Tito Mattei
Tito Eduardo Achille Mattei (24 May 1839–30 March 1914) was an Italian pianist, composer, and conductor. Born at Campobasso in Italy, he was educated in Naples where he studied with Sigismond Thalberg, Carlo Conti, and Michele Ruta. A musical prodigy, he gave his first concert in 1846 aged 5 afterwards touring Italy, France and Germany. At just 11 years-old in 1852 he was appointed Professor at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome. He gave his first performance in London in 1853 aged 12 and also in 1853 played before Pope Pius IX who gave him a gold medal; he was appointed pianist to Victor Emmanuel II, the King of Italy. In 1863 he moved to London where he became the conductor at Her Majesty's Theatre. Mattei was a Chevalier of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus and belonged to various important musical societies including the Societa Filarmonica of Florence. In 1870 he organised and conducted a season of Italian Opera in London. In 1871 he married Amalia Colombo (born 1845) at Kensington in London. Their daughter Marie Jeanette Mattei was born in London in 1875. He wrote several hundred piano-pieces and songs which had a moderate success including the ballet The Spider and the Fly, 'For the Sake of the Past', 'Dear Heart', 'Non torno', 'Non è ver', and 'Oh! Oh! Hear the Wild Wind Blow'. His operas included Maria di Grand and the comic opera La Prima Donna. He contributed ballet music and the song "O Leave Me Not, Dear Heart" to the burlesque melodrama Monte Cristo Jr. (1886) which played at the Gaiety Theate in London and had a cast including Nellie Farren, Letty Lind and Marion Hood. A Freemason, in 1888 he joined the Rothesay Lodge No 1687 in London. Mattei enjoyed driving fast cars — in 1909 the 68 year-old Mattei broke the speed limit while the American lawyer Rufus Applegarth was a passenger. Applegarth defended Mattei at the Police Court and despite the prosecution's objections that Applegarth could not defend his client in an English court, the American lawyer with 40 years experience successfully got his client off the charge. Several of his works have been played during the BBC Proms including 'Non è ver' and 'Bianca'. Although he was a successful musician the last period of his life was not affluent. He was declared bankrupt in 1883, 1890 and 1900 due to repeated Stock Exchange speculations that resulted in the forced sale of the copyright of his compositions; In 1901 he was living alone as a lodger at an address in Paddington in London and had apparently separated from his wife and child who were then living at a separate address Tito Mattei died in London in 1914 at the age of 74. |
Birth and Death Data: Born May 24, 1841 (Campobasso), Died March 30, 1914 (London)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1896 - 1938
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Berliner | 1604 | 7-in. | 11/17/1896 | Non è ver | Ferruccio Giannini | Tenor vocal solo | composer | |
Berliner | 0599 | 7-in. | 10/3/1899 | Non e ver | Ferruccio Giannini | Tenor vocal solo | composer | |
Berliner | 0781 | 7-in. | Dec. 1899 | Non è ver | George Schweinfest | Piccolo solo | composer | |
Berliner | 0979 | 7-in. | Before June 1900 | Non è ver | E. Francisco | Baritone vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]239 | 7-in. | 10/13/1900 | Non è ver | George Schweinfest | Flute solo | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]442 | 7-in. | 10/19/1900 | Non è ver | Sig. Carlos Francisco | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]559 | 7-in. | 12/4/1900 | Dear heart | Rosalia Chalia ; Jane Frankel | Vocal duet (soprano and contralto) | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]782 | 7-in. | either 1901 or 1902 | Dear heart | Herbert Goddard | Baritone vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]782 | 10-in. | either 1901 or 1902 | Dear heart | Herbert Goddard | Baritone vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1055 | 7-in. | 10/24/1901 | Non è ver | Jules Levy | Cornet solo | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1055 | 10-in. | 10/24/1901 | Non è ver | Jules Levy | Cornet solo | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3327 | 10-in. | 5/6/1901 | Dear heart | Herbert Goddard | Baritone vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | A-488 | 7-in. | 10/5/1903 | Non è ver | Jules Levy | Cornet solo | composer | |
Victor | B-488 | 10-in. | 10/5/1903 | Non è ver | Jules Levy | Cornet solo | composer | |
Victor | A-1434 | 7-in. | 6/7/1904 | Non è ver | Sig. Carlos Francisco | Baritone vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | A-1470 | 7-in. | 6/10/1904 | Dear heart | Herbert Goddard | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | B-1470 | 10-in. | 6/10/1904 | Dear heart | Herbert Goddard | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | B-2134 | 10-in. | 1/11/1905 | Dear heart | Arthur Pryor's Orchestra | Orchestra, with trombone solo | composer | |
