Mario Del Monaco

REPERTORIO:

BELLINI Vincenzo NORMA Pollione
BERLIOZ Hector I TROIANI Enea
BOITO Arrigo MEFISTOFELE Dottor Faust
BIZET George CARMEN Don Josè
CATALANI Alfredo LA WALLY Giuseppe Hagenbach
CILEA Francesco ADRIANALECOUVREUR Maurizio di Sassonia
DONIZETTI Gaetano LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR Edgardo Ravenswood
GIORDANO Umberto ANDREA CHÉNIER Protagonista
FEDORA Lris Ipanoff
GOMES Anton Carlos IL GUARANY Pery
LEONCAVALLO Ruggero PAGLIACCI Canio
ZAZA' Milio Dufresne
MASCAGNI Pietro CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA Turiddu
L'AMICO FRITZ Fritz Kobus
MASSENET Jules NARCISO Protagonista
PONCHIELLI Amilcare LA GIOCONDA Enzo Grimaldo
PUCCINI Giacomo MANON LESCAUT Cavaliere Des Grieux
LA BOHÈME Rodolfo
TOSCA Mario Cavaradossi
MADAMA BUTTERFLY F. B. Pinkerton
LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST DicI. J ohnson
IL TABARRO Luigi
TURANDOT Calaf
ROTA Nino ARIODANTE Protagonista
SAINT-SAENS Camille SANSONE E DALILA Sansone
SANTUCCI Sirio ESMERALDA Febo
VERDI Giuseppe ERNANI Protagonista
STIFFELIO Protagonista
RIGOLETTO Duca di Mantova
IL TROVATORE Manrico
LA TRAVIATA Alfredo Germont
UN BALLO IN MASCHERA Riccardo
LA FORZA DEL DESTINO Don Alvaro
Aida Radames
OTELLO Protagonista
WAGNER Richard LOHENGRIN Protagonista
DIE WALKURE Siegmund
ZANDONAI Riccardo FRANCESCA DA RIMINI Paolo Malatesta

Chronology

This repertory began in 1932 and developed up until the end of his career in 1976, some 43 years, even if his actual debut took place on December 31, 1940 in Madame Butterfly still accounting for a full career spanning 35 years.I have divided this splendid career into three significant phases:Initial Phase: From 1932 to 1945, the period not documented by recordings, but very important in his growth as an artist, comprising some 235 performances, including repeat performances.Post-War Phase: From 1946 to 1963 the year of the terrible automobile accident which marks the most intense period with 1,149 performances, including repeat performances.Post-Accident Phase: From 1964 to 1975, 205 performances, including repeat performances.Concerts: Totaling, moreover, 113 concerts performed in the arc of the same career, among which were many benefit performances.If one totals up these numbers, one arrives at the amazing figure of 1,589 performances, which when added to his concerts brings the number to 1,702 appearences, which clearly demonstrates the passion and great zeal that Mario Del Monaco dedicated to the world of Music, through his love of this great art and for his public, which thanks to his interpretations, discovered new meanings and nuances which had remained hidden because they were not explored by others of his colleagues.

Note: The number of performances cited above, one must understand, is not an absolute number, but an approximation, given that, in consideration of the intense activity sustained over his lengthy career, it is not possible to ascertain the exact number of performances, which might actually result in a greater number, in fact, some estimates mention as many as 2,000 performances.