Giuseppe Kaschmann
Prominent Istrians


Performances
New York Metropolitan Opera House

  • October 24, 1883
    Debut of Giuseppe Kaschmann as Enrico in the premier performance of Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti-Cammarano) with Marcella Sembich, Achille Augier, Amadeo Grazzi, Imogene Forti and Vincenzo Fornaris. Directed by Messrs Corani and Abbiati, conducted by Auguste Vianesi.

  • October 26,1883
    Premier performance of Il Trovatore (Verdi-Cammarano). Giuseppe Kaschmann appeared as Count de Luna with Roberto Stagno, Alwina Valleria, Zelia Trbelli, Achille Augier, Imogene Forti, and Amadeo Grazzi. Directed by Messrs Corani and Abbiati, conducted by Auguste Vianesi.

  • October 29, 1883
    Premier performance of I Puritani (Bellini-Pepoli). Giuseppe Kaschmann as Riccardo, with Marcella Sembrich as Elvira, and Roberto Stagno, Giovanni Mirabella, Ida Corani, Achille Augier and Amadeo Grazzi. Conducted by Auguste Viannesi.

  • November 7, 1883
    Premier performance of Lohengrin (Wagner-Wagner, in Italian). Giuesppe Kaschmann as Telramund, with Italo Campanini, Christine Nilsson, Emmy Fursch-Madi, Franco Novara and Ludovico Contini. Directed by Messrs Corani and Abbiati, conducted by Auguste Vianesi.

  • November 28, 1883
    Premier performance of Don Giovanni (Mozart-Da Ponte). Giuseppe Kaschmann in main role as Don Giovanni, with Giovanni Mirabella, Emmy Fursch-Madi, Roberto Stagno, Christine Nilsson, Marcella Sembrich, Baldassare Corsini and Achille Augier. Directed by Messrs Corani and Abbiati, conducted by Auguste Vianesi.

  • January 5, 1884
    Matinee performance of Faust (in Italian) at Boston, Massachusetts. Giuseppe Kaschmann as Valentin, with Victor Capoul, Christine Nilsson, Franco Novara, Sofia Scalchi, Emily Lablache and Ludovico Contini. Conducted by Auguste Vianesi.

  • February 21, 1884
    Premier performance of Hamlet (Am. Thomas-Carre/Barbier in Italian) at Cincinnati, Ohio. Giuseppe Kaschman in lead role as Hamlet, opposite Marcella Sembrich as Ophèlie, and Giovanni Mirabella, Sofia Scalchi, Nicola Stagi, Baldassare Corsini, Ludovico Contini, Amadeo Grazzi, Achille Augier and Malvina Cavalazzi. Directed by Messrs Corani and Abbiati, conducted by Auguste Vianesi.

  • March 19, 1884
    Premier performance of Les Huguenots (Meyerbeer-Scribe/Deschamps in Italian) . Giuseppe Kaschmann as Count de Saint Bris, with Marcella Sembrich, Italo Camanini, Christine Nilsson, Giuseppe Del Puente, Sofia Scalchi, Giovanni Mirabella and Miss Alberti. Directed by Messrs Corani and Abbiati, conducted by Auguste Vianesi.

  • November 27, 1895
    New production and premier performance of Tristan und Isolde (Wagner-Wagner). Giuseppe Kaschmann as Kurwenal with Jean De Reszke, Lillian Nordica, Marie Brema, Edouardo De Reszke, Mr Riedel and Otto Mirsalis. Directed by William Parry and conducted by Anton Seidl.

  • December 24, 1895
    Performance of Tännhauser. Giuseppe Kaschmann as Wolfram with Adolph Wallnöfer, Lola Beeth, Sophie Traubmann, Karl Bucha, Otto Mirsalis, Mr. Riedel, John August Livermann, Ludivico Viviani and Aurelia Kitzu. Conducted by Anton Seidl.

  • January 9, 1896
    New production and premier performance of Die Walküre (Wagner-Wagner). Giuseppe Kaschmann as Wotan with Marie Brema, Adolph Wallnöfer, Lola Beeth, Rosa Olitzka, Karl Bucha, Marie Engle, Aurelia Kitzu, Sophie Traubmann, Mathilde Bauermeister, Johanna bach, Rosa Olitzka, Clara Hunt and Marie Van Cauteren. Directed by William Parry and conducted by Anton Seidl.

  • January 11, 1896
    Performance of Aida. Giuseppe Kaschmann as Amonasro with Lillian Nordica, Giuseppe Russitano, Marie Brema, Vittorio Arimondi, Antonio De Vaschetti, Roberto Vanni and mathilde Bauermeister. Conducted by Enrico Bevignani.

  • January 14, 1896
    Premier performance of Rigoletto at Brooklyn, NY [Academy of Music?]. Giuseppe Kaschmann in lead role of Rigoletto opposite Nellie Melba as Gilda, with Giuseppe Cremonini, Sofia Scalchi, Armand Castelmary, Lodovico Viviani, Antonio Rinaldini, Antonio De Vaschetti, Giuseppe Cernusco, Marie Van Cauteren and Mathilde Bauermeister Conducted by Enrico Bevignani. Nellie Melba is also noted as playing the Mad scene from Lucia di Lammermoor.

  • April 27, 1896
    Performance of Tristan und Isolde. Giuseppe Kaschmann in his last performace with the NY Met Opera appearing as Kurwenal with Jean De Reszke, Lillian Nordica, Rosa Olitzka, Edouard De Reszke, Mr Riedel and Otto Mirsalis. Conducted by Anton Seidl.

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