Libero Bovio
Libero Bovio (9 June 1883 – 26 May 1942) was a Neapolitan lyricist and dialect poet. Bovio was one of those responsible for the rejuvenation of Neapolitan dialect in plays, poetry and song at the beginning of the twentieth century. He took odd jobs at newspapers and then went to work in the export office of the National Museum. He then became director of Canzonetta a small publishing concern dedicated to the music of Naples. A collection of his dialect comedies appeared in 1923 and his collected poems were published in 1928. He is primarily remembered for his lyrics to some 600 Neapolitan songs, set to the music of prominent Neapolitan songwriters of his day. Among his best remembered lyrics are Reginella, Passione (song), 'O paese d' 'o sole and, in 1925, Lacreme napulitane, a song that describes the drama of the immigrant Neapolitan in America. |
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 109 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-25867 | 10-in. | 12/12/1921 | Cara piccina | Eugenio Cibelli | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-26027 | 10-in. | 1/11/1922 | Chitarre napulitane | Silvio Gridelli | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | lyricist | |
Victor | B-26362 | 10-in. | 5/17/1922 | Te chiamme Maria | Roberto Rotondo | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | C-26948 | 12-in. | 10/11/1922 | Napule, punto e basta | Ria Rosa | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-27082 | 10-in. | 11/17/1922 | 'E piccerella! | Raffaele Fucito | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | C-27957 | 12-in. | 5/16/1923 | Silenzio cantatore | Eugenio Cibelli | Male vocal solo, with harp and orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | C-28000 | 12-in. | 5/11/1923 | Tu sola, Catarì! | Eugenio Cibelli | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-28418 | 10-in. | 8/13/1923 | Pallida mimosa | Eugenio Cibelli | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | C-28425 | 12-in. | 8/13/1923 | Brinneso | Giuseppe Milano | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-30215 | 10-in. | 5/26/1924 | Tatonno se ne va! | Giuseppe Milano | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-31890 | 10-in. | 3/9/1925 | Piccolo amore | Duo Gildo | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-33454 | 10-in. | 10/7/1925 | Lacreme napulitane | Diego Giannini | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-33485 | 10-in. | 10/27/1925 | Tutto 'e pronto | Giuseppe de Laurentiis | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-34260 | 10-in. | 1/6/1926 | O paese d' 'o sole | Giuseppe Di Benedetto | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-35857 | 10-in. | 9/8/1926 | Guapparia | Tito Schipa | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-35935 | 10-in. | 7/22/1926 | 'E ppentite | Gilda Mignonette | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-36647 | 10-in. | 10/26/1926 | Maggio m' ha scritto | Raffaele Balsamo | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-36648 | 10-in. | 10/26/1926 | Canzona surrentina | Raffaele Balsamo | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-40287 | 10-in. | 10/7/1927 | 'A vela | Giuseppe Milano | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-40288 | 10-in. | 10/7/1927 | Tu ca si' mamma | Giuseppe Milano | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-41077 | 10-in. | 11/29/1927 | Voce napulitana | Silvia Coruzzolo | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-41163 | 10-in. | 12/12/1927 | Maria mia | Mario Gioia | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-41608 | 10-in. | 1/11/1928 | 'E rrose d' 'a Madonna | Silvia Coruzzolo | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-49150 | 10-in. | 11/30/1928 | Cante pe' me | Beniamino Gigli | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | 033124 | 10-in. | 7/24/1939 | Cara Piccina! | Carlos Galhardo | Male vocal solo | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bovio, Libero," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109987.
Bovio, Libero. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109987.
"Bovio, Libero." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Bovio, Libero, 1883-1942 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no94040681
Wikidata: Libero Bovio - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3831683
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