Eugenio Giraldoni (Marsiglia – Helsinki 1924) He was the son of another major baritone Leone Giraldoni, and the soprano and violinist Carolina Ferni. His mother gave him singing lessons and he made his debut in Barcelona, ​​in the role of Escamillo in Carmen in 1891.Giraldoni consolidated his career appearing in various opera houses in Italy and, in 1898, with a tour in South America. Then, in 1900, he earned a place in the history of opera when he created the role of Baron Scarpia in Tosca at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome. also he sang in the first performance of The daughter of Jorio Alberto Franchetti in the main Italian opera house, La Scala in Milan in 1906.He sang in Russia and Poland from 1901 to 1907 and at the Metropolitan Opera in New York during the 1904-05 season. In 1913, he appeared at the Opéra-Comique in Paris, in the role of Scarpia and Sharpless.Giraldoni had a dark, resonant voice (although not very clear) and a strong stage presence, according to contemporary descriptions of his performances. In addition to Scarpia, her important roles included: Don Carlo, Amonasro, Telramund, Hamlet, Mephisto and Onegin. But like its direct rival, the Sicilian baritone Mario Sammarco, the impassioned singing style Giraldoni was more suited to the works of composers of verismo as Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo, Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano, Germany and Cristoforo Colombo by Alberto Franchetti.After World War II, Giraldoni sang in the Italian provincial theater circuit. He retired from the stage in Trieste in 1921 and died three years later in Finland, where he went to teach. His last operatic appearance was in the role of the Father in Louise.Giraldoni created several records before the First World War, some of which have been reissued on CD.Photo autograph, dated 1920, of the famous baritone in the role of Scarpia Photography; 22,7x13,7 cm Excellent condition