Virgilio Bellatti
Birthplace: Florence, Kingdom of ItalyLa Voce Antica (n.d.) Bellatti Virgilio. (Accessed: 23 September 2026).Wikipedia (2026) Virgilio Bellatti. (Accessed: 23 September 2026).
An Italian baritoneLa Voce Antica (n.d.) Bellatti Virgilio. (Accessed: 23 September 2026).Wikipedia (2026) Virgilio Bellatti. (Accessed: 23 September 2026). with a long career in Italy and the Americas, admired in character and comic partsLa Voce Antica (n.d.) Bellatti Virgilio. (Accessed: 23 September 2026).. He made his debut at the Teatro della Pergola in Florence in 1892 as ZurgaLa Voce Antica (n.d.) Bellatti Virgilio. (Accessed: 23 September 2026).Wikipedia (2026) Virgilio Bellatti. (Accessed: 23 September 2026)., and in 1901 sang at La Scala in Mascagni's Le maschere and in La bohème with CarusoLa Voce Antica (n.d.) Bellatti Virgilio. (Accessed: 23 September 2026).. He toured Mexico, where sweets were sold bearing his portrait, and the United States with Mascagni's company in 1902La Voce Antica (n.d.) Bellatti Virgilio. (Accessed: 23 September 2026).. He created Sharpless in the revised Madama Butterfly at Brescia in 1904Wikipedia (2026) Virgilio Bellatti. (Accessed: 23 September 2026)., and recorded for ColumbiaLa Voce Antica (n.d.) Bellatti Virgilio. (Accessed: 23 September 2026).. Illness ended his career during a season in Malta in 1917, the year he diedLa Voce Antica (n.d.) Bellatti Virgilio. (Accessed: 23 September 2026)..
Creations
- Sharpless — Madama Butterfly (Brescia, 1904)
Written from
- La Voce Antica (n.d.) Bellatti Virgilio. (Accessed: 23 September 2026).
- Wikipedia (2026) Virgilio Bellatti. (Accessed: 23 September 2026).
- Discography of American Historical Recordings (n.d.) Virgilio Bellatti. (Accessed: 23 September 2026).
- Servizio Bibliotecario Nazionale (n.d.) Bellatti, Virgilio. Authority record IT\ICCU\INTV\050612. (Accessed: 23 September 2026).