St Austell, David Flory pardon me, has blog Great Opera Singers. In his last current post on Filippeschi, he announces the author with Great words:
Mr. Gioacchino Fiurezi Maragioglio, Italian industrialist from Naples, opera critic and historian. Mr. Fiurezi Maragioglio was an intimate friend of the great Italian tenor Giacomo Lauri Volpi, and is a life-time subscriber to the Teatro San Carlo, one of the world's historically great opera houses. Mr. Fiurezi Maragioglio's knowledge of Italian opera and opera singers —past and present—is simply vast, and I do not believe that there is anyone among my acquaintances whose knowledge exceeds his own, and there are precious few who could match it.
He is announced as an Opera Historian!
Always a generous performer, giving his best to the audience, he gave his voice with the unselfishness of a blood donor to old Rossini and his final operatic creation, William Tell, in the formidable role of Arnoldo. Singing it is not just a matter of pulling out a C — although this is important. No, Arnoldo must be sung by a voice of the right color, texture and power: it is no role for a tenorino. **** Filippeschi sang this role all over Italy and overseas as well, more than fifty times between his début of the role in 1949 and his last performance of it in 1959—a record that is unlikely ever to be equalled.
Here the Historian has no clue, the known record for the moment is over 200. Gioacchino Fiurezi Maragioglio is a real expert.
Dear Signor Goldenstein:
ReplyDeleteThank you for correcting my error. The source on which I based that comment is obviously incorrect.
Please edit the first picture to remove the picture, which I do not consent to your usage.
Thank you and best wishes,
Gioacchino Fiurezi-Maragioglio