Antonio Superchi [SEP] voice type
Antonio Superchi
Antonio Superchi (11 January 1816 – 5 July 1893) was an Italian operatic baritone who had an active international career from 1838–1858. He appeared at most of the major opera houses in Italy and Spain, and at Her Majesty's Theatre in London.
The Times reviewed the quality of his voice in 1847 (22 April): "It is impossible for a singer to be more free than Superchi from this defect of his predecessor (Luciano Fornasari, who never surmounted his tremulousness). His notes are
of Belcore in "L'elisir d'amore" in 1832.
The most important of Tamburini's Italianate successors were all Verdians. They included:
- Giorgio Ronconi, who created the title role in Verdi's "Nabucco"
- Felice Varesi, who created the title roles in "Macbeth" and "Rigoletto" as well as Germont in "La traviata"
- Antonio Superchi, the originator of Don Carlo in "Ernani"
- Francesco Graziani, who was the original Don Carlo di Vargas in "La forza