Fernando Autori Mefistofele Son lo spirito Parlophone 20020 enregistré le 21 octobre 1926
3Fernando Autori - Mefistofele - Son lo spirito - Parlophone 20020 enregistré le 21 octobre 1926
Fernando Autori (Bass) (Calatafimi 1886 - Firenze 1937)
First he studied medicine, but then wanted to become a painter, however, finally, he studied singing under Antonio Cantelli in Palermo. He made his debut in 1908 at the Teatro Bellini of Naples. In 1913 he was in Palermo, where at the Teatro Massimo he appeared as king in ‘’Isabeau’’ of Mascagni. He successfully sang in this same opera house in 1916 and 1919. After a guest performance at the Teatro Carcano and at the Teatro Dal Verme in Milan he made his debut in 1924 at La Scala, Milan (beginning role: Geronte in 'Manon Lescaut' of Puccini). Here he worked till 1936. He sang at La Scala in the premieres of the operas ‘’La cena delle beffe’’ of Giordano (20.12.1924), ‘’I Cavalieri di Ekebù’’ of Zandonai (7. 3. 1925), ‘’La Sagredo’’ of Franco Vittadini (27. 4. 1930), ‘’Guido del Popolo’’ of Gino Robbiani (25. 3. 933) and ‘’l Campiello’’ of E.Wolf Ferrari (12. 2. 1936). In 1927 att the Teatro Argentina in Rome he appeared in the premiere of the opera ‘’Basi e Bote’’ of R. Pick-Mangiagalli. From 1924 to 1933 he made guest appearances with great success also at Covent Garden in London. There he sang in 1927 the role of Timur in the English première of Puccini’s ‘’Turandot’’. Autori also made guest appearances in Vienna, in Copenhagen, Monte Carlo, Oslo, Hague, Barcelona etc. He retired from the stage in 1941. Like Enrico Caruso he was also a gifted caricaturist.
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