Amelia Pinto

Amelia Pinto (1876–1946) was an Italian

Puccini himself.^[1]^[2]

Biography

Born in

mezzosoprano singing under Zaira Cortini Falchi.^[1]

She made her début on 29 December 1899 at the Teatro Grande in Brescia where her dramatic qualities were noted as she sang in Amilcare Ponchielli's La Gioconda. The following February she took the role of Zuana in Stanislao Falchi [it]'s Tartini, o Il trillo del Diavolo. In September 1900, she proved to be a resounding success in Puccini's Tosca, capturing the composer's admiration. As a result, she was invited to perform the female title role in Wagner's Tristan and Isolda at its Milan première.^[1] Old recordings of her Isolda testify to the strength of Pinto's voice but also to her modulated and controlled penetrating treble.^[3]

In February 1901, at a commemorative concert for

Verdi, together with Enrico Caruso, she sang in the Act II finale of La forza del destino. After a period in Argentina, that December she played Brünnhilde in Wagner's Die Walküre. In 1902, she performed in Tristan and Isolde in Ravenna before travelling to the United States with Pietro Mascagni's opera company to perform in Cavalleria rusticana and Zanetto. After performing in Palermo in 1904, she went on tour to Egypt, singing in Gabriel Dupont's La Cabrera. The following year she was first in Paris in Umberto Giordano's Siberia, then in Madrid in L'Africaine and La Gioconda. In 1906, in Santiago de Chile, she performed in Otello, Il trovatore and Les Huguenots. She retired from the stage in Madrid in 1916, after appearing in La Gioconda, Tristan and Isolda and Die Walküre^[1]

Amelia Pinto died in Palermo on 21 June 1946 after a serious illness.[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Landini, Giancarlo. "Pinto, Amelia" (in Italian). Treccani: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
^ Arakekyan, Ashot (4 July 2014). "Amelia Pinto (Soprano) (Palermo 1878 – Palermo 1946)". Fonotipia Records. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
^ Donzelli, Domenico (22 February 2009). "Grandi Isolde alla Scala di Milano" (in Italian). Il Corriere della Grisi. Retrieved 3 June 2019.

[treccani-1] Landini, Giancarlo. "Pinto, Amelia" (in Italian). Treccani: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Retrieved 3 June 2019.

[2] Arakekyan, Ashot (4 July 2014). "Amelia Pinto (Soprano) (Palermo 1878 – Palermo 1946)". Fonotipia Records. Retrieved 3 June 2019.

[3] Donzelli, Domenico (22 February 2009). "Grandi Isolde alla Scala di Milano" (in Italian). Il Corriere della Grisi. Retrieved 3 June 2019.

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