Enrico Giordani

21 February 1860 – 24 April 1905 Bologna

Enrico Giordani sings Sul margine d'un rio
In RA format

I wish to thank Larry Holdridge for the recording. The transfer to RA was done using the track produced by The Record Collector (editor Larry Lustig) for the annual CD.

Giordani was a famous comprimario; he interpreted both Abate and Incredibile in Andrea Chénier as well as Spoletta in Tosca in the respective world premieres. He sang in many cities, including: Genova, Milano, Napoli, Venezia, New York, Roma, Monte Carlo, Bologna, Firenze, Paris, Boston and maybe Philadelphia.

He committed suicide.

Some roles interpreted by the singer

Carmen (Dancaïre) – Genova, Regina Margherita, February 1886
La furia domata by Samara – Milano, Lirico, 19 November 1895
La Navarraise (Ramon) – Milano, Scala, 6 February 1896
Andrea Chénier (Abate, Incredibile) – Milano, Scala, 28 March 1896
Le maître de chapelle (Benetto) – Napoli, 17 February 1897
La bohème by Leoncavallo (Gaudenzio, Durand) – Venezia, Fenice, 6 May 1897
Werther (Schmidt) – Venezia, Fenice, 1897
L'attaque du moulin (Sentinel) – Milano, Lirico, 8 January 1898
Tosca (Spoletta) – Roma, Costanzi, 14 January 1900
Le maschere (Arlecchino) – Venezia, Fenice, 17 January 1901
La bohème (Alcindoro) – Monte Carlo, Garnier, February 1902
Adriana Lecouvreur (Abate) – Milano, Lirico, 26 November 1902
Les contes d'Hoffmann (Spalanzani) – Bologna, Comunale, 28 November 1903
Rigoletto (Borsa) – Monte Carlo, Garnier, March 1904
Aida (Messenger) – New York, Met, 21 November 1904
Lucrezia Borgia (Vitellozzo) – New York, Met, 5 December 1904
Un ballo in maschera (Judge) – New York, Met, 6 February 1905
Fedora (Rouvel)
Mignon (Laërte)
Guglielmo Ratcliff (Lesley)
Cendrillon (Doyen)
Euryanthe (Rudolf)
Messaline (Myrrhon)
Lucia di Lammermoor (Normanno)
La traviata (Gastone)
La Gioconda (Isepo)
Le nozze di Figaro (Don Curzio)

Discography
Black & Silver Columbia, New York City, December 1904
M134-1	Sul margine d'un rio (Baldelli)			3122
	Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): O Colombina		3131
Reference 1: The Record Collector, September 2001 Enrico Giordani by Jim McPherson
Reference 2 and picture source: Forgotten Opera Singers

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