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The Mapleson Cylinders - Program Notes
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Roberto Vanni
, second tenor, sang with Henry Abbey's
Italian Grand Opera Company, starring Patti and Tamagno, on tour in
1889-90. At the Metropolitan Opera for seven seasons, he made his debut
as the Fisherman in William Tell. November 21, 1894.
In 1902-03, his last season, he appeared sixty-eight times between
Roderigo in the opening-night Otello, on November 24,
and Vogelgesang in the Meistersinger that closed the
tour on April 25 in Pittsburgh. His other roles that season were the Sergeant
in Barbiere, the Messenger in Aida,
Gaston in Traviata, Borsa in Rigoletto, a Peasant and a Herald in Prophète,
Alcindoro and Parpignol in Bohème, De
Cossé in Huguenots, Remendado in
Carmen, Don Riccardo in Ernani,
a Servant in Ballo, a Priest in
The Magic Flute, the Notary in Don
Pasquale, and Ruiz in Trovatore. He was paid
$40 per week, $880 for the season. AIDA (Messenger): Side 5/Band 5
ERNANI (Don Riccardo): Side 5/Bands 1, 2
