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Modello Per Lettera Con Logo Data creazione: 23.01.2006 Autore: Alissa Nembrini Revisione: MN Biografia di Corena, Fernando (1916-1984) (di Alissa Nembrini) Basso buffo Nato a Carouge ( inevra! il 22 "icembre 1#16 "a ma"re italiana e $a"re "i origine turca% a &ernan"o Corena si $ros$etta in giovent' la carriera ecclesiastica: comincia in e((etti lo stu"io "ella teologia all)*niversit+ "i &riborgo% in ,vizzera. Avvicinatosi al canto $er motivi sentimentali% (la leggen"a vuole c-e si (osse innamorato "i una giovane cantante locale ascoltata in concerto e c-e avesse "eciso% come strategia "i con.uista% "i (arsi "are lezioni "i canto "a lei!% esso "iventa $er/ una vera e $ro$ria $assione c-e comincia a coltivare con C-arles Denizot a inevra% "ove sale $er la $rima volta $ubblicamente sul $alco "ella ,alle Car"inal Mermillo" nel novembre 1#33% $er $arteci$are all)o$eretta 0a "erni1re valse "ell)eclettico 2scar ,trauss. ,em$re a inevra Corena vince un concorso locale% a cui $resenziava anc-e il "irettore ")orc-estra 3ittorio ui% "i $assaggio in citt+. ui% col$ito "alle .ualit+ "el giovane% lo s$rona a" intra$ren"ere la carriera "i cantante $ro(essionista: il (uturo basso4bu((o $arte cos5 a Milano (1#36!% "ove stu"ier+ con 6nrico Romano. 0)anno successivo (1#37! ottiene il suo $rimo contratto "a $ro(essionista a Milano: 1 c-iamato a $arteci$are all)allestimento "e 8l 9rovatore. Ma le $rime collaborazioni regolari lo legano% "al 1#3: al 1#;7% negli anni "i((icili "ella ,econ"a uerra Mon"iale e "o$o una breve $arentesi con la ra"io roman"a% alla Ra"io "ella ,vizzera italiana% (R,8!% "ove "iventa membro attivo "el .uartetto vocale (ormato% $er volont+ "el Mo. 6"<in 0=-rer% "al so$rano "i origine te"esca Marianna Caula% "al notevole contralto Marg-erita De 0an"i (vero nome Margot Rut-% "i origine lituana e $olacca% ma nata a >erlino! e "al tenore lettone ,imons >ermanis. Con 0oe-rer "ebutter+ in e((etti alla Ra"io "ella ,vizzera 8taliana nel Re.uiem "i 3er"i (in occasione "ell)inaugurazione "ello stu"io "i Cassarate% oggi smantellato!. A $artire "al 1#;7 e (ino al 1#;:% orena 1 legato come basso serio allo ,ta"tt-eater "i ?urigo% "ove veniva eseguito so$rattutto il re$ertorio <agneriano (8l vascello (antasma!. 8l vero "ebutto sulle scene liric-e avviene% ancora nel 1#;:% al 9eatro 3er"i "i 9rieste come 3arlaam nel >oris o"unov "i Mussorgs@A. 0o stesso anno giunge (elice il ruolo (allora nuovo $er lui! c-e gli garantir+ il "e(initivo successo: 1 >artolo% a 3erona% nel >arbiere "i ,iviglia "i Rossini% con ino >ec-i% iulietta ,imionato% Nicola Rossi40emeni: 1 la svolta verso la s(olgorante carriera "i basso4bu((o. ,eguono numerose collaborazioni con vari teatri "ella $rovincia italiana (1 a" es. a >ergamo% Na$oli% &irenze!