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'''Margherita Carosio''' (7 June 1908 – 10 January 2005) was |
'''Margherita Carosio''' (7 June 1908 – 10 January 2005) was a leading Italian [[opera]]tic [[coloratura]] [[soprano]] and actress, starring in Spanish films during the 1930s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-01-25 |title=The toast of La Scala mixed skill with seduction |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/the-toast-of-la-scala-mixed-skill-with-seduction-20050125-gdkk55.html |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref> |
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Her voice is preserved in many [[Parlophone]] and Ultraphon recordings made before World War II, as well as an HMV series made in London from the 1940s. She was still singing leading roles in her early sixties and was considered one of the leading [[bel canto]] sopranos of her day. She was born and died in [[Genoa]].<ref name="GuardianObit">{{Cite news |last=Blyth |first=Alan |date=2005-01-20 |title=Margherita Carosio |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/jan/20/guardianobituaries.italy |access-date=2024-03-25 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Forbes |first=Elizabeth |date=2005-04-27 |title=Margherita Carosio |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/margherita-carosio-526419.html |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
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Carosio was born in [[Genoa]], the daughter of a singing teacher and composer, Natale Carosio, who not only supervised her studies but launched her on a career in public concerts at 14. She once said of her father: ''"Everything I became I owe to him. I used to say to him: 'I am good wool, but you are an extraordinary weaver."''<ref name=“GuardianObit”></ref> |
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| ⚫ | Carosio is most often remembered today as the singer whose indisposition in January 1949 led to [[Maria Callas]] learning and singing the role of Elvira in Bellini's ''[[I puritani]]'' in five days while she was performing [[Brünnhilde]] in [[Richard Wagner|Wagner]]'s ''[[Die Walküre]]'' at [[Teatro La Fenice]] in [[Venice]]. |
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==Early life and career== |
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Carosio was the daughter of composer Natale Carosio, who taught her how to sing as a child.<ref name="GuardianObit" /> Carosio has been described as being a skilled singer<ref name="GuardianObit" /> and having a light, [[coloratura]] voice. |
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| ⚫ | Carosio first performed in public at the age of 14.<ref name="GuardianObit" /> In 1924, at age 16, she made her operatic debut in [[Novi Ligure]] at the Teatro Cavour, performing [[Lucia di Lammermoor]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Macy |first=Laura |title=The Grove book of opera singers |date=2008 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-533765-5 |location=New York (N.Y.)}}</ref> In 1928, she was recommended by soprano Margherita Sheridan to the [[Royal Opera House]], [[Covent Garden]], to sing the role of Feodor in [[Modest Mussorgsky|Mussorgsky]]'s ''[[Boris Godunov (opera)|Boris Godunov]]'' with [[Feodor Chaliapin]]. The chorus sang in French, Carosio sang in Italian, and Chaliapin sang in Russian.<ref name="GuardianObit" /><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2002/Feb02/Mussorgsky_Boris.htm | title=Modest Mussorgsky [CF]: Classical Reviews- February 2002 MusicWeb(UK) }}</ref> In the same season, she also sang Musetta in ''[[La bohème]]''. |
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Returning to London in 1946 London, as a leading star of the visiting [[Teatro San Carlo|San Carlo]] company of [[Naples]], she sang a peculiarly affecting Violetta in ''[[La traviata]]''. She had previously been much admired by the troops who had seen her in this role in Naples. Elegant, pretty, petite and with a gift of charm mixed with pathos, the [[Madonna (art)|madonna]]-faced Carosio portrayed the demi-mondaine as to the manner born. Later still, she appeared with a scratch Italian company in one of her most piquant roles, that of the flighty Adina in Donizetti's ''[[L'elisir d'amore]]'', which she had also sung at [[La Scala]] and recorded for [[EMI]]. |
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| ⚫ | She performed throughout Italy: in [[Vincenzo Bellini|Bellini]]'s ''[[La sonnambula]]'', as Norina in [[Gaetano Donizetti|Donizetti]]'s ''[[Don Pasquale]]'', and as Konstanze in [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]]'s ''[[Die Entführung aus dem Serail|Il Seraglio]]''. She played Oscar in [[Giuseppe Verdi|Verdi]]'s ''[[Un ballo in maschera]]'' at [[La Scala]], where she performed often and to great acclaim. Some other roles include: Rosina in ''[[The Barber of Seville]]'', Zerlina in [[Daniel Auber|Auber]]'s ''[[Fra Diavolo (opera)|Fra Diavolo]]'', the Queen of Shemakhan in [[Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov|Rimsky-Korsakov]]'s ''[[The Golden Cockerel]]'', and Volkhova in his ''[[Sadko (opera)|Sadko]]'' and the title role of [[Igor Stravinsky|Stravinsky]]'s ''[[The Nightingale (opera)|The Nightingale]]''. She sang Aminta in the first Italian performances of [[Richard Strauss]]'s ''[[Die schweigsame Frau]]'' as well as and Egloge in the 1935 world-premiere of [[Pietro Mascagni|Mascagni]]'s ''[[Nerone (Mascagni)|Nerone]]'', both at La Scala, where she continued to appear until 1955.{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}} |
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| ⚫ | Carosio is most often remembered today as the singer whose indisposition in January 1949 led to [[Maria Callas]] learning and singing the role of Elvira in Bellini's ''[[I puritani]]'' in five days |
