Romano Ciaroff-Ciarini
1878 Mykolaiv – 1964 Odessa
Born Roman Isidorovich Gurovich in Mykolaiv (Ukraine) in 1878, he adopted the name Roman Isidorovich Charov while still in Russia.
He studied singing at the St. Petersburg Conservatory with S. I. Gabel, and later with Nikolaj.
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| Stanislav Gabel |
| 25 April (7 May) 1849 – 24 January 1924 |
| Among his students were: B. B. Amirdzhan, P. Z. Andreev, O. V. Basmanova, A. P.
Bonachich, A. M. Bragin, D. I. Bukhtojarov, R. Charov, A. Chernov, N. P. Chistjakov, Henrik Drtsevikja, A. Ermakov,
I. V. Ershov, B. M. Frejdkov, M. Gendzhjan, V. Grokholskij, S. I. Ilin, M. N. Insarova, K. S. Isachenko, O. I. Kamionskij, M. N. Karakash, E. Karklin, V.
I. Kastorskij, N. Kedrov, V. Kiselev, V. Kruzhilina, P. I. Kurzner, V. I. Kuz, A. M. Labinskyj, L. Lavrovskij-Kljuzner, I. Levidov, M.
Lunacharskij, A. A. Matova, A. Matveev, S. Migaj, G. Morskoj, N. M. Nolle, L. Novskij, F. V. Pavlovskij, K. I. Petrauskas, M. Rezunov, I.
Safonov, E. Sedlnitskij, A. V. Sequard-Rozhanskij,
M. Sofron, Sh. Taljan, P. Tikhonov, I. S. Tomars, K. E. Tsvetov, B. Veprinskij, V. Ja. Viktorov. |
On March 27th, 1905, he took part in a performance of Kashchej bessmertnyj (Kashchej the immortal) given to protest the sacking of
Rimskij-Korsakov from the conservatory.
When he finished the conservatory, he sang in Kiev, Odessa, Kharkov, Kazan (1907–09), Ekaterinburg (1909/10, at the
Verkh-Isetskij Theatre),
Perm (1909–11, management A. Altschuler), St. Petersburg (at the Mariinskij, debut as Lenskij).
Starting in 1911, he toured Genoa, Venice, Milan, Florence, Rome, Barcelona (Liceo 1912), London, Zürich, Bucharest, Warsaw; abroad,
he used the name Ciarini (which, at some point, led to the Italianization of his Russian stage name, too, and hence he became Ciaroff-Ciarini).
In 1913, he sang at the Narodni Dom Theatre in St. Petersburg (Lakmé, Snegurochka and others).
In 1925/26, he was again at the Kirov (Mariinskij). In April 1927, he went to Krasnojarsk and embarked on a tour through the USSR. In
August 1929, he gave a concert in Baku.
His repertory included: Kashchej, Hoffmann, des Grieux (Manon),
Lenskij, Almaviva, Alfredo, Roméo, Gérald, Grigorij, Vladimir Dubrovskiij, Vodemon, Faust, Wilhelm Meister,
Léopold, Werther, Duca, Ernesto, Rodolfo, Fernando, ...
During World War II, he was evacuated to Tajikistan. There he sang in hospitals and worked with young singers of the
State Opera and Ballet Theatre.
One of his last concerts took place in 1946 in Leningrad.
He taught singing at the conservatory in Odessa, where he died in 1964.
He recorded for Fonotipia, Premyer-Rekord (Odessa 1910), Sfinks (Tiflis 1913) and Gramplasttrest (1936).
