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Fernanda Chiesa, soprano,( ?- ?)
She made her debut in 1901 at Sociale of Saluzzo in ‘’Cavalleria Rusticana’’.
http://forgottenoperasingers.blogspot.fr/2013/07/fernanda-chiesa-soprano.html
CARLO ALBANI [tenor] Trieste, 1872. Carlo Albani was born of Italian and French parents, studied under Enrico Delle Sedie, and made his first appearance in La forza del destino in Milan. He sang Rhadamès at the Paris Opéra in 1910 (in French) and reprised this role in Rome at the Teatro Costanzi in 1916. Also at the Costanzi, Albani added Manrico in Il trovatore and Don Alvaro in La forza del destino. He sang with considerable success in St. Petersburg and also in the principal musical centers of North and South America, however his lack of presence in the U.S. might be explained by an interesting incident that occurred in 1907. Oscar Hammerstein booked Albani to sing in Il trovatore for the New York Manhattan Opera Company. The press was unkind to Albani and he disappeared after the second performance, breaching his contract and leaving the opera company without a Manrico. While singing with the San Carlo Opera in Boston, an officer of the law shadowed Albani during a performance of Il trovatore in conjunction with the legal difficulties associated with the New York Manahattan Opera Company, thus marking the closing of the tenor’s U.S. career. Albani’s repertoire was large, consisting of over forty operatic roles, but he is most closely identified with those in William Tell and Romeo and Juliette. He made cylinders for Edison and also recorded for Victor (Red Seal), Pathé, Odeon, and several small companies.
Source: http://www.marstonrecords.com/edisonV2/edisonV2_liner.htm
Luigi Manfrini (Bass) (Milan 1880 - Milan 1931
He began his stage activity in 1910 in Italy. In 1914 he guested at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires where he took over, nevertheless, only smaller roles. He sang on 4. 8. 1914 at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires in the premiere of the opera ‘’Il sogno di alma’’ of Carlos Lopez Buchardo, likewise in 1914 as Titurel in the première of the ‘’Parsifal’’. In 1920 he appeared at the Politeama Genovese in Genoa in ‘’Il Barbiere di Siviglia’’. In 1920 he guested at the festival in the arena of Verona as Ramphis in ‘’Aida’’. At Covent Garden in London he sang in 1926 (as Ramfis in ‘’Aida’’) and in 1930. Occasionally he appeared in the big opera stages in Italy. In 1930 he fallen ill hard and had to give up his career.
Source : http://forgottenoperasingers.blogspot.fr/2011/12/luigi-manfrini-milan-1880-milan-1931.html