Cast lists of eight tenor operas
ErnaniCasts arranged in the following order:Elvira – Ernani – Carlo – Silva Selected performances 1900–1918 Selected performances 1919–1934
Les huguenotsParis and London casts in the 19th centuryPerformances in Italian translation, 1890–1926
IrisThe tenors of Iris 1898–1924The tenors of Iris 1925–1998
Otello (Rossini)Prominent casts of Rossini's Otello in the 19th century
Otello (Verdi)Casts arranged in the following order:Desdemona – Otello – Iago Selected performances 1900–1915 Selected performances 1916–1933
Il piccolo MaratPerformances since 1921Complete Piccolo Marat discography
I puritaniThe tenors of I puritani 1835–1899, part 1The tenors of I puritani 1835–1899, part 2 The tenors of I puritani 1900–1945 The tenors of I puritani after WWII
Robert le diablePerformance history in the 20th century
Il trovatoreCasts arranged in the following order:Leonora – Azucena – Manrico – Conte – Ferrando Selected performances 1900–1905 Selected performances 1906–1910 Selected performances 1911–1920 Selected performances 1921–1934 ...and for further cast lists, find François Nouvion's great chronology of Guillaume Tell performances since 1829 this way. I wish to thank Roberto Marcocci for the Ernani, Otello, Trovatore and the Italian Huguenots information, for his help with the Piccolo Marat chronology and discography, and for additions to the Iris, Robert le diable and Puritani listings. I wish to thank Tom Kaufman for his unpublished Puritani chronology, for his help with the Piccolo Marat chronology, and for allowing the use of his archives for the 19th century Huguenots casts. I wish to thank Georges Voisin for the main part of the Piccolo Marat discography. I wish to thank Martin Ramor for additions to the Iris and Puritani chronologies. I wish to thank Erik Bruchez for his help with the Piccolo Marat chronology. I wish to thank Malcolm Nightingale for additions to the Iris chronology. Reference for Iris: Fulvio Venturi, Iris, 1898–1998, il centenario; Teatro di Livorno, 1999 |