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Reference 2: the website of Roberto Marcocci
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I wish to thank Vladimir Efimenko for the recording (Manon). Chronology
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Montreux |
Kursaal |
BOHÈME (Rodolfo) / FAVORITA (Fernando) / TRAVIATA (Alfredo) |
| 12 |
Genova |
Politeama Genovese |
MANON (des Grieux) |
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| 1912 |
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Brescia |
Teatro Grande |
ROMÉO ET JULIETTE (Roméo) |
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Roma |
Teatro Costanzi |
TRAVIATA (Alfredo) |
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Lugano |
Kursaal |
CONCERTO |
| 11 |
Barcelona |
Teatro Liceo |
MANON (des Grieux) / ROMÉO ET JULIETTE (Roméo) |
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| 1913 |
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Barcelona |
Teatro Liceo |
BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (Almaviva) / WERTHER (Werther) / TRAVIATA (Alfredo) |
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Venezia |
Teatro Rossini |
MILDA di P. Allen / FAUST (Faust) |
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Pisa |
Albergo Nettuno |
CONCERTO |
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Pisa |
Teatro Verdi |
LE DUBARRY di E. Camussi (Brissac) |
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Warsaw |
Teatro Imperiale |
BOHÈME (Rodolfo) / MANON (des Grieux) / ROMÉO ET JULIETTE
(Roméo) |
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| 1914 |
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Kherson |
Teatro Nazionale |
CONCERTO |
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Mykolaiv |
Teatro Nazionale |
CONCERTO |
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| 1915 |
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Venezia |
Teatro Rossini |
FAVORITA (Fernando) |
| 09 |
Genova |
Politeama Genovese |
CONCERTO |
| 09 |
Pegli |
Teatro Civico |
CONCERTO |
| 10 |
Terni |
Teatro Comunale |
RIGOLETTO (Duca) |
| 11 |
Carrara |
Politeama Verdi |
BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (Almaviva) |
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Verona |
Teatro Ristori |
STAGIONE |
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| 1916 |
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Milano |
Teatro Carcano |
MANON (des Grieux) |
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| 1917 |
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Genova |
Politeama Genovese |
FAVORITA (Fernando) |
| 07 |
Savona |
Politeama Garibaldi |
FAVORITA (Fernando) |
| 09 |
Savona |
Teatro Wanda |
BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (Almaviva) |
| 10 |
Genova |
Politeama Genovese |
BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (Almaviva) |
| 12 |
Bilbao |
Coliseo Albia |
STAGIONE |
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| 1918 |
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Sanremo |
Teatro Principe Amedeo |
CONCERTO |
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Alessandria |
Teatro Municipale |
BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (Almaviva) |
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Modena |
Teatro Storchi |
FAUST (Faust) / FAVORITA (Fernando) |
| 06 |
Napoli |
Teatro Bellini |
BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (Almaviva) / TRAVIATA (Alfredo) / RIGOLETTO (Duca) |
| 07 |
Milano |
Teatro Lirico |
ROMÉO ET JULIETTE (Roméo) |
| 09 |
Genova |
Politeama Genovese |
TRAVIATA (Alfredo) |
| 09 |
Bari |
Teatro Petruzzelli |
MIGNON (Guglielmo) |
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Firenze |
Teatro Della Pergola |
WERTHER (Werther) / DON PASQUALE (Ernesto) |
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Bologna |
Teatro Comunale |
TRAVIATA (Alfredo) |
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Mantova |
Teatro Andreani |
FAUST (Faust) |
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| 1919 |
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Modena |
Teatro Storchi |
MANON (des Grieux) |
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Firenze |
Teatro Della Pergola |
MIGNON (Guglielmo) |
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Parma |
Politeama Reinach |
BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (Almaviva) |
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Palermo |
Teatro Massimo |
WERTHER (Werther) |
