Attilio Parelli
Attilio Enrico Paparella, known professionally as Attilio Parelli (31 May 1874 – 26 December 1944) was an Italian conductor and composer. Born in the village of Monteleone d'Orvieto, about 35 km southwest of Perugia, he studied with Cesare de Sanctis at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome between 1891 and 1899. He started work as a conductor in Italy and Paris, before moving to the United States. From 1906 he collaborated with Cleofonte Campanini at the Manhattan Opera House and the Chicago Grand Opera Company. His most important opera, I dispettosi amanti (The Lovers' Quarrel), received its premiere at the Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, in March 1912. In 1925 Parelli returned to Italy and became artistic director of the newly formed Unione Radiofonica Italiana (Italian Radio Union; now RAI) in Milan. In 1926, I dispettosi amanti became the first opera to be broadcast in its entirety on Italian radio. Parelli married his student Isolina Rapalli. They had no children. He died in Monteleone d'Orvieto on 26 December 1944 and lies buried in the cemetery of his native village. |
Birth and Death Data: Born May 31, 1874 (Monteleone d'Orvieto), Died December 26, 1944 (Monteleone d'Orvieto)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1907 - 1929
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, conductor, lyricist
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-10037 | 10-in. | 3/10/1911 | L'alba nascente | Nicola Zerola | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-10136 | 10-in. | 3/30/1911 | The happy morning waits | John McCormack | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | B-12205 | 10-in. | 7/16/1912 | Vien meco il ruscello | George Hamlin | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | 1397 | 10-in. | 1929 | Natale in Umbria | Grande Orchestra | Orchestra, with bell and vocal chorus | composer, conductor | |
Brunswick | 1398/2 | 10-in. | 1929 | Pifferata di Natale | Grande Orchestra | Orchestra | composer, conductor | |
Gramophone | 1253c | 12-in. | June 1907 | Si, io t'amo | Carmen Melis ; Giuseppe Taccani | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor) with orchestra | conductor, composer | |
Gramophone | 1254c | 12-in. | June 1907 | Hermes : Finale ultimo | Francesco Cigada ; Ida Giacomelli | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | composer, conductor | |
Gramophone | 10634b | 10-in. | June 1907 | Vago ricordo | Ida Giacomelli | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor, lyricist, composer | |
Gramophone | 10636b | 10-in. | June 1907 | Figlio del mar | Carmen Melis | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, conductor |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Parelli, Attilio," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108697.
Parelli, Attilio. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108697.
"Parelli, Attilio." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Attilio Parelli
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LCNAR: Parelli, Attilio, 1874-1944 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no89000999
Wikidata: Attilio Parelli - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3629276
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/33047739
MusicBrainz: Attilio Parelli - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/32cb33c9-090f-467a-8ea3-0a1a4a891720
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