Alfredo Braglia

He was born Telesforo Braglia. Very young, he moved with the family to Argentina where he studied with maestro Leopoldo Stiattesi.

He made his debut in 1899 at the Odeon in Buenos Aires in La lampada by U. Pacchierotti.

In 1902, he moved back to Italy where he continued his career.

In 1905, at the Rossini in Pesaro, he sang in the world premiere of the new opera Fiorella by L. Ferrari Trecate.

He sang until about 1928 as he sang Canio that year:

January 1928, Forlì at the Politeama with Rinalda Pavoni and Armando Ziosi

January 1928, Pesaro at the Teatro Duse with Rinalda Pavoni and Armando Ziosi

His repertory included: Rodolfo, Faust (x 2), Turiddu, Pollione, des Grieux (Manon Lescaut, Manon), Canio, Enzo, Corentino, Cavaradossi, Manrico, Alfredo, ? (Fiorella by Ferrari Trecate), Duca, Alfredo, Edgardo, José, Ernani, Nicias, Loris, Riccardo, Radamès, ? (Maria di Rohan), Gianni (Saltarello), Sallustio (Ruy Blas), Poliuto, Pery, Alvaro, Otello, Éléazar, Folco, ...

He sang all over Italy, except La Scala, and in South America (Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Santiago, Valparaiso, Lima, Havana, Mexico City, São Paolo, Rosario di Santa Fe, ...), but also in Corfù, Athens, Thessaloniki.

I wish to thank Richard J Venezia for the second part of the Aida recording.

Discography
   	 
Phonodisc Mondial, Milano, date very uncertain, about 1908?	
09 (?)  I lombardi alla prima crociata (Verdi): Qui posa il fianco	09 (?)
	(w. Ruggero Galli & Elvira Tetrazzini-Martucci)
10      I lombardi alla prima crociata (Verdi): Qual voluttà		10
	(w. Ruggero Galli & Elvira Tetrazzini-Martucci)
39      Guillaume Tell (Rossini): E allor perché			39, Fabbrica Italiana Dischi 3039
	(w. Mino Zuffo & Amleto Galli)
42      Guillaume Tell (Rossini): Troncar suoi dì			42, Fabbrica Italiana Dischi 3042
	(w. Mino Zuffo & Amleto Galli)
61      Poliuto (Donizetti): Il suon dell'arpe angeliche		61
	(w. Elvira Tetrazzini-Martucci)
298     Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Chi mi frena			298
	(w. Elvira Martucci, Mino Zuffo & Amleto Galli)
662	Mefistofele (Boito): Dai campi, dai prati			662
666     Cavalleria rusticana (Mascagni): Mamma, quel vino		666, Artiphon 8072
673     Aida (Verdi): Pur ti riveggo (w. Bianca Besalù)			673, Fonografia Nazionale 673
674     Aida (Verdi): Fuggiam gli ardori (w. Bianca Besalù)		674, Fonografia Nazionale 674
675     Aida (Verdi): Aida, ove sei tu?					675, Fabbrica Italiana Dischi 3675
	(w. Elvira Tetrazzini-Martucci)
676     Aida (Verdi): O terra, addio					676, Fabbrica Italiana Dischi 3676
	(w. Elvira Tetrazzini-Martucci)
684     Mefistofele (Boito): Giunto sul passo estremo			684

Beka, Milano, about 1912
42430 	Samson et Dalila (Saint-Saëns): Figli miei, v'arrestate		42430
42432 	Ballo in maschera (Verdi): La rivedrà nell'estasi		42432
42443 	Iris (Mascagni): Or dammi il braccio tuo			42443
42465 	Juive (Halévy): Rachele, allor che Iddio			42465
42479 	Guillaume Tell (Rossini): O muto asil				42479
42480 	Isabeau (Mascagni): Tu ch'odi lo mio grido			42480

Source for the chronology, picture and discography the extraordinary website of Roberto Marcocci.
Additions to the discography from Gesellschaft für historische Tonträger, Wien