Dino Borgioli

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Dino Borgioli
Background information
Birth name	Dino Borgioli
Born	15 February 1891(1891-02-15)
Died	September 12, 1960 (aged 69)
Genre(s)	Opera
Occupation(s)	Singer
Voice type(s)	Tenor
Years active	1914-

Dino Borgioli (February 15, 1891, Florence - September 12, 1960, Florence) was an Italian tenor, particularly associated with Mozart, Rossini, and Donizetti roles.

[edit] Life and career

Dino Borgioli studied with Eugenio Giachetti in Florence, and made his operatic debut in 1914, as Arturo in I puritani, at the Teatro Corso in Milan. He then sang the role of Fernand in La Favorite at the Teatro Dal Verme, before making his La Scala debut in 1918 as Ernesto in Don Pasquale.

On the international scene, Borgioli made his debut at the Royal Opera House in London, as Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor, opposite Toti dal Monte in 1925, and at the Glyndebourne Festival where he sang as Ottavio in Don Giovanni, and as Ernesto. He also appeared in Paris, at both the Opéra-Comique and the Palais Garnier, as Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Ramiro in La Cenerentola, Il Duca in Rigoletto, Ottavio, Edgardo and des Grieux in Manon.

The role of Cavaradossi in Tosca was his debut role for both the San Francisco Opera in 1932, and the Lyric Opera of Chicago in 1933. He made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City on December 31, 1934, as Rodolfo in La bohème. He appeared there for one season only: his other roles were Ottavio and des Grieux (Massenet).

Borgioli was much admired for his attractive voice, and elegant and stylish singing, which can be heard in two famous complete recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia and Rigoletto, made in 1928, opposite the baritone Riccardo Stracciari. He was somewhat overshadowed by another tenore di grazia of his era, Tito Schipa.

In 1949, Borgioli became director of vocal studies at the New Opera Company of London, where he directed stage productions of Il barbiere di Siviglia and La bohème.

[edit] Sources

• D. Hamilton (ed.),The Metropolitan Opera Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to the World of Opera (Simon and Schuster, New York 1987). ISBN 0-671-16732-X
• Roland Mancini and Jean-Jacques Rouveroux, (orig. H. Rosenthal and J. Warrack, French edition), Guide de l’opéra, Les indispensables de la musique (Fayard, 1995). ISBN 2-213-01563-6

Persondata
NAME	Borgioli, Dino
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Tenor
DATE OF BIRTH	1891-02-15
PLACE OF BIRTH	Florence
DATE OF DEATH	1960-09-12
PLACE OF DEATH	Florence