Virgilio Lazzari
Virgilio Lazzari (20 April 1887, Assisi – 4 October 1953, Castel Gandolfo) was an Italian operatic bass who had an active international performance career from 1908 to 1953. He had lengthy associations with the Chicago Civic Opera (1918–1932) and the Metropolitan Opera (1933–1950), and frequently performed at the Salzburg Festival during the 1930s. He appeared as a guest artist with opera houses internationally, including the Royal Opera House, the Teatro Colón, and the Teatro Carlo Felice among others. Lazzari was particularly known for his performances of Archibaldo in L'amore dei tre re and Leporello in Don Giovanni. In 1943 he created the role of Salomone in the world premiere of Italo Montemezzi's L'incantesimo. Music critic Harold Rosenthal stated that Lazzari was "one of the best singing actors in his particular repertory". While working in Chicago he became a naturalized citizen of the United States. His voice is preserved on complete recordings of Verdi's Rigoletto and Mozart's Don Giovanni which he made with the Metropolitan Opera. |
Birth and Death Data: Born April 20, 1887 (Assisi), Died October 3, 1953 (Castel Gandolfo)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916 - 1920
Roles Represented in DAHR: bass vocal
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Edison | 5219 | 10-in. | 12/18/1916 | Infelice! E tuo credevi | Virgilio Lazzari | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Edison | 5220 | 10-in. | 12/18/1916 | La calunnia | Virgilio Lazzari | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Edison | 5709 | 10-in. | 7/25/1917 | Faust : Final trio | Guido Ciccolini ; Virgilio Lazzari ; Odette Le Fontenay | Vocal trio (soprano, tenor, and bass), with orchestra | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Edison | 7151 | 10-in. | 2/6/1920 | Chi mi frena | Operatic Sextette [Edison] | Mixed vocal sextet, with orchestra | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Edison | 7179 | 10-in. | 2/25/1920 | Final trio | Consuelo Escobar de Castro ; Virgilio Lazzari ; Albert Lindquest | Vocal trio (soprano, tenor, and bass), with orchestra | vocalist, bass vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lazzari, Virgilio," accessed November 16, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109259.
Lazzari, Virgilio. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 16, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109259.
"Lazzari, Virgilio." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 16 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Lazzari, Virgilio, 1887-1953 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no92006139
Wikidata: Virgilio Lazzari - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22680340
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/31562257
MusicBrainz: Virgilio Lazzari - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f52f5ed0-521d-44d2-a575-5904af53a861
ISNI: 0000 0000 5551 4675 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000055514675
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