% ma anc-e a ?urigo% 6"imburgo% ,alisburgo% 0ione e >ruBelles ("ove nel 1#:0 sar+ >artolo nel >arbiere "i ,iviglia "i Rossini!. >iogra(ia &ernan"o Corena.o"t 1 C D 1:.0#.201D C MN Data creazione: 23.01.2006 Autore: Alissa Nembrini Revisione: MN Nel maggio 1#;# si assiste al suo "ebutto alla ,cala come Cannizares nell)o$era comica in 1 atto 8l cor"ovano "i o((re"o Eetrassi% su libretto "i 6ugenio Montale ($rimo tentativo o$eristico "el com$ositore% intenzionato con .uest)o$era a "imenticare gli orrori "ella guerra!. ,i trattava "ella $rima assoluta "i .uesto lavoro c-e Eetrassi cominci/ a" abbozzare nel 1#;; sulla tra"uzione realizzata "a Montale "i un FentremesaF "i Cervantes% ")is$irazione boccaccesca. A "irigerla% Nino ,anzogno. Altri successi lo atten"ono al Maggio Musicale &iorentino (il $restigioso &estival creato nel 1#33 $ro$rio "a 3ittorio ui!% all)Arena "i 3erona% come $ure al &estival "i 6"imburgo e lAn"ebourne% nel trion(ale ruolo "i &alsta((. Nel 1#D0 im$ersona $er la $rima volta &ra Melitone (un altro "ei suoi ruoli4culto! ne 0a (orza "el "estino "i 3er"i% all)Arena "i 3erona% accanto a >eniamino igli. Nel 1#D1 s$osa 6lisabet- >ol"t% "i Castagnola% "ove (issa la sua abituale resi"enza. 8l "ebutto al $restigioso Metro$olitan% il teatro c-e gli regaler+ (ama internazionale% avviene nel 1#D;% come 0e$orello nel Don iovanni "i Mozart: sar+ il $rimo successo ")oltreoceano. 0a collaborazione col Met "urer+ a lungo ((ino al 1#7: come os$ite (isso "elle varie stagioni teatrali! e lo $orter+ a vestire i $anni "i $ersonaggi a lui assolutamente congeniali% tanto $er esigenze vocali .uanto teatrali (Corena era insu$erabile nel "are vita e volto ai $ersonaggi "i basso bu((o!: si avvicen"er+ "un.ue nel ruolo "i >artolo (Rossini% >arbiere "i ,iviglia!% (orse il ruolo con cui lo si i"enti(ica $i' (acilmenteG in .uello "i Dulcamara (Donizetti% Don Eas.uale!e "i ianni ,c-icc-i% ...% $er un totale "i circa 3D0 collaborazioni col M69. A $artire "all)es$erienza americana% si a$riranno a Corena le $orte "ei maggiori teatri euro$ei e" internazionali (0on"ra% Earigi% >erlino% 3ienna% >uenos Aires% Ma"ri"% C-icago% ,an &rancisco% Citt+ "el Messico% Caracas 4"ove nel 1#7: a((ronta Don artolo "el >arbiere rossiniano e il sagrestano "ella 9osca4% 9el Aviv 4 "ove nel 1#D# ottiene vivo successo nella ra$$resentazione "i &alsta(( 4! e "ei $i' $restigiosi &estival musicali: memorabile la $arteci$azione% nel 1#6D% come 2smin nel Ratto "al serraglio mozartiano% al &estival "i ,alisburgo. 8 teatri svizzeri% invece% lo ve"ranno salire molto $i' s$ora"icamente sulle $ro$rie scene liric-e: Corena sar+ al Maggio Castagnolese nel 1#D# come Don Eas.uale nell)omonima o$era comica "i DonizettiG al ran"49-HItre "i inevra ("ove il (ratello Ric-ar" era regista "i scena!