Guido Ciccolini
1885 Roma – 11 May 1963 Neptune/New Jersey
In 1903, Ciccolini began to study with Antonio Cotogni, and he made his debut in 1907 at the Politeama Azeglio in Bologna
in Traviata.
In 1909, Ciccolini toured, with the company of Mme de Restier, Belgium and Holland (Madama Butterfly, 17 March 1909 Amsterdam, de Restier,
Galan, Nistri, Gioacchino Welhis).
This was followed by tours in England, Ireland, and France. He sang with great success in Russia (St. Petersburg, Odessa) and Warsaw.
In 1911,
he moved to Australia engaged by the Williamson Opera Company, and there he sang in Bohème with Nellie Melba.
The opposition of
the diva caused his dismissal. He devoted his time to concerts and vaudeville.
He went back to Italy and was chosen by
Wolf-Ferrari for the Italian premiere of I quattro rusteghi (Teatro Lirico, Milano).
Starting in 1915, Ciccolini sang several seasons with the Boston Opera. In 1915, he sang Turiddu
in Havanna.
After the war, he moved to the United States where, in 1918,
he made his debut at the Auditorium in Chicago (Duca, Alfredo, Almaviva, Rodolfo). In 1926, he sang at the funeral of
his friend Rodolfo Valentino.
He retired after 1930. In 1959,
in New York, he was the guest of the Public Library in an evening devoted to Caruso, Galli-Curci and Melba, artists
he knew.
Reference: Kutsch & Riemens
Gramophone 2-052082
In RA format
Gramophone 7-52046
In RA format
| Guido Ciccolini sings | Madama Butterfly: Amore o grillo, with Thomas Chalmers
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In RA format
Gramophone 052434
In RA format
In RA format
I would like to thank Anton Bieber for the recording and record scan (Manon Lescaut).
I would like to thank Tom Silverbörg for the recordings (Pagliacci, Madama Butterfly). Chronology
| 1907 |
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| 06 |
Bologna |
Politeama Azeglio |
TRAVIATA (Alfredo) |
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| 1908 |
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| 01/02 |
Salerno |
Teatro Verdi |
AFRICANA (Vasco) / ADRIANA LECOUVREUR (Maurizio) / CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA
(Turiddu) |
| 11 |
Bruxelles |
La Monnaie |
STAGIONE COMPAGNIA ROSTER |
| 11 |
Gent |
De Minard |
BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (Almaviva) |
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| 1909 |
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| 01 |
Paris |
Gaîté-Lyrique |
BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (Almaviva) |
| 01/02 |
Gent |
De Minard |
DON PASQUALE (Ernesto) / BOHÈME (Rodolfo) / DINORAH (Corentin) |
| 02 |
Antwerpen |
Théâtre Royal Français |
STAGIONE COMPAGNIA CASTELLANO |
| 02 |
Lille |
Théâtre Sébastopol |
BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (Almaviva) |
| 03 |
Le Havre |
Théâtre |
BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (Almaviva) / MADAMA BUTTERFLY (Pinkerton) /
RIGOLETTO (Duca) |
| 03 |
Amsterdam |
Stadsschouwburg |
MADAMA BUTTERFLY (Pinkerton) |
| 03 |
Amsterdam |
Paleis voor Volksvlijt |
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA (Turiddu) |
| 03 |
Paris |
Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques |
DON PASQUALE (Ernesto) / LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR (Edgardo) |
| 05 |
London |
Coronet Theatre |
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA (Turiddu) / DON PASQUALE (Ernesto) / RIGOLETTO
(Duca) / ZAZÀ (Milio) |
| 07 |
Oostende |
Koninklijke Schouwburg |