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Treviso |
Politeama Garibaldi |
DON PASQUALE (Ernesto) |
| 09 |
Pegli |
Teatro Civico |
CONCERTO |
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| 1920 |
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Genova |
Teatro Paganini |
BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (Almaviva) |
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Lugano |
Teatro Apollo |
BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (Almaviva) / MANON (des Grieux) / RIGOLETTO (Duca) /
TRAVIATA (Alfredo) |
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| 1923 |
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Cagliari |
Teatro Civico |
LE DONNE CURIOSE di E. Wolf Ferrari (Florindo) |
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Bucarest |
Teatro Opera |
MADAMA BUTTERFLY (Pinkerton) / MANON (des Grieux) |
Premyer-Rekord, Odesa 1910
Sfinks, Tbilisi
1913 CARMEN: La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (in Russian) 109
1913 LES PÊCHEURS DE PERLES: Je crois entendre encore (in Russian) 110
Fonotipia, Milano
xPh 4819 01 Apr 12 WERTHER: Ah! non mi ridestar 92929
xPh 4820 01 Apr 12 LA BOHÈME: Che gelida manina (part 1) 92893
xPh 4821 01 Apr 12 LA BOHÈME: Che gelida manina (part 2) 92894
xPh 4822 01 Apr 12 ROMÉO ET JULIETTE: Deh, sorgi, o luce, in ciel 92931
xPh 4823 01 Apr 12 LA FAVORITE: Spirto gentil UNPUBLISHED
xPh 4824 02 Apr 12 LES PÊCHEURS DE PERLES: Mi par d'udir ancora 92930
xPh 4825 02 Apr 12 MANON: Chiudo gli occhi 92895
xPh 4826 02 Apr 12 MANON: Ah! dispar, vision 92896
xPh 4827-1 02 Apr 12 ROMÉO ET JULIETTE: Ah, ben lo sai UNPUBLISHED
xPh 4827-2 02 Apr 12 ROMÉO ET JULIETTE: Ah, ben lo sai 92932
xPh 4952 30 May 13 LE DONNE CURIOSE: Deh! per pietà fermatevi! 69183
with Maria Alessandrovich
xPh 4953 30 May 13 EVGENIJ ONEGIN: L'amo tanto UNPUBLISHED
with Maria Alessandrovich
xPh 4954-1 30 May 13 RIGOLETTO: Partite? Crudele! UNPUBLISHED
with Maria Alessandrovich
xPh 4954-2 30 May 13 RIGOLETTO: Partite? Crudele! UNPUBLISHED
with Maria Alessandrovich
xPh 4955 30 May 13 LA FAVORITE: Una vergine, un angiol di Dio UNPUBLISHED
xPh 4956 30 May 13 EVGENIJ ONEGIN: Lontan, lontan UNPUBLISHED
xPh 4957 30 May 13 EVGENIJ ONEGIN: Fanciulla cara UNPUBLISHED
xPh 4958 30 May 13 LE DONNE CURIOSE: Io non amarvi? 69184
xPh 4959-1 16 Oct 13 I GIOIELLI DELLA MADONNA: Madonna, con sospiri 69103
xPh 4959-2 16 Oct 13 I GIOIELLI DELLA MADONNA: Madonna, con sospiri UNPUBLISHED
xPh 4960-1 16 Oct 13 I GIOIELLI DELLA MADONNA: Madonna dei dolor, miserere 69104
xPh 4960-2 16 Oct 13 I GIOIELLI DELLA MADONNA: Madonna dei dolor, miserere UNPUBLISHED
xPh 4961 16 Oct 13 I GIOIELLI DELLA MADONNA: No, la Madonna sa che non l'offesi 69105
xPh 4962 16 Oct 13 I GIOIELLI DELLA MADONNA: La perderemo 69108
with Maria Passeri
xPh 4963-1 16 Oct 13 I GIOIELLI DELLA MADONNA: Perché, o mamma UNPUBLISHED
with Maria Passeri
xPh 4963-2 16 Oct 13 I GIOIELLI DELLA MADONNA: Perché, o mamma 69107
with Maria Passeri
xPh 4964 16 Oct 13 I GIOIELLI DELLA MADONNA: Sanno odore d'incenso 69106
with Zoraide Sarzanini
xPh 5015-1 27 Mar 14 EVGENIJ ONEGIN: Lontan, lontan UNPUBLISHED
xPh 5015-2 27 Mar 14 EVGENIJ ONEGIN: Lontan, lontan UNPUBLISHED
xxPh 5016 27 Mar 14 EVGENIJ ONEGIN: T'amo tanto 74192
xxPh 5018 27 Mar 14 LA FAVORITE: Spirto gentil 74191
xPh 5128 26 Apr 17 RIGOLETTO: Bella figlia dell'amore (part 1) 69233
with Luigi Montesanto, Maria Perosio, Nerina Lollini
xPh 5129 28 Apr 17 RIGOLETTO: Bella figlia dell'amore (part 2) 69234
with Luigi Montesanto, Maria Perosio, Nerina Lollini
xPh 5170 23 Apr 17 FEDORA: Amor ti vieta 69275
xPh 5171 23 Apr 17 ADRIANA LECOUVREUR: L'anima ho stanca 69276
xPh 5172 18 May 17 I PURITANI: A te, o cara 69277
xPh 5173 16 May 17 RIGOLETTO: La donna è mobile 69278
xPh 5174 14 May 17 IL BARBIERE di SIVIGLIA: Ecco ridente in cielo (part 1) 69279
xPh 5175 15 May 17 IL BARBIERE di SIVIGLIA: Ecco ridente in cielo (part 2) 69280
xPh 5176 26 Apr 17 LA TRAVIATA: Libiamo, libiamo ne' lieti calici 69281
with Maria Perosio
xPh 5177 26 Apr 17 LA TRAVIATA: Un dì, felice, eterea 69282
with Maria Perosio
xPh 5247 24 Apr 17 MIGNON: Ah! non credevi tu 69352
xPh 5248 24 Apr 17 MIGNON: Addio Mignon, fa core! 69353
xPh 5251 14 May 17 LA FAVORITA: Spirto gentil 69356
xPh 5252 14 May 17 ROMÉO ET JULIETTE: Angiol che vesti grazie celesti 69357
with Maria Perosio
Gramplasttrest
4561 1936 Autumn (Chajkovskij) 388 PD
4562 1936 On the yellow cornfields (Chajkovskij) 388 PD
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