
1901 Teatro San Carlo Naples "Le maschere" (Mascagni) with Angelica Pandolfini, Rina Giachetti, Giuseppe Anselmi, Edoardo Camera, Vincenzo Morghen and Costantino Thos.
1902 Teatro Sangiorgi Catania "Manon Lescaut" (Puccini) with Lina Siebanech, Renzo Minolfi and Giuseppe Ronchetti.
1902 Teatro Sangiorgi Catania "Lucia di Lammermoor’’ (Donizetti) with Penelope Piacentini, Ada Baldini, Renzo Minolfi and Giuseppe Ronchetti/Gaetano Roveri.
1902 Teatro Sangiorgi Catania "Boheme’’ (Puccini) with Penelope Piacentini, Renzo Minolfi, Eduardo Nicolicchia and Gaetano Roveri.
1906 La Scala Milan ‘’Risurrezione’’ (Alfano) with Riccardo Stracciari and Eugenia Burzio.

RECORDINGS FOR SALE













Amica: Perchè restar in silenzio così? Fonotipia 39323 xph344
Amica: Orfani e senza pan Fonotipia 39322 xph345
Cavalleria Rusticana: O Lola Fonotipia 39867xph2169
Cavalleria Rusticana Brindisi Pathe 86112
Cavalleria Rusticana: Mamma, quel vino è generoso Fonotipia 39903 xph2185
Iris: Apri la tua finestra Fonotipia 39690 xph1728
Pagliacci: Un tal gioco Fonotipia 92547 xph3922
Pagliacci: Vesti la giubba Fonotipia 39689 xph1727
Pagliacci: O Colombina Fonotipia 92548 xph3923
Cavalleria Rusticana: Avete altrp a dirmi? with Ferruccio Corradetti Fonotipia 39902 xph2186
Ernani: O sommo Carlo with Lina Pasini-Vitale, Pasquale Amato Fonotipia 74161 xxph4022
Zaza:Mai piu Zaza Pathe 86111
Manon Lescaut: Ah! Manon, mi tradisce Fonotipia 92546 xph3911
Manon Lescaut: Donna non vidi mai Fonotipia 92545 xph 3912
Zaza: Mai piu Zaza Fonotipia 39868 xph2168