Reno Andreini

Reno Andreini (also spelled Remo) (c. 1875–1880 in Florence – after 1924

Born in Florence, Andreini studied at the Conservatorio Luigi Cherubini in his native city. He made his debut at the Teatro Nicolini in Florence in 1902 as Arturo to Luisa Tetrazzini's Elvira in Vincenzo Bellini's I puritani.^[2] Later that year he portrayed Elvino in Bellini's La sonnambula at the Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi in Trieste. In 1903 he sang the title role in Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann at the Teatro del Corso in Bologna, and appeared in roles at the Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari.^[3][1]

In 1904 Andreini was committed to the

In 1907 Andreini returned to Italy to join the roster of artists at the Politaema Parma where he made his debut as Canio in Ruggero Leoncavallo's Pagliacci. This was followed by performances of Milio Dufresne in Leoncavallo's Zazà and Donizetti's Edgardo di Ravenswood later that year. Andreini later sang Milio for his debut at the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples in 1910.^[2] He was also seen at the Teatro del Giglio in Lucca in 1910 as Chevalier des Grieux in Giacomo Puccini's Manon Lescaut.^[1]

In 1911 Andreini was committed to the Teatro Regio in Turin, where he made his debut as Walter in Alfredo Catalani's Loreley. In Turin, he also created the role of Luciano in the world premiere of Raffaele De Miero's Morgana on February 16, 1911.^[3] In 1915, he returned to Palermo to sing Cavaradossi in Puccini's Tosca. In 1916, he was committed to the Havana Opera in Cuba, where he performed Alfredo in La traviata to Amelita Galli-Curci's Violetta for his debut with the company. He also was Galli-Curci's partner in productions of Lucia di Lammermoor and in La Sonnambula in Havana that year.^[2]

In 1917 Andreini returned to Italy to once again join the roster of singers at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome. Roles he sang in Rome over the next two seasons included Dick Johnson in Puccini's