Giuseppe Nessi

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Giuseppe Nessi (25 September 1887 – 16 December 1961) was an Italian operatic tenor.

Life[edit]

Nessi was born in Bergamo, near Milan in Italy. He made his debut in Saluzzo in 1910, in the role of Alfredo in La Traviata.[1] However, on the advice of renowned Italian conductor Tullio Serafin, the majority of his career was focussed on character tenor roles.[2] He was La Scala's leading comprimario tenor between 1921 and 1959, and also performed at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and at the Salzburg Festival under Arturo Toscanini.[2] He created, among others, the roles of Pong in Turandot, the Priest in Il re, Donna Pasqua in Il campiello,[2] and an archer in Francesca da Rimini; in Zandonai's opera he would later regularly perform the role of Malatestino, which became one of his most notable parts together with Bardolph in Falstaff.[1]

Recordings[edit]

As a character tenor, Nessi was less likely than many other singers to be cast in a lead role. He does, however, play minor supporting roles on several important recordings, including:

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Harold Rosenthal/R, "Nessi Giuseppe", in Sadie, Stanley (ed.), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, Oxford University Press, 1997, III, p. 575.
  2. ^ a b c Rosenthal, Harold; & Warrack, John (1964). Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera. London: Oxford University Press, p. 279
  3. ^ Listed in a Schwarzkopf discography here
  4. ^ Listed in a Callas discography here
  5. ^ Listed in a Callas discography here
  6. ^ The article Nicola Zaccaria cites John Ardoin's book The Callas Legacy as claiming that Giulio Mauri was a pseudonym of Zaccaria
  7. ^ Listed in a Callas discography here
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