FAUST (Faust) / TRAVIATA (Alfredo) / ZAZÀ (Milio) |
| 08 |
Dublin |
Theatre Royal |
DINORAH (Corentin) / DON PASQUALE (Ernesto) / RIGOLETTO (Duca) /
TRAVIATA (Alfredo) |
| 09 |
Belfast |
Theatre Royal |
STAGIONE COMPAGNIA CASTELLANO |
| 10 |
Glasgow |
Grand Theater |
STAGIONE COMPAGNIA CASTELLANO |
| 10 |
Liverpool |
Royal Court Theatre |
STAGIONE COMPAGNIA CASTELLANO |
| 11 |
London |
King's Theatre |
CARMEN (Don José) / TRAVIATA (Alfredo) / ZAZÀ (Milio) |
| 11 |
Bournemouth |
Theatre Royal |
RIGOLETTO (Duca) |
| 12 |
Eastbourne |
Royal Hippodrome Theatre |
ZAZÀ (Milio) |
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| 1911 |
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| 09 |
Sydney |
Her Majesty's |
FAUST (Faust) |
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| 1914 |
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| 06 |
Milano |
Teatro Lirico |
I QUATTRO RUSTEGHI (Filipeto) |
| 06 |
Firenze |
Teatro Verdi |
I QUATTRO RUSTEGHI (Filipeto) |
| 06 |
Verona |
Teatro Filarmonico |
I QUATTRO RUSTEGHI (Filipeto) |
| 06 |
Treviso |
Teatro Sociale |
I QUATTRO RUSTEGHI (Filipeto) |
| 06 |
Venezia |
Teatro La Fenice |
I QUATTRO RUSTEGHI (Filipeto) |
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| 1918 |
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| 11/12 |
Chicago |
Civic Opera House |
BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (Almaviva) / TRAVIATA (Alfredo) / BOHÈME (Rodolfo) |
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| 1919 |
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| 01 |
Chicago |
Civic Opera House |
RIGOLETTO (Duca) |
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| 1922 |
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New York City |
Century Theater |
TOSCA (Cavaradossi) |
Discography
Gramophone, Milano, about June 1908
11303b Mignon (Thomas): Addio, Mignon 2-52705
1563½c Stabat mater (Rossini): Stabat mater dolorosa 054230
with Gilda Butti, Eugenia Lopez Nunes, Giovanni Bardi
1572½c Carmen (Bizet): Il fior 052238
Gramophone, Milano, 21 November 1910
903ah Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Vesti la giubba 2-52789
Gramophone, Milano, 22 November 1910
206ai Cavalleria rusticana (Mascagni): Mamma, quel vino 052298, Vic 55021
Gramophone, Milano, 23 November 1910
209ai Bohème (Puccini): Addio, dolce svegliare 054299
with Amelia Sanipoli, Maria Passari, Ernesto Badini
Gramophone, Milano, 25 November 1910
913ah Mefistofele (Boito): Giunto sul passo estremo 2-52787
222ai Cavalleria rusticana (Mascagni): Tu qui, Santuzza? 054297, Vic 55002
with Bianca Besalù
223ai Cavalleria rusticana (Mascagni): No no Turiddu 054298, Vic 55002
with Bianca Besalù
Gramophone, Milano, 14 December 1910
243ai Amico Fritz (Mascagni): Han della porpora 054388, Vic 68376
with Ebe Boccolini
Gramophone, Hayes, 2 September 1913
HO748ak Tosca (Puccini): E lucevan le stelle 7-52045
HO750ak Fedora (Giordano): Amor ti vieta 7-52046
HO510al Gioconda (Ponchielli): Cielo e mar 2-052080
HO511al Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Fra poco a me ricovero 2-052081
HO513al Bohème (Puccini): Che gelida manina 2-052082
Gramophone, Milano, 31 October 1913
2866ah Tosca (Puccini): Recondita armonia 2-52858
2868ah Until (Sanderson) 2-52862
712ai Tosca (Puccini): E lucevan le stelle 052419, 72701
713ai Gioconda (Ponchielli): Cielo e mar 052418
Gramophone, Milano, 4 November 1913
2875ah Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Fra poco a me ricovero 2-52859
