Angelo Bisagni

1891 Busseto – 1977 Milano

Bisagni was born into a poor family. In 1914, while studying at the local conservatory, the local council awarded him the privilege to use Teatro Verdi free of charge for a concert.
The war interrupted his studies. A rich citizen of Busseto, Commendatore Temistocle Orlandi, paid for him to continue his studies in Milano with Maestro Giuseppe Mandolini.
He made his debut probably in 1917 at the Verdi in Milano as Alfredo.
He retired in 1926, after the season at the San Carlo, due to difficulties resulting from a faulty technique.
He stayed in the theatrical world and in 1938/9, he organized open air operatic perfomances in Busseto.

Selected performances

La Traviata

1917, during April Como - Politeama Lariano with Vigo Adelina, Marengo Gino
1917, during April Milano - Teatro Verdi with Vigo Adelina, Marengo Gino/Viale Aurelio
1917, during May (Sharing with Dalumi Maurizio/Cecchi Alfredo) Milano - Teatro Lirico with Tarkanoff Elena/Cavalleri Lina/Halzella Buhla/Gattai Alda, Giardini Giuseppe/Moreno Giovanni

Cavalleria rusticana

1917, during June (Sharing with Colazza Luigi/Schiavazzi Piero/Masin Angelo/Cecchi Alfredo/Quattrina Pietro) Milano - Teatro Lirico with Bottero Alessandrina/Impallomeni Franca/Pascali Clelia, De Rivalta Chelina/Onori Emma, Moreno Giovanni/Morselli Arturo
1924, during March Lisbona - Teatro San Carlos with Llacer Maria, Ticozzi Ebe, Lussardi Gino

Pagliacci

1920, during November Milano - Teatro Dal Verme with Spani Hina, Granforte Apollo, Novelli Francesco, Longone Rodolfo
1921, during October Lugano - Teatro Apollo with Sabbatini Clelia, Bertram Alfonso, Patino Ciro, Ramelli Guglielmo
1922, during May Milano - Teatro Verdi with Scaramelli Giulia/Conti Anita, Togliani Carlo, Percuoco Enrico, Mannarini Ida
1924, during August Soresina - Teatro Sociale with Bodini Regina, Parigi Galileo, Rossi Armando
1924, during October Pavia - Teatro Guidi with Guerrieri Olga, Parigi Galileo, Belletti Attilio
1924, during November Modena - Teatro Storchi with Galassi di Lorenzo Elena, Pilotto Angelo, Percuoco Enrico, Parigi Rita
1925, during August Catania - Arena Verdi with Secchi Angela, Giorgi Sante, Belletti Attilio
1925, during ? Torino - Teatro Balbo with Manai Andreina, Micheli Giuseppe, Romano Virgilio, Callegari Giordano
1925, during ? Verona - Teatro Nuovo with Serra Pina, Conati Lorenzo, Cassoli Giuseppe, Callegari Giordano
1926, during January (Sharing with Voltolini Ismaele/Bruno Salvatore) Napoli - Teatro San Carlo with De Voltri Mafalda/Sharlow Hellen, Viviani Gaetano, Steel Robert, Marchesi Giuseppe

Angelo Bisagni sings

Pagliacci: Un tal gioco

Angelo Bisagni sings

Pagliacci: Vesti la giubba

Chronology

*1917*
04	*Milano*	*Teatro Verdi*	*TRAVIATA (Alfredo)*
04	*Como*	*Politeama*	*TRAVIATA (Alfredo)*
*05/06*	*Milano*	*Teatro Lirico*	*TRAVIATA (Alfredo) / CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA (Turiddu)*

*1920*
*10/12*	*Milano*	*Teatro Dal Verme*	*LA NAVE ROSSA di A.Seppilli / MARKEN di G.Bucceri / PAGLIACCI (Canio) / TOSCA (Cavaradossi)*

*1921*
03	*Milano*	*Teatro Verdi*	*RAMUTCHO di S.Donaudy*

*1922*
05	*Milano*	*Teatro Verdi*	*ANDREA CHÉNIER (Chénier) / PAGLIACCI (Canio)*
06	*Busseto*	*Aperto*	*CONCERTO*

*1923*
01	*Milano*	*Kursaal Diana*	*ANDREA CHÉNIER (Chénier) / CARMEN (Don José)*
12	*Parma*	*Teatro Regio*	*CARMEN (Don José)*

*1924*
01	*Genova*	*Teatro Carlo Felice*	*CARMEN (Don José)*
02	*Lisbona*	*Teatro San Carlos*	*MADAMA BUTTERFLY (Pinkerton) / CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA (Turiddu) / LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR (Edgardo)*
08	*Bari*	*Teatro Petruzzelli*	*GUGLIELMO OBERDAN di A.Consiglio (Guglielmo)*
09	*Soresina*	*Teatro Sociale*	*PAGLIACCI (Canio)*
10	*Pavia*	*Teatro Guidi*	*PAGLIACCI (Canio)*
10	*Piacenza*	*Politeama*	*ERNANI (Ernani)*
*10/11*	*Modena*	*Teatro Storchi*	*CARMEN (Don José) / PAGLIACCI (Canio)*
12	*Padova*	*Teatro Garibaldi*	*ANDREA CHÉNIER (Chénier)*

*1925*
06	*Genova*	*Teatro Andrea Doria*	*ERNANI (Ernani)*
08	*Catania*	*Arena Verdi*	*ERNANI (Ernani) / FORZA DEL DESTINO (Alvaro) / PAGLIACCI (Canio)*
	*Napoli*	*Teatro San Carlo*	*CARNASCIALI di G.Laccetti (Baldo)*
	*Torino*	*Teatro Balbo*	*PAGLIACCI (Canio)*
	*Treviso*	*Teatro Sociale*	*FLORIANA di A.Certani (Sergio)*
	*Verona*	*Teatro Nuovo*	*PAGLIACCI (Canio)*

*1926*
06	*Lucca*	*Teatro Del Giglio*	*ANDREA CHÉNIER (Chénier)*
	*Napoli*	*Teatro San Carlo*	*ANDREA CHÉNIER (Chénier) / CARNASCIALI di G.Laccetti (Baldo) / I CAVALIERI DI EKEBU' di R.Zandonai (Gosta Bjorling) / PAGLIACCI (Canio)*

Discography

Fonografia Nazionale,  Milano?  1921?
4523 Pagliacci: Vesti la giubba         Flectar U2051, Artiphon 8150, Skandia Sk114/0180 
4524 Pagliacci: Un tal gioco            Flectar U2051, Artiphon 8151, Skandia Sk114/0181
(Flectar (flexible record) has numbers 4523/4, the Skandia record shows all three numbers

Source for the chronology, discography and recordings the extraordinary website of Roberto Marcocci.