311:
In all his La Scala roles, Pertile achieved compelling dramatic results despite possessing a voice that was not especially suave or beautiful. It was sometimes even described by critics as "brutta" (ugly). He was particularly effective in
401:
as
Desdemona). Numerous CDs containing selections of Pertile's solo recordings and examples of his work in complete operas have been issued by various record companies since the 1980s.
167:
Thereafter he returned to Italy, where he established himself as the leading tenor at La Scala from 1927 to 1937, becoming a favourite singer of the principal conductor
575:
570:
439:
20:
560:
182:
555:
565:
529:
420:(in Italian translation, 1932), were not included in the 1995 release but they are available on other CD labels.
404:
In 1995, a comprehensive anthology of his recordings were issued in an album (with the accompanying monograph,
114:
83:
After singing in regional Italy and South
America, Pertile first sang at the premier Italian opera house,
126:
367:
550:
545:
293:
246:
228:
120:
281:
188:
88:
63:
382:
270:
96:
478:
456:
435:
336:
324:
304:
216:
176:
71:
55:
393:
Pertile made recordings from 1922 to 1942 (the final three items consisting of excerpts from
234:
168:
157:
131:
39:
358:
He appeared, too, in unusual operatic works, creating for example the role of
Fernando in
147:
328:
174:
As well as previously mentioned works, his La Scala repertory included the title role in
288:
258:
193:
152:
76:
59:
539:
344:
340:
252:
106:
92:
515:
359:
352:
332:
222:
204:
210:
470:
432:
The
Metropolitan Opera encyclopedia: a comprehensive guide to the world of opera
298:
276:
198:
19:
520:
398:
348:
51:
482:
38:. Many critics consider him one of the most exciting operatic artists of the
460:
335:
between 1918 and 1929. His soprano colleagues included such famous divas as
240:
142:
84:
31:
317:
264:
112:
In his only season at the Met, his other roles included des Grieux in
516:
History of the Tenor / Aureliano
Pertile / Sound Clips and Narration
313:
101:
67:
35:
18:
408:) from TIMAClub. His three complete operatic recordings, namely
320:
opera, bringing a rare emotional intensity to his performances.
164:
with the Met's touring company at
Philadelphia and in Brooklyn.
136:
42:, and one of the most important tenors of the 20th century.
87:, Milan, in 1916. He appeared on this occasion as Paolo in
74:
in Milan, before making his operatic debut as Lyonel in
66:, in the same town. He studied with Vittorio Orefice in
62:, 18 days after the birth of another celebrated tenor,
377:
His final stage appearances were in Italy in 1946, in
286:. He also created the leading tenor parts in Boito's
475:The grand tradition: 70 years of singing on record
430:Hamilton, David; Andris-Michalaros, Aliki (1987).
412:(with Dusolina Giannini in the title role, 1928),
455:(2nd ed.). London: Oxford University Press.
8:
160:). He also participated in performances of
30:(9 November 1885 – 11 January 1952) was an
497:Aureliano Pertile e il suo metodo di canto
451:Rosenthal, Harold; Warrack, John (1980).
327:in London from 1927 to 1931, and at the
576:20th-century Italian male opera singers
109:in the title role, on 1 December 1921.
453:The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera
522:Aureliano Pertile in an excerpt from
406:La voce e l'arte di Aureliano Pertile
7:
571:Academic staff of Milan Conservatory
434:. New York: Simon & Schuster.
14:
366:(in 1918) and the title role in
183:Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
1:
95:. Pertile made his New York
592:
503:Pertile, una voce, un mito
499:, by D. Silvestrini, 1932.
302:, in 1927, and Mascagni's
186:(in Italian), Edgardo in
561:Fonotipia Records artists
385:until his death in 1952.
323:Pertile also sang at the
381:. He then taught at the
280:, and the title part in
99:debut as Cavaradossi in
23:Aureliano Pertile, 1933.
556:Italian operatic tenors
80:, in 1911, in Vicenza.
566:People from Montagnana
505:, by Bruno Tosi, 1985.
24:
477:. London: Duckworth.
