Amanda Campodónico
{{short description|Argentine singer}}
{{about|the Argentine mezzo-soprano|the Italian mezzo-soprano|Armanda Degli Abbati}}
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| birth_date = 17 November 1879
| birth_place = Rosario, Argentina
| death_date = 11 April 1933
| death_place = Buenos Aires
| occupation = Singer
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Amanda Campodónico (17 November 1879 – 11 April 1933) was an Argentine mezzo-soprano singer.
Early life and education
Campodónico was born in Rosario, Argentina, and studied music there,{{Cite journal |date=12 December 1902 |title=Amanda Campodónico |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HDeFAAAAIAAJ&dq=Amanda%20Campodonico&pg=PP1425 |journal=El Gladiador}} before continuing her training in Milan. She also studied in Brussels, Rome, and Naples.[https://books.google.com/books?id=wEBNAAAAYAAJ&dq=Amanda+Campodonico&pg=PP54 "Amanda Campodónico"] Caras y caretas (May 9, 1903).
Career
In 1897, Campodónico made her debut on the opera stage at the Gran Teatro del Liceo in Barcelona, in Samson and Delilah, conducted by the composer Camille Saint-Saëns. Also in 1897, she sang at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, in a company with {{Interlanguage link|Raffaele Grani|lt=Raffaele Grani|it|Raffaele Grani}}, Eugenio Giraldoni, and Maurizio Bensaude.{{Cite journal |date=2 May 1897 |title=Nouvelles Diverses |url=https://archive.org/details/lemnestrel63pari/page/142/mode/1up?q=%22Amanda+Campod%C3%B3nico%22 |journal=Le Ménestrel |language=fr |volume=63 |pages=142 |via=Internet Archive}} She performed throughout Europe, and toured in the Americas. In 1899, she was lead mezzo-soprano of an Italian opera company when it toured in Mexico,{{Cite journal |date=November 1899 |title=Mexico Reinvaded by Opera |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_music-magazine-and-musical-courier_1899-11-01_39_1024/page/36/mode/2up?q=%22Amanda+Campod%C3%B3nico%22 |journal=Musical Courier |volume=39 |pages=36 |via=Internet Archive}} performing alongside {{Interlanguage link|Aristide Anceschi|lt=Aristide Anceschi|ru|Анчески, Аристиде}}.{{Cite journal |date=29 November 1899 |title=Untitled news item |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_music-magazine-and-musical-courier_1899-11-29_39_1028/page/10/mode/2up?q=%22Amanda+Campod%C3%B3nico%22 |journal=Musical Courier |volume=39 |pages=10 |via=Internet Archive}}
After returning to Argentina, Campodónico sang mainly in recital and concert settings. In 1906 she was appointed as a music teacher; she taught at a normal school, and at the Williams Conservatory in Buenos Aires.{{Cite news |date=21 July 1906 |title=Nombrando profesoras de música |pages=1 |work=Boletin Oficial de la República Argentina |url=https://archive.org/details/Boletin_Oficial_Republica_Argentina_1ra_seccion_1906-07-21/mode/2up?q=%22Amanda+Campod%C3%B3nico%22 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |via=Internet Archive}}{{Cite journal |date=28 October 1905 |title=Notas sociales |url=https://archive.org/details/carasycaretas04buenuoft/page/n319/mode/2up?q=%22Amanda+Campod%C3%B3nico%22 |journal=Caras y Caretas |pages=4 |via=Internet Archive}} One of her voice students was Hina Spani.{{Cite web |last=Suhm-Binder |first=Andrea |title=Spani, Hina |url=http://www.cantabile-subito.de/Sopranos/Spani__Hina/spani__hina.html |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=Cantabile Subito}}{{Citation |last1=Moran |first1=W. R. |title=Hina Spani: Soprano 1896-1969 liner notes |date=1989 |url=http://archive.org/details/cd_hina-spani-soprano-1896-1969_hina-spani |publisher=Club "99" |access-date=2022-04-03 |last2=Turro |first2=Ricardo |via=Internet Archive}}
Personal life
Campodónico died in 1933, aged 53, in Buenos Aires. In 1958, a street in Rosario was named in her memory.{{Cite book |last=Mesanich |first=Viviana |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BWwTAQAAIAAJ&q=Amanda+Campodonico |title=Mujeres en la nomenclatura de espacio público |date=2003 |publisher=Universidad Nacional de Rosario |pages=16 |language=es}}
References
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Category:Argentine women singers