Eugenio Giraldoni
Birthplace: Marseille, FranceWikipedia (2026) Eugenio Giraldoni. (Accessed: August 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Giraldoni, Eugenio', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1099.Steane, J. B. (1992) 'Giraldoni, Eugenio', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, pp. 430-431.
The first ScarpiaWikipedia (2026) Eugenio Giraldoni. (Accessed: August 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Giraldoni, Eugenio', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1099.Steane, J. B. (1992) 'Giraldoni, Eugenio', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, pp. 430-431., and born into the profession: his father Leone was the baritoneWikipedia (2026) Eugenio Giraldoni. (Accessed: August 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Giraldoni, Eugenio', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1099.Steane, J. B. (1992) 'Giraldoni, Eugenio', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, pp. 430-431. who created the title role of Verdi's Simon Boccanegra and Renato in Un ballo in mascheraForbes, E. (1992) 'Giraldoni, Leone', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 431., and his mother Carolina Ferni, a soprano and violinist, was his teacherWikipedia (2026) Eugenio Giraldoni. (Accessed: August 2026).. He made his debut at Barcelona in 1891 as EscamilloWikipedia (2026) Eugenio Giraldoni. (Accessed: August 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Giraldoni, Eugenio', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1099.Steane, J. B. (1992) 'Giraldoni, Eugenio', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, pp. 430-431. and created Scarpia at twenty-eightKutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Giraldoni, Eugenio', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1099.. His later career was largely in Russia and PolandWikipedia (2026) Eugenio Giraldoni. (Accessed: August 2026)., with a season at the Metropolitan Opera in 1904Wikipedia (2026) Eugenio Giraldoni. (Accessed: August 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Giraldoni, Eugenio', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1099.Steane, J. B. (1992) 'Giraldoni, Eugenio', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, pp. 430-431. and Paris in 1913Wikipedia (2026) Eugenio Giraldoni. (Accessed: August 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Giraldoni, Eugenio', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1099.. He retired at Trieste in 1921Wikipedia (2026) Eugenio Giraldoni. (Accessed: August 2026). and taughtWikipedia (2026) Eugenio Giraldoni. (Accessed: August 2026).Steane, J. B. (1992) 'Giraldoni, Eugenio', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, pp. 430-431.. His voice was dark and resonant, his manner vehement rather than subtleWikipedia (2026) Eugenio Giraldoni. (Accessed: August 2026)..
Creations
- Barone Scarpia — Tosca
Written from
- Wikipedia (2026) Eugenio Giraldoni. (Accessed: August 2026).
- Steane, J. B. (1992) 'Giraldoni, Eugenio', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, pp. 430-431.
- Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Giraldoni, Eugenio', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, col. 1099.
- Forbes, E. (1992) 'Giraldoni, Leone', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 431.