Cesare Formichi
Cesare Formichi (15 April 1883, Rome - 21 July 1949, Rome) was a prominent Italian operatic baritone, particularly associated with the Italian repertory. Formichi studied in Rome with Pio Di Pietro and in Firenze with Vincenzo Lombardi, and made his debut in December 1907 at the Teatro Olimpia in Bologna as Lescaut in Manon. He went on to appear in Italy's leading opera houses, including La Scala in Milan. Soon, he was accepting a string of engagements to sing outside Italy, notably in Saint Petersburg (in 1912), Buenos Aires (in 1914), Paris (in 1922), Monte-Carlo, Vienna, and London (in 1924). He sang as first baritone at the Chicago Opera from 1922 until 1932. He sang in Berlin in October 1933 with the Italian opera conducted by Ettore Panizza. He went with a troupe of singers from La Scala on a tour of France in 1935, and later organized opera seasons in London. Notable roles of his included Ashton, Rigoletto, di Luna, Amonasro, Iago, and some Wagner parts sung in Italian (Klingsor, for example). Formichi possessed a big, rich-toned, important sounding voice which can be heard on the numerous acoustic and electrical recordings which he made during the peak of his career. Many of these recordings have been re-released on CD. |
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | 98119 | 12-in. | 2/5/1924 | Nemico della patria | Cesare Formichi | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 98120 | 12-in. | 2/5/1924 | Credo | Cesare Formichi | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 11167 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Di Provenza il mar il suol | Cesare Formichi | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 11169 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Il balen del suo sorriso | Cesare Formichi | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 11174 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | O monumento | Cesare Formichi | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 11175 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Prologo | Cesare Formichi | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 11176 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Dio possente dio d'amore | Cesare Formichi | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 11177 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | O tu bell'astro | Cesare Formichi | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 11195 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | O de' verd'anni miei | Cesare Formichi | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 11196 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Alla vita che t'arride | Cesare Formichi | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 11198 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Quest' assisa | Cesare Formichi | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 11210 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Sei cosí bella | Cesare Formichi | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 11286 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Minnie, dalla mia casa | Cesare Formichi | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 11288 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Miei signori | Cesare Formichi | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 11289 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Il credo | Cesare Formichi | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 11290 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Quando ero paggio | Cesare Formichi | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 11291 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Brindisi | Cesare Formichi | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 11292 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Come il romito fior | Cesare Formichi | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 11295 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Piangi fanciulla | Maria Alessandrovitch ; Cesare Formichi | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 11296 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Se vendetta | Maria Alessandrovitch ; Cesare Formichi | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 11297 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Lassù in ciel | Maria Alessandrovitch ; Cesare Formichi | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 11298 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Rivedrai le foreste imbalsamate | Teresina Chelotti ; Cesare Formichi | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 11299 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | In armi ora si desta il popol nostro | Teresina Chelotti ; Cesare Formichi | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 11300 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Mira d'acerbe lagrime | Teresina Chelotti ; Cesare Formichi | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 11301 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Mira d'acerbe lagrime | Teresina Chelotti ; Cesare Formichi | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 11306 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Pescator, affonda l'esca | Cesare Formichi | Baritone vocal solo and chorus, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 11307 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | O sommo Carlo | Cesare Formichi | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 11308 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Vivrà contende il giubilo | Teresina Chelotti ; Cesare Formichi | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 