Eduardo Ferrari-Fontana actually studied medicine and opened a clinic in Montevideo, He actually started out in light operetta as a baritone in south america then italy.
Instead debuted as content in Tristan und Isolde by Wagner in Turin in 1910 in Turin , playing the title role. Cantò in molti dei maggiori teatri europei, incluso l' Opéra di Parigi , il Teatro alla Scala di Milano (nel 1909 nel Boris Godunov con Fjodor Shaljapin ,
e la prima assoluta dell'opera di Italo Montemezzi L'amore dei tre re ), Barcellona , Madrid e ancora in Sudamerica. He sang in many of the major European opera houses, including the ' Opera of Paris , the Teatro alla Scala of Milan (in 1909 in Boris Godunov with Fyodor Shaljapin , and the world premiere of the work of Italo Montemezzi Love of Three Kings ), Barcelona , Madrid , still in South America.
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Now lets hear him sing "E lucevan le stelle - 1915" recorded from an old 78 rpm record.
Although this is a favourite aria of mine, and taking into account the recording quality there is something lacking here (just my opinion of course) and he clips the phrases which does not help. Of course he had a following and you can hear that he has a voice, maybe i am being unkind and too critical on one recording, be interesting to get your opinion on this. Enjoy!
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