Aureliano Pertile

An Italian tenor, Toscanini's favourite at La ScalaCelletti, R. (1992) 'Pertile, Aureliano', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 974.Wikipedia (2026) Aureliano Pertile. (Accessed: 22 September 2026). and at his best the equal of any tenor in ItalyCelletti, R. (1992) 'Pertile, Aureliano', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 974.. He made his debut at Vicenza in 1911 as Lionel in MarthaCelletti, R. (1992) 'Pertile, Aureliano', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 974.Wikipedia (2026) Aureliano Pertile. (Accessed: 22 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Pertile, Aureliano', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2276-2277.. Fame came in 1922 with Mefistofele under ToscaniniCelletti, R. (1992) 'Pertile, Aureliano', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 974.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Pertile, Aureliano', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2276-2277., and that year he created Des Grieux in the final version of Manon LescautSchickling, D. (2003) 'Manon Lescaut', in Giacomo Puccini: catalogue of the works, no. 64. Kassel: Bärenreiter. Online edition, Centro Studi Giacomo Puccini. (Accessed: 25 October 2026).. At La Scala until 1937Celletti, R. (1992) 'Pertile, Aureliano', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 974.Wikipedia (2026) Aureliano Pertile. (Accessed: 22 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Pertile, Aureliano', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2276-2277.Landini, G. (2015) 'Pertile, Aureliano', in Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, vol. 82. (Accessed: 25 October 2026).Historical Tenors (n.d.) Aureliano Pertile. (Accessed: 25 October 2026).Kutsch-Riemens has him first tenor at La Scala until 1940; Grove, Wikipedia, the Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani and Historical Tenors end his years there in 1937, with the revival of Mascagni's Nerone, and 1937 is followed. he sang Lohengrin, Chénier, Canio, Radames and ManricoCelletti, R. (1992) 'Pertile, Aureliano', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 974., and created the title roles in the Nerone of both Boito and MascagniCelletti, R. (1992) 'Pertile, Aureliano', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 974.Wikipedia (2026) Aureliano Pertile. (Accessed: 22 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Pertile, Aureliano', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2276-2277.. He sang one season at the Metropolitan OperaCelletti, R. (1992) 'Pertile, Aureliano', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 974.Wikipedia (2026) Aureliano Pertile. (Accessed: 22 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Pertile, Aureliano', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2276-2277. and five at Covent GardenCelletti, R. (1992) 'Pertile, Aureliano', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 974.Wikipedia (2026) Aureliano Pertile. (Accessed: 22 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Pertile, Aureliano', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2276-2277., and later taught in MilanWikipedia (2026) Aureliano Pertile. (Accessed: 22 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Pertile, Aureliano', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 2276-2277..