22:
247:La forza del destino
229:Un ballo in maschera
214:, the title part in
121:Cavalleria rusticana
50:Pertile was born in
189:Lucia di Lammermoor
89:Francesca da Rimini
64:Giovanni Martinelli
383:Milan Conservatory
271:Adriana Lecouvreur
97:Metropolitan Opera
25:
441:978-0-500-01425-7
368:Constantino Gaito
337:Gilda Dalla Rizza
325:Royal Opera House
150:), and Julien in
72:Gaetano Bavagnoli
56:province of Padua
28:Aureliano Pertile
583:
526:
486:
464:
445:
235:Madama Butterfly
169:Arturo Toscanini
158:Geraldine Farrar
132:Feodor Chaliapin
40:inter-war period
591:
590:
586:
585:
584:
582:
581:
580:
536:
535:
521:
512:
493:
469:
450:
442:
429:
426:
391:
232:, Pinkerton in
148:Florence Easton
48:
46:Life and career
17:
12:
11:
5:
589:
587:
579:
578:
573:
568:
563:
558:
553:
548:
538:
537:
534:
533:
518:
511:
510:External links
508:
507:
506:
500:
492:
489:
488:
487:
466:
465:
447:
446:
440:
425:
422:
390:
387:
268:, Maurizio in
250:, Pollione in
226:, Riccardo in
217:Andrea Chénier
196:, Alfredo in
194:Toti dal Monte
180:, Stolzing in
134:), Radames in
60:Northern Italy
47:
44:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
588:
577:
574:
572:
569:
567:
564:
562:
559:
557:
554:
552:
549:
547:
544:
543:
541:
532:(audio only).
531:
527:
525:
524:Manon Lescaut
519:
517:
514:
513:
509:
504:
501:
498:
495:
494:
490:
484:
480:
476:
472:
468:
467:
462:
458:
454:
449:
448:
443:
437:
433:
428:
427:
423:
421:
419:
415:
411:
407:
402:
400:
396:
388:
386:
384:
380:
375:
373:
369:
365:
361:
356:
354:
350:
346:
342:
341:Claudia Muzio
339:, dal Monte,
338:
334:
330:
326:
321:
319:
315:
309:
307:
306:
301:
300:
295:
291:
290:
285:
284:
279:
278:
274:, Fernand in
273:
272:
267:
266:
261:
260:
255:
254:
249:
248:
243:
242:
238:, Il Duca in
237:
236:
231:
230:
225:
224:
220:, Manrico in
219:
218:
213:
212:
208:, Rodolfo in
207:
206:
201:
200:
195:
191:
190:
185:
184:
179:
178:
172:
170:
165:
163:
159:
155:
154:
149:
145:
144:
139:
138:
133:
129:
128:
127:Boris Godunov
124:, Grigori in
123:
122:
118:, Turiddu in
117:
116:
115:Manon Lescaut
110:
108:
107:Maria Jeritza
104:
103:
98:
94:
90:
86:
81:
79:
78:
73:
69:
65:
61:
57:
53:
45:
43:
41:
37:
33:
29:
21:
16:Italian tenor
523:
502:
496:
491:Bibliography
474:
471:Steane, J.B.
452:
431:
417:
414:Il trovatore
413:
409:
405:
403:
394:
392:
378:
376:
371:
363:
360:Felipe Boero
357:
353:Ninon Vallin
333:Buenos Aires
329:Teatro Colón
322:
310:
303:
297:
294:Wolf-Ferrari
287:
282:
275:
269:
263:
257:
251:
245:
244:, Alvaro in
239:
233:
227:
223:Il trovatore
221:
215:
209:
203:
197:
187:
181:
175:
173:
166:
161:
151:
141:
135:
125:
119:
113:
111:
100:
82:
75:
49:
27:
26:
551:1952 deaths
546:1885 births
416:(1930) and
374:(in 1926).
308:, in 1935.
292:, in 1924,
283:Fra Diavolo
277:La Favorite
256:, Loris in
202:, Osaka in
199:La traviata
140:, Canio in
91:, opposite
540:Categories
399:Gina Cigna
389:Recordings
349:Hina Spani
345:Bidu Sayão
316:roles and
156:(opposite
146:(opposite
93:Rosa Raïsa
52:Montagnana
483:252923732
379:Pagliacci
362:'s opera
343:, Raisa,
241:Rigoletto
211:La bohème
177:Lohengrin
143:Pagliacci
54:, in the
473:(1974).
461:60900670
372:Ollantay
85:La Scala
530:YouTube
424:Sources
364:Tucuman
318:verismo
265:Werther
192:, with
105:, with
32:Italian
481:
459:
438:
418:Carmen
395:Otello
351:, and
305:Nerone
289:Nerone
259:Fedora
162:Louise
153:Louise
130:(with
77:Martha
70:, and
34:lyric
397:with
314:Verdi
253:Norma
102:Tosca
68:Padua
36:tenor
479:OCLC
457:OCLC
436:ISBN
410:Aïda
205:Iris
137:Aida
528:on
370:'s
331:in
299:Sly
296:'s
58:of
542::
355:.
347:,
262:,
171:.
485:.
463:.
444:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