11451 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | É grave il sacrificio | Ida Cattorini ; Cesare Formichi | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 11452 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Prendi...quest'è l'immagine | Angelo Bendinelli ; Ida Cattorini ; Cesare Formichi | Vocal trio (soprano, tenor, and baritone) | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 11457 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Sei splendida e lucente | Cesare Formichi | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 11460 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Ella verrà | Cesare Formichi | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 11473 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Brindisi | Cesare Formichi | Baritone vocal solo | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 11490 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | La bohème : Cuarteto | Angelo Bendinelli ; Ida Cattorini ; Cesare Formichi ; Irma Mion | Vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 11494 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Gran concertato finale | Egidio Cunego ; Cesare Formichi ; Dolores Frau ; Giovanni Martino ; Lia Moglia | Vocal quintet (soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, and bass), with vocal chorus and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 11495 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Gran concertato finale | Egidio Cunego ; Cesare Formichi ; Dolores Frau ; Giovanni Martino ; Lia Moglia | Vocal quintet (soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, and bass), with vocal chorus and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 11498 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 to 1914 | Di Napata le gole | Egidio Cunego ; Cesare Formichi ; Lia Moglia | Vocal trio (soprano, tenor, and baritone), with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 41750 | 10-in. | between 1904 and 1919 | Gia mi dicono venal | Cesare Formichi | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 41754 | 10-in. | approximately 1904-1915 | Da quel di | Magda Dorini ; Cesare Formichi | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 41755 | 10-in. | 1904 or later | Tu sei Ernani | Egidio Cunego ; Magda Dorini ; Cesare Formichi | Vocal trio (soprano, tenor, and baritone), with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 41756 | 10-in. | 1904 or later | Di geloso amor sprezzato | Magda Dorini ; Cesare Formichi ; Giuseppe Oppezzo | Vocal trio (soprano, tenor, and baritone), with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 41821 | 10-in. | approximately 1904-1914 | Sora mia | Cesare Formichi | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 41822 | 10-in. | approximately 1913 | Nutata 'e sentimento | Cesare Formichi | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 41824 | 10-in. | approximately 1904-1914 | Suspiranno | Cesare Formichi | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 41841 | 10-in. | approximately 1913 | Marechiare | Cesare Formichi | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 41849 | 10-in. | between 1904 and 1919 | Se tu m'ami | Andreina Beinat ; Cesare Formichi | Vocal duet (mezzo-soprano and baritone), with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 41856 | 10-in. | 1904 or later | Canto notturno | Cesare Formichi | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 42383 | 10-in. | between 1910 and 1919 | Toreador song | Cesare Formichi | Baritone vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 70536 | 10-in. | between 1920 and 1923 | Agnus Dei | Cesare Formichi | Baritone vocal solo | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 70552 | 10-in. | between 1920 and 1923 | Pro peccatis | Cesare Formichi | Baritone vocal solo | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 74769 | 12-in. | 1916 | Pari siamo | Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 74771 | 12-in. | 1916 | Cortigiani vol razza dannata | Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 74772 | 12-in. | 1916 | Figlia i...mio padre i... | Ines Maria Ferraris ; Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 74773 | 12-in. | 1916 | Deh non parlare al misero | Ines Maria Ferraris ; Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 74779 | 12-in. | 1916 | Gia da tre lune | G. Caiani ; Ines Maria Ferraris ; Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Giuseppe Taccani ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 74780 | 12-in. | 1916 | Chi è mai | Ines Maria Ferraris ; Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 74781 | 12-in. | 1916 | Bella figlia dell'amore | G. Caiani ; Ines Maria Ferraris ; Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Giuseppe Taccani ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 74782 | 12-in. | 1916 | E' l'ami? La donna e mobile | Vincenzo Bettoni ; Ines Maria Ferraris ; Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Giuseppe Taccani ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 74783 | 12-in. | 1916 | Quel vecchio maledivami | Vincenzo Bettoni ; Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 74784 | 12-in. | 1916 | Un di, se ben rammentami | G. Caiani ; Ines Maria Ferraris ; Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Giuseppe Taccani ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 74785 | 12-in. | 1916 | Tutte le feste | Ines Maria Ferraris ; Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 74786 | 12-in. | 1916 | Della vendetta alfim | Vincenzo Bettoni ; Ines Maria Ferraris ; Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Vocal trio, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 74787 | 12-in. | 1916 | Solo per me l'infamia | Ines Maria Ferraris ; Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 74788 | 12-in. | 1916 | Ch'io gli parli | Luigi Baldassare ; Vincenzo Bettoni ; Carlo Bonfanti ; Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Giuseppe Taccani ; Teatro alla Scala Coro ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Vocal quintet, with orchestra and chorus | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 74789 | 12-in. | 1916 | Gran nuova! Gran nuova! | Luigi Baldassare ; Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Giuseppe Taccani ; Teatro alla Scala Coro ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Vocal trio, with orchestra and chorus | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 74790 | 12-in. | 1916 | M'odi ritorna a casa | Vincenzo Bettoni ; G. Caiani ; Ines Maria Ferraris ; Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Giuseppe Taccani ; Teatro alla Scala Coro ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Vocal quintet, with orchestra and chorus | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 74791 | 12-in. | 1916 | Partite? Crudele! | G. Caiani ; Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Giuseppe Taccani ; Teatro alla Scala Coro ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Vocal trio, with orchestra and chorus | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 74793 | 12-in. | 1916 | Gualtier maldè | Ines Maria Ferraris ; Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with chorus and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 74794 | 12-in. | 1916 | Zitti zitti | Ines Maria Ferraris ; Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Teatro alla Scala Coro ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with chorus and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 74795 | 12-in. | 1916 | Larà, Larà | Luigi Baldassare ; G. Caiani ; Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Teatro alla Scala Coro ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Vocal trio (soprano and 2 baritones), with vocal chorus | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 74796 | 12-in. | 1916 | Mio padre | Ines Maria Ferraris ; Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Teatro alla Scala Coro ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with chorus and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 74797 | 12-in. | 1916 | Compiuto pur quanto | Ines Maria Ferraris ; Cesare Formichi ; Lorenzo Molajoli ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia (U.K.) | A892 | 10-in. | between May 1923 and October 1925 | Voilà donc la terrible cité | Cesare Formichi | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia (U.K.) | A893 | 10-in. | between May 1923 and October 1925 | Hélas, enfant encore | Cesare Formichi | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia (U.K.) | A895 | 10-in. | between May 1923 and October 1925 | Légende de la sauge | Cesare Formichi | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia (U.K.) | A896 | 10-in. | between May 1923 and October 1925 | Maudite à jamais | Cesare Formichi | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia (U.K.) | A940 | 10-in. | between May 1923 and October 1925 | Ella verra | Cesare Formichi | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia (U.K.) | A941 | 10-in. | between May 1923 and October 1925 | Gia! mi dicon venal | Cesare Formichi | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia (U.K.) | A942 | 10-in. | between May 1923 and September 1925 | Di Provenza il mar | Cesare Formichi ; Hamilton Harty | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia (U.K.) | A947 | 10-in. | between May 1923 and October 1925 | Prologue | Cesare Formichi | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia (U.K.) | A948 | 10-in. | between May 1923 and October 1925 | Prologue | Cesare Formichi | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia (U.K.) | A960 | 10-in. | between May 1923 and September 1925 | Signor? Va, non ho niente | Fernando Autori ; Cesare Formichi ; Hamilton Harty | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WAX2744 | 12-in. | either April or May 1927 | Te deum | Cesare Formichi | Baritone vocal solo, with vocal chorus | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WAX2747 | 12-in. | either April or May 1927 | Oasis and finale, 3rd act | Cesare Formichi ; Grace Holst | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone) | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WA6121 | 10-in. | either August or September 1927 | D'une prison | Cesare Formichi | Baritone vocal solo | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WA6122 | 10-in. | either August or September 1927 | Obstination | Cesare Formichi | Baritone vocal solo | vocalist, baritone vocal |
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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Formichi, Cesare," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104309.
Formichi, Cesare. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104309.
"Formichi, Cesare." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Formichi, Cesare - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83153258
Wikidata: Cesare Formichi - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3665421
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MusicBrainz: Cesare Formichi - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3f686d55-d27b-40a7-a9eb-0a6a40a4a73e
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