Giovanni Zenatello

An Italian tenorCelletti, R. (1992) 'Zenatello, Giovanni', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 1226.Wikipedia (2026) Giovanni Zenatello. (Accessed: 20 September 2026). who began as a baritoneCelletti, R. (1992) 'Zenatello, Giovanni', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 1226.Wikipedia (2026) Giovanni Zenatello. (Accessed: 20 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Zenatello, Giovanni', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 3278-3279.. He made his debut at Belluno in 1898 as SilvioCelletti, R. (1992) 'Zenatello, Giovanni', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 1226.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Zenatello, Giovanni', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 3278-3279., singing Canio the following yearCelletti, R. (1992) 'Zenatello, Giovanni', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 1226.Wikipedia (2026) Giovanni Zenatello. (Accessed: 20 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Zenatello, Giovanni', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 3278-3279., and was at La Scala from 1902 to 1907Celletti, R. (1992) 'Zenatello, Giovanni', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 1226.Wikipedia (2026) Giovanni Zenatello. (Accessed: 20 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Zenatello, Giovanni', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 3278-3279.Casaglia, G. (n.d.) 'Giovanni Zenatello', in L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia. (Accessed: 14 October 2026).Kutsch-Riemens says from 1903 and Grove gives the 1902-03 season, the same season: Casaglia has him at La Scala from 22 December 1902., where he created Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly in 1904Celletti, R. (1992) 'Zenatello, Giovanni', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 1226.Wikipedia (2026) Giovanni Zenatello. (Accessed: 20 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Zenatello, Giovanni', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 3278-3279.Casaglia, G. (n.d.) 'Giovanni Zenatello', in L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia. (Accessed: 14 October 2026). and sang it again in the Brescia revision three months laterWikipedia (2026) Giovanni Zenatello. (Accessed: 20 September 2026).Casaglia, G. (n.d.) 'Giovanni Zenatello', in L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia. (Accessed: 14 October 2026).. He took the title role in the definitive Edgar at Buenos Aires in 1905Schickling, D. (2003) 'Edgar', in Giacomo Puccini: catalogue of the works, no. 62. Kassel: Bärenreiter. Online edition, Centro Studi Giacomo Puccini. (Accessed: 25 October 2026).. Covent Garden heard him from 1905Celletti, R. (1992) 'Zenatello, Giovanni', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 1226.Wikipedia (2026) Giovanni Zenatello. (Accessed: 20 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Zenatello, Giovanni', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 3278-3279., and as Otello in the last act at Melba's farewell in 1926Casaglia, G. (n.d.) 'Giovanni Zenatello', in L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia. (Accessed: 14 October 2026).. He later managed the Verona ArenaCelletti, R. (1992) 'Zenatello, Giovanni', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 1226., where he had opened the first opera season as RadamesCelletti, R. (1992) 'Zenatello, Giovanni', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 1226.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Zenatello, Giovanni', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, cols. 3278-3279.Casaglia, G. (n.d.) 'Giovanni Zenatello', in L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia. (Accessed: 14 October 2026)..