Scalabrini was born in Verona, and there he studied singing with maestro Camozzini. Before his debut,
he sang in some private recitals.
He made his stage debut in September 1901 at the Carani at Sassuolo as Manrico, with Maria Trimarchi.
He was engaged many times and
for long periods in touring opera companies such as Lombardi or Gonzales and sang
in many East European and American houses.
His career evolved as follows:
1901 Verona, Sassuolo
1902 Venezia: Ernani in December at the Teatro Rossini with Elvira Barbieri/Casilda Achilli Jullibert,
Romano Costantini
1906 Amsterdam: Il trovatore (sharing with Alessandro Giacchero who sang the premiere) on 30 September at the Paleis
voor Volksvlijt with Gisella De Leandro, Vittorina Paganelli,
Giuseppe Pimazzoni, Aristodoro Mauceri/Silvio Queirolo; Cavalleria rusticana (sharing with Silvano Isalberti who sang the
premiere) on 16 October at the Paleis voor Volksvlijt with Maria Tensini-Peretti/Maria
Gomez, Gemma Bellincioni, Ottorino Lunardi/Agostino Nava; Pagliacci (sharing with Silvano Isalberti who sang the premiere) on
16 October at the Paleis voor Volksvlijt with
Giulia Allen/Gemma Bellincioni/Mme Queirolo, Giuseppe Pimazzoni/Ottorino Lunardi, Umberto De Ferrari, Ottorino Lunardi/Agostino
Nava); Ernani
on 3 November at the Paleis voor Volksvlijt with Gisella De Leandro/Louise de Sirianna, Giuseppe Pimazzoni, Silvio Queirolo;
's-Gravenhage: Il trovatore in December at the Gebouw voor kunsten en wetenschappen with Maria Tensini Peretti,
Vittorina Paganelli, Giuseppe Pimazzoni, Artidoro Mauceri
1907 İstanbul: Il trovatore (sharing with Signorini) in March at the Petit Champs Theater with Silvia Vecchione,
Paolina Govoni/TinaAlasia, Attilio Belletti/Davide Carnevali, Luigi Lizza;
Pagliacci in April at the Petit Champs Theater with Silvia Vecchione, Davide Carnevali, Attilio Belletti; Ravenna
1908 Ciudad de Guatemala: Pagliacci in October at the Teatro Colón; Andrea Chénier in October at the
Teatro Colón; Panama: Il trovatore in October at the Teatro Nacional with Dolores Frau, Antonio Sabellico
1909 Los Angeles: Il trovatore in January at the Auditorium with Elvira Celi Campoli, Dolores Frau, Giuseppe Pimazzoni,
Artidoro Mauceri; Oakland: Il trovatore in January at the Macdonough Theater with Elvira Celi Campoli, Dolores Frau,
Giuseppe Pimazzoni, Artidoro Mauceri; San Francisco: Il trovatore in January at the Central Theater with Elvira Celi
Campoli, Dolores Frau, Giuseppe Pimazzoni, Artidoro Mauceri; Des Moines: Il trovatore in March at Foster's Theater with
Elvira Celi Campoli, Dolores Frau, Giuseppe Pimazzoni, Artidoro Mauceri; Lincoln: Il trovatore in March at the Oliver
Theater with Elvira Celi Campoli, Dolores Frau, Alessandro Modesti, Artidoro Mauceri; Salt Lake City: Il trovatore in
March at the Colonial Theater with Elvira Celi Campoli, Dolores Frau, Giuseppe Pimazzoni, Artidoro Mauceri; Napoli,
Sosnowiec
1910 Salt Lake City: Il trovatore in February at the Salt Lake Theater with Ester Adaberto, Dolores Frau,
Giuseppe Maggi; San Francisco: Il trovatore in March at the Columbia Theater with Ester Adaberto/Elvira Bosetti,
Dolores Frau, Giuseppe Maggi, Alceste Mori; Il trovatore in April at the Macdounough Theater with Ester Adaberto/Elvira
Bosetti, Dolores Frau, Giuseppe Maggi, Alceste Mori; Kingston: Il trovatore in December at the Conversorium with Elvira
Bosetti, Dolores Frau, Giuseppe Maggi; Bogotá
1911 Puerto Rico
1912 São Paulo: Il trovatore in June at the Teatro Saõ José with Ester Toninello, Paola
Bortoluzzi, Pietro Fiesoli, Cesare Tondini; Pagliacci in June at the Teatro Saõ José with Virginia Ferraresi,
Pietro Fiesoli, Federico Ferraresi
His repertory included: Manrico, Ernani, Turiddu, Canio, Chénier, Radames, Riccardo,
Éléazar, Alvaro, Enzo, Duca, Alfredo, Pery, ...
He was a special artist of some sort. His Favorite records were issued with a
pink label. Roberto Marcocci found also some bi-colored records with only Scalabrini's
side pink and the other side black. That is really mysterious.