718ai Carmen (Bizet): Il fior 052420
Gramophone, Milano, 10 November 1913
719ai Amico Fritz (Mascagni): Han della porpora unpublished
with Giorgina Caprile
720ai Amico Fritz (Mascagni): Han della porpora 054465
with Giorgina Caprile
721ai Amico Fritz (Mascagni): Tutto tace 054466
with Giorgina Caprile
Gramophone, Milano, 12 November 1913
2897ah Manon Lescaut (Puccini): Donna non vidi mai 2-52860
Gramophone, Milano, 14 November 1913
730ai Manon Lescaut (Puccini): Vedi, son io che piango 054468
with Giorgina Caprile
Gramophone, Milano, 19 November 1913
742ai Falstaff (Verdi): Bocca baciata 054470
with Giorgina Caprile
743ai Manon Lescaut (Puccini): Vedete! Io son fedele 054467
with Giorgina Caprile
Gramophone, Milano, 21 November 1913
756ai Cavalleria rusticana (Mascagni): Tu qui, Santuzza? 054471
with Giorgina Caprile
Gramophone, Milano, 25 November 1913
2913ah Manon Lescaut (Puccini): Ah! non v'avvicinate 2-52861
Gramophone, Milano, 6 April 1914
757m Lohengrin (Wagner): Di' non t'incantan 052434
760m Mefistofele (Boito): Forma ideal purissima 054480
with Sarah Fidelia Solari, Vincenzo Bettoni
Edison Diamond, New York City, 16 June 1915
3882 A Traviata (Verdi): Parigi, o cara 82537-R
with Alice Verlet
3882 B Traviata (Verdi): Parigi, o cara 82537-R
with Alice Verlet
3882 C Traviata (Verdi): Parigi, o cara 82537-R
with Alice Verlet
Edison Diamond, New York City, 7 July 1915
3943 A Trovatore (Verdi): Ai nostri monti 82541-R
with Julia Heinrich
3943 B Trovatore (Verdi): Ai nostri monti 82541-R
with Julia Heinrich
3943 C Trovatore (Verdi): Ai nostri monti 82541-R
with Julia Heinrich
Edison Diamond, New York City, 9 July 1915
3949 A Bohème (Puccini): O soave fanciulla unpublished
with Alice Verlet
3949 B Bohème (Puccini): O soave fanciulla unpublished
with Alice Verlet
3949 C Bohème (Puccini): O soave fanciulla unpublished
with Alice Verlet
Edison Diamond, New York City, 13 July 1915
3962 A Carmen (Bizet): Parle-moi de ma mère unpublished
with Julia Heinrich
3962 B Carmen (Bizet): Parle-moi de ma mère unpublished
with Julia Heinrich
3962 C Carmen (Bizet): Parle-moi de ma mère unpublished
with Julia Heinrich
Edison Diamond, New York City, 23 August 1915
4063 A Carmen (Bizet): Il fior unpublished
4063 B Carmen (Bizet): Il fior unpublished
4063 C Carmen (Bizet): Il fior unpublished
Edison Diamond, New York City, 13 September 1916
4989 A Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Vesti la giubba 82119-R
4989 B Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Vesti la giubba 82119-R
4989 C Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Vesti la giubba 82119-R, BA 28253
Edison Diamond, New York City, 15 September 1916
4996 A Mamma mia che vo' sapè (Nutile) 83068-R, BA 28268
4996 B Mamma mia che vo' sapè (Nutile) 83068-R
4996 C Mamma mia che vo' sapè (Nutile) 83068-R
Edison Diamond, New York City, 25 September 1916
4063 F Carmen (Bizet): Il fior 82156-R
4063 G Carmen (Bizet): Il fior 82156-R
4063 H Carmen (Bizet): Il fior 82156-R
Edison Diamond, New York City, 29 September 1916
5029 A Carme (composer unknown) 83068-L, BA 28263
5029 B Carme (composer unknown) 83068-L
5029 C Carme (composer unknown) 83068-L
Edison Diamond, New York City, 6 October 1916
5050 A Tosca (Puccini): E lucevan le stelle 82118-R, BA 28276
5050 B Tosca (Puccini): E lucevan le stelle 82118-R
5050 C Tosca (Puccini): E lucevan le stelle 82118-R
Edison Diamond, New York City, 27 November 1916
5177 A Bohème (Puccini): O Mimì, thou false one 83069-R
with Arthur Middleton
