Bettino Cappelli

Cappelli studied with maestro Vincenzo Vannini.

He made his debut in 1907 at the Persio Flacco in Volterra as Alfredo.

His career evolved as follows:

1907 Volterra, L'Aquila, Poggibonsi, Vercelli

1908 Vercelli, Barletta, Cerignola, Novara, Sesto Fiorentino, Piombino, Firenze

1901 Firenze, Pisa, Figline Valdarno, Jesi

1910 La Spezia, Treviso, Schio, Nürnberg, Parma

Parma Teatro Regio 1910
MARIA DI ROHAN, January 30, February 3/6/8 with Mattia Battistini, Nella Zanatta, Eugenio Lopez Nunez, Sigismondo Zavrosky, Agostino Nava, Palmiro Domenichetti, Vittorio Gui conducting

1911 Sanremo, Napoli, Udine, Trento, Sesto Firoentino, Bassano del Grappa

1912 Bologna, Palermo, Vicenza, Genova

1913 Faenza, Venezia, Firenze, Cremona

1914 Cremona, Salò, Fermo, Ferrara, Roma

1915 Parma

In 1916, he moved to Australia with the Gonzales Fuller Company and he stayed there after the departure of the company.

1916 Roma, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Wellington

Evening Post, 28 November 1916

1917 Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney

1918 Asia/Australia tour with the Gonzales company

In 1919 he was hired by the impressario Fuller for a series of vaudeville appearances. He was very successful.

1919 Asia/Australia tour with the Gonzales company

In 1924, Cappelli, while singing in South Africa, was called back to Australia to save the current season.

1924 Sydney

In 1925, he moved to the USA.

His repertory included: Traviata, Celeste, Cavalleria rusticana, Siberia, Un ballo in maschera, Il trovatore, Rigoletto, La Gioconda, Lucia di Lammermoor, Aida, Lohengrin, Maria di Rohan, Tosca, La dannazione di Faust, Loreley, Mefistofele, La fanciulla del West, Manon Lescaut, Bianca Cappello, L'amore dei tre re, Andrea Chénier, Carmen, Faust, La favorita, ...

I wish to thank Richard J Venezia and Dana Fieda for the recording (Da voi lontan).

I would like to thank Vladimir Efimenko for the recording (Fanciulla).

Discography

FONOTIPIA RECORD 	 
69067         CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Addio alla madre 	 
69068         CARMEN: Il fior 	 
74165         LOHENGRIN: Cessaro i canti alfin with Linda Cannetti
74166         LOHENGRIN: Da voi lontano 	 
92731         TRAVIATA: Un dì felice eterea with Linda Cannetti
92732         TRAVIATA: Libiamo with Linda Cannetti
92737         LOHENGRIN: Di' non t'incantan 	 
92738         LOHENGRIN: Prova maggior 	 
92739         LOHENGRIN: Cigno fedel 	 
92740         LOHENGRIN: S'ei torna alfin 	 
92974         FANCIULLA DEL WEST: Son Ramirez 	 
92975         FANCIULLA DEL WEST: Ch'ella mi creda 	 
92976         LOHENGRIN: Mercè, mercè, cigno gentil 	 
UNPUBLISHED   COSENTINO: Mattinata 	 
UNPUBLISHED   DANNAZIONE DI FAUST: A te grazie, o crepuscolo 	 
UNPUBLISHED   AMORE DEI TRE RE: Dammi le labbra e tanta ti darò with Elisa Landau
UNPUBLISHED   AMORE DEI TRE RE: Addio Flora with Elisa Landau
UNPUBLISHED   AMORE DEI TRE RE: Avito! with Elisa Landau
UNPUBLISHED   AMORE DEI TRE RE: Come tremi, diletto! with Elisa Landau
  	  	 
ODEON FONOTIPIA RECORD 	 
37869         ERNANI: Tu se' Ernani with Corradetti Ferruccio/Corsi Emilia
37870         ERNANI: Come rugiada al cespite 	 
110010        TROVATORE: Tace la notte! with Riccardo Tegani
110011        BALLO IN MASCHERA: Ma se m'è forza perderti

I wish to thank Helmut Krautschneider for the Australian newspaper clip.