Antonio Cotogni

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Antonio Cotogni

Antonio Cotogni (born August 1, 1831 in Rome , † October 15, 1918 ibid) was an Italian opera singer (baritone) and singing teacher.

At the age of twelve, Contogni attended the singing school of the Ospizio di San Michele and continued his training at the Capella di Santa Maria Maggiore and with Achille Faldi and Domenico Fontemaggi . In 1849 he joined Giuseppe Garibaldi's revolutionary army. In 1852 he made his debut at the Teatro Metastasio in Rome as Belcore in Gaetano Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore . After appearances at smaller theaters, he had his first appearance at La Scala in Milan in the 1860–61 season . Just like here, he had numerous successful guest appearances on many other stages in Italy, in Saint Petersburg, Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Paris and Lisbon.

In 1863 he took part in the world premiere of Franco Faccio's opera I Profughi Fiamminghi at La Scala , in 1865 at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa in the world premiere of Faccio's Amleto and the Italian premiere of Giacomo Meyerbeer's Die Afrikanerin (as Nelusco) at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna . Verdi selected him for the role of posa for the Italian premiere of his opera Don Carlos in Bologna in 1867. At the premiere of Edoardo Veras Valeria in 1869 he was on stage with the composer's sister, Sofia Vera-Lorini .

Cotogni made his debut as Valentin in Charles Gounod's Faust at the Covent Garden Opera in London , where he made several guest appearances between 1867 and 1889; Among other things, he worked alongside Adelina Patti in the world premiere of Józef Michał Poniatowski's Gelmina , in 1882 - also with Adelin Patti - by Charles Lenepveus Velléda and in 1883 at the premiere of Amilcare Ponchielli's La Gioconda . In 1890 he appeared at the Teatro Comunale in Bologna in the world premiere of Philippo Clementi's La Pellegrina . From 1893 to 1896 he was engaged at the St. Petersburg Court Opera .

As a singing teacher, Cotogni worked from 1894 to 1898 at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory , from 1899 at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia . His numerous students included Mattia Battistini , Jean de Reszke , Giacomo Lauri-Volpi , Carlo Galeffi , Julian Biel , Dinh Gilly , Virgilio Lazzari , August Beuf , Giuseppe Costa , Luigi Rossi-Morelli , Guido Cicciolini , Tadeusz Orda and Benjamino Gigli . With some recordings from the 1900s, Cotogni is considered to be the oldest opera singer from whom sound recordings have been preserved.

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SURNAME Cotogni, Antonio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian opera singer (baritone) and singing teacher
DATE OF BIRTH August 1, 1831
PLACE OF BIRTH Rome
DATE OF DEATH October 15, 1918
Place of death Rome