Victor | B-2330 | 10-in. | 2/24/1905 | Non è ver | Arthur Pryor | Trombone solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-2375 | 10-in. | 3/14/1905 | Dear heart | Mina Hickman | Female vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | B-4922 | 10-in. | 11/12/1907 | The sailor's prayer | Percy Hemus | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-6162 | 10-in. | 4/30/1908 | Through sunny Spain | Elise Stevenson | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-6163 | 10-in. | 4/30/1908 | Dear heart | Elise Stevenson | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-6483 | 10-in. | 9/29/1908 | Non è ver | Paul Volkmann | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | C-7004 | 12-in. | 4/16/1909 | Dear heart | George Hamlin | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | C-10216 | 12-in. | 4/20/1911 | Non è ver | George Carré | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | C-10659 | 12-in. | 6/29/1911 | Dear heart | Neapolitan Trio | Instrumental trio | composer | |
Victor | C-12146 | 12-in. | 6/24/1912 | 'Tis not true | Lambert Murphy | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-14067 | 10-in. | 11/13/1913 | 'Tis not true | Alan Turner | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-14348 | 10-in. | 1/19/1914 | Non è ver | Michele Rinaldi | Cornet solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | C-15368 | 12-in. | 11/10/1914 | Non è ver | Emilio de Gogorza | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | C-17651 | 12-in. | 5/9/1916 | Non è ver | John McCormack | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-21970 | 10-in. | 6/6/1918 | Dear heart | Emilio de Gogorza | Baritone vocal solo, with violin and orchestra | composer | |
Victor | CVE-37622 | 12-in. | 1/11/1927 | Non è ver | Francesco Marina | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | CVE-37623 | 12-in. | 1/11/1927 | Non tornó | Francesco Marina | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | PCS-019297 | 10-in. | 5/27/1938 | Non é ver | Carroll Hollister ; John Charles Thomas | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | CS-022942 | 12-in. | 4/28/1938 | Non è ver | Igor Gorin ; Wilfrid Pelletier | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 3 | 7-in. | ca. 1901 | Dear heart | Artists vary | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | 3 | 10-in. | ca. 1901-Sept. 1902 | Dear heart | Artists vary | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | 154 | 7-in. | ca. 1901-Sept. 1902 | Non è ver | Artists vary | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | 154 | 10-in. | ca. 1901 | Non è ver | Artists vary | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | 1231 | 10-in. | ca. 1903 | Non è ver | Roberto Vanni | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | 1750 | 10-in. | Jan.-Mar. 1904 | Non è ver | Ferruccio Giannini ; Royal Italian Marine Band | Tenor vocal solo, with band | composer | |
Columbia | 19119 | 10-in. | 11/15/1910 | Dear heart | Clifford Wiley | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 19585 | 10-in. | 10/3/1911 | Dear heart | Grace Kerns | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 47383 | 10-in. | 2/16/1917 | Non è ver | Giuseppe Agostini | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 36794 | 12-in. | ca. 1913 | 'Tis not true | Mrs. A. Stewart Holt | Female vocal solo, with violin and harp | composer | |
Columbia | 48864 | 12-in. | 7/12/1916 | Dear heart | Blanche Duffield | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 38063 | 12-in. | between 1910 and 1917 | Non e ver-Romanza [in Italian] | Vicente Ballester | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 88882 | 10-in. | approximately November 1922 | Non tornò | Raoul Romito | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 88890 | 10-in. | approximately November 1922 | Mariannina | Raoul Romito | Tenor vocal solo and vocal chorus, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | 8073-8074 | 10-in. | approximately May 1922 | Non è ver | Theo Karle | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 598 | Not documented | approximately Apr. 1911 | Dear heart | Venetian Instrumental Trio | Instrumental trio | composer | |
Edison | 1027 | 10-in. | 5/14/1912 | Dear heart | Venetian Instrumental Trio | Violin, flute, and harp | composer | |
Edison | 2636 | 10-in. | 12/16/1913 | Grande valse de concert | Reed Orchestra | Reed orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 2662 | 10-in. | 12/26/1913 | Song of the coquette | Mary Carson | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 2791 | 10-in. | Jan.-Feb. 1914 | Dear heart | Venetian Instrumental Trio | Instrumental trio | composer | |
Edison | 3463 | 10-in. | Nov.-Dec. 1914 or later | Espoir | Sodero's Band | Band | composer | |
Edison | 4746 | 10-in. | 5/25/1916 | Dear heart | Thomas Chalmers | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 6840 | 10-in. | 6/19/1919 | The chase | Arthur Middleton | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 7321 | 10-in. | 4/26/1920 | Ce n'est pas vrai | Torcom Bézazian | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 7903 | 10-in. | 4/11/1921 | Dear heart | Torcom Bézazian | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 7934 | 10-in. | 4/22/1921 | 'Tis not true | Mario Laurenti | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mattei, Tito," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103978.
Mattei, Tito. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103978.
"Mattei, Tito." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Mattei, Tito, 1841-1914 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82202102
Wikidata: Tito Mattei - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11952015
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/6291040
MusicBrainz: Tito Mattei - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1cbba301-59e3-45ed-ba6e-084b67e51248
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