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Carosio returned to London in 1946 with the visiting [[Teatro San Carlo|San Carlo]] company of [[Naples]] and played Violetta in ''[[La traviata]]'', a role that British soldiers had seen her perform during the [[World War II|war]].<ref name="GuardianObit" /> She later appeared with a scratch Italian company as Adina in Donizetti's ''[[L'elisir d'amore]]'', which she had also sung at [[La Scala]] and recorded for [[EMI]]. Carioso also performed at La Scala in [[Gian Carlo Menotti|Menotti]]'s ''[[Amelia Goes to the Ball]]'', which she also recorded. Carioso had a brief career in Italian films, and even received turned down an offer from [[MGM]] in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]].<ref name="GuardianObit" /> |
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==Retirement and death== |
==Retirement and death== |
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Carosio retired from the operatic stage in 1959 and for the next 40 years pursued a second career as a journalist and music critic in her hometown |
Carosio retired from the operatic stage in 1959 and for the next 40 years pursued a second career as a journalist and music critic in her hometown.{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}} |
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She died in 2005 at the age of 96.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Blyth |first=Alan |date=2005-01-20 |title=Margherita Carosio |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/jan/20/guardianobituaries.italy |access-date=2024-04-11 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 18:24, 11 April 2024
Margherita Carosio | |
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 Margherita Carosio and Giacinto Prandelli (1956) | |
| Born | 7 June 1908 |
| Died | 10 January 2005 (aged 96) |
| Occupation | operatic soprano |
Margherita Carosio (7 June 1908 – 10 January 2005) was a leading Italian operatic coloratura soprano and actress, starring in Spanish films during the 1930s.[1]
Her voice is preserved in many Parlophone and Ultraphon recordings made before World War II, as well as an HMV series made in London from the 1940s. She was still singing leading roles in her early sixties and was considered one of the leading bel canto sopranos of her day. She was born and died in Genoa.[2][3]
Carosio is most often remembered today as the singer whose indisposition in January 1949 led to Maria Callas learning and singing the role of Elvira in Bellini's I puritani in five days while she was performing Brünnhilde in Wagner's Die Walküre at Teatro La Fenice in Venice.
Early life and career
[edit]Carosio was the daughter of composer Natale Carosio, who taught her how to sing as a child.[2] Carosio has been described as being a skilled singer[2] and having a light, coloratura voice.
Carosio first performed in public at the age of 14.[2] In 1924, at age 16, she made her operatic debut in Novi Ligure at the Teatro Cavour, performing Lucia di Lammermoor.[4] In 1928, she was recommended by soprano Margherita Sheridan to the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, to sing the role of Feodor in Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov with Feodor Chaliapin. The chorus sang in French, Carosio sang in Italian, and Chaliapin sang in Russian.[2][5] In the same season, she also sang Musetta in La bohème.
She performed throughout Italy: in Bellini's La sonnambula, as Norina in Donizetti's Don Pasquale, and as Konstanze in Mozart's Il Seraglio. She played Oscar in Verdi's Un ballo in maschera at La Scala, where she performed often and to great acclaim. Some other roles include: Rosina in The Barber of Seville, Zerlina in Auber's Fra Diavolo, the Queen of Shemakhan in Rimsky-Korsakov's The Golden Cockerel, and Volkhova in his Sadko and the title role of Stravinsky's The Nightingale. She sang Aminta in the first Italian performances of Richard Strauss's Die schweigsame Frau as well as and Egloge in the 1935 world-premiere of Mascagni's Nerone, both at La Scala, where she continued to appear until 1955.[citation needed]
Carosio returned to London in 1946 with the visiting San Carlo company of Naples and played Violetta in La traviata, a role that British soldiers had seen her perform during the war.[2] She later appeared with a scratch Italian company as Adina in Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore, which she had also sung at La Scala and recorded for EMI. Carioso also performed at La Scala in Menotti's Amelia Goes to the Ball, which she also recorded. Carioso had a brief career in Italian films, and even received turned down an offer from MGM in Hollywood.[2]
Retirement and death
[edit]Carosio retired from the operatic stage in 1959 and for the next 40 years pursued a second career as a journalist and music critic in her hometown.[citation needed]
She died in 2005 at the age of 96.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "The toast of La Scala mixed skill with seduction". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2005-01-25. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ a b c d e f g Blyth, Alan (2005-01-20). "Margherita Carosio". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ Forbes, Elizabeth (2005-04-27). "Margherita Carosio". The Independent. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ Macy, Laura (2008). The Grove book of opera singers. New York (N.Y.): Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-533765-5.
- ^ "Modest Mussorgsky [CF]: Classical Reviews- February 2002 MusicWeb(UK)".
- ^ Blyth, Alan (2005-01-20). "Margherita Carosio". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
Bibliography
[edit]- The Last Prima Donnas, by Lanfranco Rasponi, Alfred A Knopf, 1982; ISBN 0-394-52153-6
- " Margherita Carosio. La diva che amava i gioielli", by Andrea Lanzola, in "Étude" n° 31, July–August–September 2005 (Association internationale de chant Lyrique TITTA RUFFO. Site: titta-ruffo-international.jimdo.com).
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