5177 B Bohème (Puccini): O Mimì, thou false one 83069-R
with Arthur Middleton
5177 C Bohème (Puccini): O Mimì, thou false one 83069-R
with Arthur Middleton
Edison Diamond, New York City, 29 November 1916
5183 A Tosca (Puccini): Recondita armonia 82131-R
5183 B Tosca (Puccini): Recondita armonia 82131-R
5183 C Tosca (Puccini): Recondita armonia 82131-R
Edison Diamond, New York City, 4 December 1916
5189 A Marechiare (Tosti) 82552-L
5189 B Marechiare (Tosti) 82552-L
5189 C Marechiare (Tosti) 82552-L
Edison Diamond, New York City, 28 December 1916
5245 A Madama Butterfly (Puccini): Addio, fiorito asil 83038-R
with Thomas Chalmers
5245 B Madama Butterfly (Puccini): Addio, fiorito asil 83038-R
with Thomas Chalmers
5245 C Madama Butterfly (Puccini): Addio, fiorito asil 83038-R
with Thomas Chalmers
Edison Diamond, New York City, 24 January 1917
5316 A Gioconda (Ponchielli): Cielo e mar unpublished
5316 B Gioconda (Ponchielli): Cielo e mar unpublished (test pressing exists)
5316 C Gioconda (Ponchielli): Cielo e mar unpublished
Edison Diamond, New York City, 31 January 1917
5332 A Pêcheurs de perles (Bizet): Del tempio al limitar 82203-R
with Arthur Middleton
5332 B Pêcheurs de perles (Bizet): Del tempio al limitar 82203-R
with Arthur Middleton
5332 C Pêcheurs de perles (Bizet): Del tempio al limitar 82203-R
with Arthur Middleton
Edison Diamond, New York City, 5 March 1917
5428 A 'O sole mio (Di Capua) unpublished
5428 B 'O sole mio (Di Capua) unpublished
5428 C 'O sole mio (Di Capua) unpublished
Edison Diamond, New York City, 7 March 1917
5433 A Favorite (Donizetti): Spirto gentil 82253-R
5433 B Favorite (Donizetti): Spirto gentil 82253-R
5433 C Favorite (Donizetti): Spirto gentil 82253-R
Edison Diamond, New York City, 19 March 1917
4989 F Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Vesti la giubba 82119-R
4989 G Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Vesti la giubba 82119-R
4989 H Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Vesti la giubba unpublished
Edison Diamond, New York City, 21 March 1917
5464 A Élégie (Massenet) 83074-R
5464 B Élégie (Massenet) 83074-R
5464 C Élégie (Massenet) 83074-R
Edison Diamond, New York City, 4 June 1917
5428 F 'O sole mio (Di Capua) unpublished
5428 G 'O sole mio (Di Capua) unpublished
5428 H 'O sole mio (Di Capua) 83074-L, BA 28282
Edison Diamond, New York City, 8 June 1917
5609 A Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Fra poco a me ricovero 82570-L
5609 B Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Fra poco a me ricovero 82570-L
5609 C Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Fra poco a me ricovero 82570-L, BA 28273
Edison Diamond, New York City, 18 June 1917
5629 A Rigoletto (Verdi): Bella figlia dell'amore 84001-R, RPA 29006
with Arthur Middleton, Alice Verlet, Merle Alcock-Tillotson
5629 B Rigoletto (Verdi): Bella figlia dell'amore 84001-R
with Arthur Middleton, Alice Verlet, Merle Alcock-Tillotson
5629 C Rigoletto (Verdi): Bella figlia dell'amore 84001-R
with Arthur Middleton, Alice Verlet, Merle Alcock-Tillotson
5629 D Rigoletto (Verdi): Bella figlia dell'amore 84001-R
with Arthur Middleton, Alice Verlet, Merle Alcock-Tillotson
Edison Diamond, New York City, 20 June 1917
5635 A Madama Butterfly (Puccini): Amore o grillo unpublished
with Thomas Chalmers
5635 B Madama Butterfly (Puccini): Amore o grillo 82304-R
with Thomas Chalmers
5635 C Madama Butterfly (Puccini): Amore o grillo 82304-R, BA 28278
with Thomas Chalmers
Edison Diamond, New York City, 25 July 1917
