- Salvatore Papaccio
Salvatore Papaccio (
Naples , (Italy )June 23 1890 -December 24 1977 ) was atenor and an exponent ofCanzone Napoletana .Biography
Born in
Naples on last decade of 1800, Salvatore Papaccio early began to demonstrate his predisposition to the music. During the years and with the strengthening of his voice, his success began to spread. He debuted inTeatro San Carlo in 1908 under the direction of Maestro Campanini in the role of the sailor in Wagner'sTristan and Isolde . Since then on, he had the opportunity to participate to numerous works, 123, directed by illustrious directors like Pietro Mascagni, Tullio Serafin, Riccardo Zandonai andArturo Toscanini . One anecdote about him is the one of the visit of the monarch of the empire of Rising SunHirohito in Naples, where Papaccio began to sing the songs of his city in the reception of the admiralty, and obtaining a standing ovation.After 56 years of uninterrupted interpretations performed mostly in
Teatro San Carlo , he decided to leave it in 1963, obtaining a diploma for his career dedicated with success to the music.Among other things, he is also famous to be one of so-called “3 P” of
Canzone Napoletana , together with Gennaro Pasquariello and Vittorio Parisi.His most famous songs are:
Quatto stelle, Suonno d'artista, 'A risa, Silenzio cantatore, 'Ndifferenza, Guappo songh'io, Gennarino Buonocore, Brinneso, Marenaro traduto, 'O varcaiuolo, 'A zingara, Napule e Maria, Varca Napulitana.
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*The surname Papaccio
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