Aroldo Lindi

Aroldo Lindi, born Gustav Harald Lindau, (26 May 1888 – 8 March 1944) was a Swedish operatic tenor who enjoyed an international career, appearing at La Scala and at Covent Garden from 1925. In the United States, he appeared with the Philadelphia Grand Opera Company, the Philadelphia Civic Opera Company and the Chicago Civic Opera.

According to Robert Rushmore in his book The Singing Voice, Lindi dropped dead onstage after completing the aria "Vesti la giubba" in Ruggero Leoncavallo's Pagliacci at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco. According to the blog Forgotten Opera Singers, his friend Coe Glade witnessed his death and described it in an interview for the Vocal Record Collectors' Society in Chicago.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 26, 1888 (Sweden), Died March 8, 1944 (San Francisco)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal

= 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
Columbia (U.K.) WA3477 10-in. either June or July 1926 Come un bel dì Aroldo Lindi Tenor vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) WA3478 10-in. either June or July 1926 Come un bel dì Aroldo Lindi Tenor vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) WA3485 10-in. either June or July 1926 E lucean le stelle Aroldo Lindi Tenor vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) WA3486 10-in. either June or July 1926 Recondita armonia Aroldo Lindi Tenor vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) [W]A3519 10-in. approximately June 1926 Flyg mina tankar Aroldo Lindi Tenor vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) WA3522 10-in. June 1926 Inter är som väntaustider Aroldo Lindi Tenor vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX197 12-in. 11/15/1927 Romanza del fiore Aroldo Lindi Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX198 12-in. 11/15/1927 Ah! Si ben mio Aroldo Lindi Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX199 12-in. 11/10/1927 Ora e per sempre addio Aroldo Lindi Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX200 12-in. 11/16/1927 Niun mi tema Aroldo Lindi Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX201 12-in. 11/18/1927 O paradiso Aroldo Lindi Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX202 12-in. 11/18/1927 Monologo: Dio mi potevi scagliar Aroldo Lindi Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX375 12-in. 11/8/1928 Quale insolita gioia Maria Capuana ; Aroldo Lindi Opera vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX384 12-in. 11/10/1928 Ohime di guerra fremere! Giannina Arangi-Lombardi ; Salvatore Baccaloni ; Maria Capuana ; Aroldo Lindi ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Tancredi Pasero Opera vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX388 12-in. 11/12/1928 Vedi di morte l'angelo Giannina Arangi-Lombardi ; Aroldo Lindi Opera vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX390 12-in. 11/13/1928 La fatal pietra Giannina Arangi-Lombardi ; Aroldo Lindi Opera vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX392 12-in. 11/13/1928 Act 2: Finale, part 1, Vieni o guerriero vindice Salvatore Baccaloni ; Aroldo Lindi Opera vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX395 12-in. 11/14/1928 O terra addio Giannina Arangi-Lombardi ; Maria Capuana ; Aroldo Lindi Opera vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX397 12-in. 11/14/1928 Act 2: Finale, part 4, Spento Amonasro Giannina Arangi-Lombardi ; Salvatore Baccaloni ; Armando Borgioli ; Maria Capuana ; Aroldo Lindi ; Tancredi Pasero Opera vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX398 12-in. 11/28/1928 Se quel guerrier io fossi Aroldo Lindi Opera vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX399 12-in. 11/14/1928 Nile duet, part 1: Pur ti riveggo Giannina Arangi-Lombardi ; Aroldo Lindi Opera vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX401 12-in. 11/15/1928 L'abborrita rivale Maria Capuana ; Aroldo Lindi Opera vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX411 12-in. 11/19/1928 Act I finale: Nume custode e vindice Aroldo Lindi ; Tancredi Pasero Opera vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX413 12-in. 11/19 or 11/20/1928 Act 2: Finale, part 3, Il dolor che in quel volto Giannina Arangi-Lombardi ; Salvatore Baccaloni ; Armando Borgioli ; Maria Capuana ; Aroldo Lindi ; Tancredi Pasero Opera vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX414 12-in. 11/20/1928 Iside venerata Giannina Arangi-Lombardi ; Salvatore Baccaloni ; Maria Capuana ; Aroldo Lindi ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Tancredi Pasero Opera vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX415 12-in. 11/20/1928 Act 2: Finale, part 2, Che veggo! Egli! Giannina Arangi-Lombardi ; Armando Borgioli ; Maria Capuana ; Aroldo Lindi Opera vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX416 12-in. 11/20/1928 Nile duet, part 2: La tra foreste vergini Giannina Arangi-Lombardi ; Aroldo Lindi Opera vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX422 12-in. 11/23/1928 Act 1: Prelude and introduction Aroldo Lindi ; Tancredi Pasero Opera vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX423 12-in. 11/23/1928 Salvati dunque Maria Capuana ; Aroldo Lindi Opera vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX424 12-in. 11/23/1928 E la morte Maria Capuana ; Aroldo Lindi Opera vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) B479 10-in. between June 1924 and February 1926 Celeste Aïda Aroldo Lindi Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) B484 10-in. between June 1924 and February 1926 Flower song Aroldo Lindi Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) B486 10-in. between June 1924 and February 1926 E lucevan le stelle Aroldo Lindi Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) B494 10-in. between 1924 and 1926 Vesti la giubba Aroldo Lindi Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) B496 10-in. between June 1924 and February 1926 O tu che in seno Aroldo Lindi Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) WB1704 10-in. November 1927 No! Pagliaccio non son Aroldo Lindi Tenor vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) WB1710 10-in. November 1927 Di quella pira Aroldo Lindi Tenor vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) WB1751 10-in. between November 1927 and January 1928 Improvviso Aroldo Lindi Tenor vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) WB1752 10-in. between November 1927 and January 1928 Improvviso Aroldo Lindi Tenor vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) WB2000 10-in. between January and June 1928 Non piangere Liù Aroldo Lindi Tenor vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) WB2001 10-in. 5/18/1928 Nessuno dorma Aroldo Lindi Tenor vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) WB2003 10-in. 5/18/1928 Sì, fui soldato Aroldo Lindi Tenor vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) WB2653 10-in. between January and July 1929 Come un bel dì Aroldo Lindi Tenor vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) WB2658 10-in. between January and July 1929 Ch'ella mi creda Aroldo Lindi Tenor vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia (U.K.) WB2661 10-in. between January and July 1929 Or son sei mesi Aroldo Lindi Tenor vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lindi, Aroldo," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/360803.

Lindi, Aroldo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/360803.

"Lindi, Aroldo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/360803

External Sources

Wikipedia: Aroldo Lindi

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Lindi, Aroldo, 1889-1944 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83172293

Wikidata: Aroldo Lindi - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3623659

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/42051136

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