Renzo Minolfi

Palermo 1877 - Milan 1943 His career took place mainly in large Italian provinces. Probably his bast role was Don Carlo in ‘’La forza del destino’’ and he appeared in this role in Salerno, Parma, Bergamo, Padova and in other theaters. In 1909 he created for Parma the role of Sharpless in the première of ‘’Madame Butterfly’’. After finishing his career Minolfi opened in Milan an agency for singers and helped many young artists. Chronology of some appearances 1903-1904 Parma Teatro Regio La forza del destino with Carlo Cartica (Don Alvaro) 1904 Parma Teatro Regio Boheme with Angelo Santini (Rodolfo) 1904 Parma Teatro Regio Gli Ugonotti with Carlo Cartica (Raoul De Nangis) 1904 Parma Teatro Regio Faust with Carlo Cartica (Faust) 1909 Parma Teatro Madama Butterfly with Giuseppe Acerbi (Pinkerton) 1909 Parma Teatro Manon with Giuseppe Godono (Des Grieux)