5709 A Faust (Gounod): Alerte! Alerte! unpublished
with Virgilio Lazzari, Odette Le Fontenay
5709 B Faust (Gounod): Alerte! Alerte! unpublished
with Virgilio Lazzari, Odette Le Fontenay
5709 C Faust (Gounod): Alerte! Alerte! unpublished
with Virgilio Lazzari, Odette Le Fontenay
Edison Diamond, New York City, 14 September 1917
5787 A Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Chi mi frena 82266-R
with Enrico Baroni, Alice Verlet, Arthur Middleton,
Merle Alcock-Tillotson, Henri Scott
5787 B Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Chi mi frena 82266-R
with Enrico Baroni, Alice Verlet, Arthur Middleton,
Merle Alcock-Tillotson, Henri Scott
5787 C Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Chi mi frena 82266-R
with Enrico Baroni, Alice Verlet, Arthur Middleton,
Merle Alcock-Tillotson, Henri Scott
Edison Diamond, New York City, 23 September 1918
6376 A Manon (Massenet): En fermant les yeux 82556-L
6376 B Manon (Massenet): En fermant les yeux 82556-L
6376 C Manon (Massenet): En fermant les yeux 82556-L
Edison Diamond, New York City, 30 September 1918
6386 A Rigoletto (Verdi): Questa o quella/La donna è mobile unpublished
6386 B Rigoletto (Verdi): Questa o quella/La donna è mobile unpublished
Edison Diamond, New York City, 2 October 1918
6393 A Aida (Verdi): Celeste Aida unpublished
6393 B Aida (Verdi): Celeste Aida unpublished
6393 C Aida (Verdi): Celeste Aida unpublished
Edison Diamond, New York City, 4 October 1918
6397 A Luisa Miller (Verdi): Quando le sere al placido unpublished
6397 B Luisa Miller (Verdi): Quando le sere al placido unpublished
6397 C Luisa Miller (Verdi): Quando le sere al placido unpublished
Edison Diamond, New York City, October (?) 1918
6386 F Rigoletto (Verdi): Questa o quella/La donna è mobile unpublished
6386 G Rigoletto (Verdi): Questa o quella/La donna è mobile unpublished
6386 H Rigoletto (Verdi): Questa o quella/La donna è mobile unpublished
Edison Diamond, New York City, 6 November 1918
6447 A Bohème (Puccini): Che gelida manina 82556-R
6447 B Bohème (Puccini): Che gelida manina 82556-R
6447 C Bohème (Puccini): Che gelida manina 82556-R
Edison Diamond, New York City, 8 November 1918
6452 A La spagnola (Di Chiara) 82167-L, RPA 29029
6452 B La spagnola (Di Chiara) 82167-L
6452 C La spagnola (Di Chiara) 82167-L
Edison Diamond, New York City, 13 February 1919
6619 A Funiculì, funiculà (Denza) unpublished
6619 B Funiculì, funiculà (Denza) 82183-R, RPA 29032
6619 C Funiculì, funiculà (Denza) unpublished
Edison Diamond, New York City, 24 February 1919
6635 A Trovatore (Verdi): Ah sì, ben mio 82200-R
6635 B Trovatore (Verdi): Ah sì, ben mio 82200-R
6635 C Trovatore (Verdi): Ah sì, ben mio 82200-R
Edison Diamond, New York City, 26 February 1919
6641 A Manon Lescaut (Puccini): Donna non vidi mai 82210-L
6641 B Manon Lescaut (Puccini): Donna non vidi mai 82210-L
6641 C Manon Lescaut (Puccini): Donna non vidi mai 82210-L
Edison Diamond, New York City, 28 June 1920
7427 A Tarantella sincera (De Crescenzo) 82220-R
7427 B Tarantella sincera (De Crescenzo) 82220-R
7427 C Tarantella sincera (De Crescenzo) 82220-R
Edison Diamond, New York City, 2 August 1920
7472 A La campana di S. Giusto (Arona) 82304-L
7472 B La campana di S. Giusto (Arona) 82304-L
7472 C La campana di S. Giusto (Arona) 82304-L
Source: Gesellschaft für historische Tonträger, Wien
Source for the chronology and biographical notes the extraordinary website of Roberto Marcocci.
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