Oct 15, 2011

Jose Segura-Tallien (Baritone) (Barcelona 1880 - Nervi, Italy, 1927)






His real name was Josep Segura i Tallien. He received his education in Barcelona and debuted in 1905 at the Teatro Liceo in Barcelona. Then he appeared with great success in famous italian opera houses. In 1908 he sang at La Scala in G. Charpentier’s ‘’Louise’’ under the baton of Arturo Toscanini. In 1909 he appeared at Teatro Comunale, Bologna in the premiere of the opera ‘’Il Principe Zilah’’ of Franco Alfano. During the 1920's In Italy he appeared in numerous stages, then also in South America, where he guested among other things in 1923 at the Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires. He died quite suddenly during an Italy tour.

Chronology of some appearances

1907 Valencia  Teatro Pizarro Gioconda (Barnaba)
1908 Lecce  Politeama Principe di Napoli Boheme (Marcello)
1908 Trento  Teatro Sociale Gioconda (Barnaba)
1909 New York  Academy of Music Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)
1909 Bergamo  Teatro Donizetti Gioconda (Barnaba)
1910 Modena  Teatro Municipale Boheme (Marcello)
1911 Parma  Teatro Regio Gioconda (Barnaba)
1912 Genova  Politeama Genovese Fanciulla del West (Rance)
1912 Catania  Teatro Bellini Gioconda (Barnaba)
1912 Firenze  Politeama Fiorentino Gioconda (Barnaba)
1913 Firenze  Politeama Fiorentino Gioconda (Barnaba)
1914 Havana  Teatro Payret Ballo in maschera (Renato)
1914 Havana  Teatro Payret Boheme (Marcello)
1914 Madrid  Teatro Reale Carmen (Escamilio)
1915 Madrid  Teatro Reale Boheme (Marcello)
1915 Barcellona Teatro Liceo Favorita (Alfonso)
1916 Philadelphia  Teatro Metropolitan  Andrea Chenier (Gerard)
1916  Bari  Teatro Petruzzelli Boheme (Marcello)
1916 Santiago del Cile  Teatro Municipal Boheme (Marcello)
1917 Santiago del Cile  Teatro Municipal  Andrea Chenier (Gerard)
1917 Santiago del Cile  Teatro Municipal Ernani (Don Carlo)
1917 Santiago del Cile  Teatro Municipal Lohengrin (Tetralmondo)
1917 Madrid  Teatro Reale  Ballo in maschera (Renato)
1917 Madrid  Teatro Reale Boheme (Marcello)
1917 Madrid  Teatro Reale Carmen (Escamilio)
1917 Barcellona  Teatro Liceo  Carmen (Escamilio)
1917 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Coliseo Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio)
1918  Barcellona  Teatro Liceo  Andrea Chenier (Gerard)
1918 Valencia  Teatro Principal Carmen (Escamilio)
1919 Torino  Politeama Chiarella  Andrea Chenier (Gerard)
1919 Torino  Politeama Chiarella  Lohengrin (Tetralmondo)
1919 Torino  Politeama Chiarella Carmen (Escamilio)
1919 Ravenna  Teatro Alighieri Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)
1919 Siena  Teatro Dei Rinnovati Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)
1919  Mantova  Teatro Sociale Favorita (Alfonso)
1919 Cremona  Teatro Ponchielli Carmen (Escamilio)
1920 Roma  Teatro Costanzi  Andrea Chenier (Gerard)
1920 San Paulo  Teatro Municipal Francesca da Rimini (Giovanni)
1920 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Coliseo Francesca da Rimini (Giovanni)
1921 Rosario di Santa Fe Teatro Colon  Andrea Chenier (Gerard)
1922 Roma Teatro Costanzi Andrea Chenier (Gerard)
1923 Parma  Teatro Regio Carmen (Escamilio)
1923 San Paolo  Teatro Municipal Boheme (Marcello)
1923 Rio de Janeiro  Teatro Municipal Boheme (Marcello)
1923 Il Cairo  Teatro Khediviale Lohengrin (Tetralmondo)
1924 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Colon Boheme (Marcello)
1924 Buenos Ayres  Teatro Colon Carmen (Escamilio)
1925 Valencia  Teatro Principal Boheme (Marcello)
1925 Valencia  Teatro Principal Carmen (Escamilio)
1926 Barcellona  Teatro Liceo Madama Butterfly (Sharpless)

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Fonotipia Milano, 1907
Dinorah (Meyerbeer): Sei vendicata assai 92026 Xph 2742
Rigoletto (Verdi): Pari siamo  92027 Xph 2679
Gioconda (Ponchielli): O monumento! 92170 Xph 3088





















1 comment:

  1. Thank you so much, it is the first time that I can hear my gran-granfather to sing..and it's a wonderful emotion!! :)

    Annie

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