% "al 1#63 al 1#77G alla stagione autunnale "el 9eatro A$ollo "i 0ugano% nel 1#63% come Don Eas.uale nell)omonima o$era "onizettiana e nel 1#6; come Don >artolo nel >arbiere "i ,iviglia "i Rossini e come &alsta(( nell)omonima o$era ver"ianaG alle 0uzerner &est<oc-en nel 1#76 come Dr. >artolo nel >arbiere "i ,iviglia "i Eaisiello e nel 1#7# come &ra Melitone ne 0a (orza "el "estino "i 3er"i. >iogra(ia &ernan"o Corena.o"t 2 C D 1:.0#.201D C MN Data creazione: 23.01.2006 Autore: Alissa Nembrini Revisione: MN Da sottolineare anc-e c-e nel 1#76% collaboran"o con la 9elevisione ,vizzera italiana (9,8! $er la realizzazione "e 8l maestro "i Ca$$ella "i Cimarosa% vince il Eremio $er la migliore inter$retazione al &estival "ella 9elevisione a Eraga. ,em$re $er la 9,8 nel 1#7# crea anc-e un $rogramma antologico intitolato 8l basso obbligato. Non si contano $oi i ruoli meno noti (atti rivivere "a Corena grazie alle sue a$$rezzate "oti "i sagace e le$i"o inter$rete: nel 1#3:% gran"e avvenimento "i .uella stagione lirica ginevrina% sar+ il 3izir (con voce am$ia e "uttile! l ran" 9-HItre "i inevra nell)o$era "i Jenri Rabau" MIrou(% savetier "u CaireG nel 1#;3% ancora al teatro ginevrino sar+ un FKeune artisteF ne 0es Armaillis "el noto com$ositore roman"o ustave DoretG nel 1#;# Corena sulla scena "ella ,cala "iviene il comicissimo FDon AnnibaleF% nell)o$era bu((a in n atto 8l cam$anello "i Donizetti% "iretto "a Nino ,anzognoG mentre nel 1#D0 1 uno Fs$assoso e (elice 3eroelF (cos5 lo "e(inisce il critico "el Eo$olo!% nella 0o"oLs@a "i C-erubini e" 1 anc-e il $rimo cavalier Astol(i nel Cam$iello "i Mol(4&errari% alla ,calaG nel 1#D# Corena 1 FMan"ozaF nell)allora semi4sconosciuta o$era 8l matrimonio al convento "i Ero@o()ev% al ,. Carlo "i Na$oli. Earallelamente agli im$egni teatrali% Corena -a realizzato anc-e numerose registrazioni "iscogra(ic-e (se ne contano all)incirca 70!: • La sonnambula di Bellini (con la Sutherland, Nicola Monti e il dir. Richard Bonynge); • Il maestro di ca ella di !imarosa (con l"#rchestra dei $omeriggi Musicali di Milano e il dir. Bruno %maducci, con cui &ince anche il '(rand $ri) du dis*ue'; col !ollegium %cademicum di (ine&ra e il dir. Robert +unand, nel ,-./; con l"#rchestra del !o&ent (arden, il dir. %rgeo 0uadri); • +on $as*uale di +oni1etti (con La (atta, La11ari, l"#rchestra della Scala e il dir. %rmando La Rosa $arodi; con $eters, l"#rchestra del Metro olitan e la dire1ione di 2homas Schi ers; con Sciutti, #ncina, l"#rchestra dell"o era di 3ienna e il dir. Ist&an 4ertes1); • L"elisir d"amore ancora di +oni1etti (con +i Stefano, !a ecchie, l"#rchestra del Maggio Musicale 5iorentino e il dir. 5rancesco Molinari $radelli; con la Scotto, Bergon1i e Sereni, 6li&e7, er la dire1ione nuo&amente di 5rancesco Molinari $radelli); • l"%ndrea !h8nier di (iordano (con la 2ebaldi, +el Monaco, Bastianini, l"%ccademia di S. !ecilia e il dir. %ndrea (a&a11eni); • il +on (io&anni di Mo1art (con la +ella !asa, Sie i, la 5ilarmonica di 3ienna, il dir. 9osef 4ri s; con la +ella !asa, Streich, Sie i, la 5ilarmonica di 3ienna e il dir. +imitri Mitro oulos); • Le no11e di 5igaro di Mo1art (con Bruscantini, la (atti, l" #rchestra della radio 23 italiana, il dir.
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