BENEDETTI COLLECTION

Mauro Benedetti 1953-2019

Born in Ravenna, he was a nurse. He has always been passionate about theatre and opera , and in the late 80s he began collecting records, particularly 78 rpm records. The collection was started with the desire to document the voices of the greatest singers, and the performance and interpretation styles of Italian bel canto. He bought most of his records at the local antique markets in Romagna and Bologna. He also made a large purchase in the early 90s in Paris.

The Benedetti Collection was acquired in July 2021 and consists of approximately 4,500 78 rpm records, as well as cylinders, gramophones and an Edison phonograph. We have a list of this collection compiled by Benedetti himself; the catalogue has been reworked by the music laboratory and is currently being revised and updated. 

The collection included books and treatises on vocology, which are now kept in Bologna, in the library of the Department of Arts (UniBo).